The MSM is awash with gleeful tales of Orkney seceding from Scotland, regardless of actual evidence that more than 60% identify as Scottish only.
I’m just waiting until someone finds evidence that Norwegian ferries are more reliable.
I can’t find any. Maybe they don’t have to publish data daily like CalMac?
I can find however:
Norwegian authorities are warning shipowners and operators about the dangers associated with lithium-ion battery systems after a fire and subsequent gas explosion on board a diesel-electric ferry in Norway.
The small fire was reported October 10 in the battery room of the Norled passenger ferry MF Ytterøyningen. The ferry returned to harbor under its own power where passengers and crew were evacuated to land.
Overnight, however, a serious gas explosion rocked the battery room causing significant damage.
Norwegian broadcasting company NRK reported that twelve firefighters were taken to the hospital for exposure to hazardous gases associated with the batteries.
https://gcaptain.com/lithium-ion-power-warning-after-fire-and-gas-explosion-in-battery-room/
and:
Ferry Capsizes: One known serious accident with an unmanned(cable) ferry in Norway is due to too many people boarding the ferry late at night. The operator (BrønnøyaVel) was held responsible for the incident Giørtz (2017).
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CalMac has not had a serious accident since 1977.
Talking-up Scotland 'Albatraz' 
Unlike our English overlords denying us our Independence personally IF Orcadians wish to secede I have no problem with that especially if we are no longer pursuing Oil and Gas exploration and have ample fish stocks elsewhere. Handing that responsibility to Norway I’m sure also would be a cost benefit and would save me cruise trips when I can sample the ‘Nordic’ experience on my door step instead. Losing a Lib Dem MSP/MP would be a WIN WIN situation and would be interesting to see the changes to their life styles if the Islanders need access to Public/Health services.
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Orkney should be free to fund it’s publicly owned services as should the Scottish government.
Unfortunately,the UK state government has control over most of the resources which could be used to that end so that is where the politicians in Orkney should be directing their ire.
Would a Scottish state have greater concern for island life than a London based one?
History teaches us that the London treasury will only part with cash if it sees a longer term gain from so doing.
The present “levelling up” is just another con trick in order to keep control of resources that they wouldn’t own if a Scottish state existed.
This is what unionists call grievances and they are quite correct,we have good reasons to have them.
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Just to avoid confusion Orkney is served by Northlink Ferries – Scrabster to Stromness, and Aberdeen to Kirkwall – as well as Pentland ferries which sail into St Margaret’s Hope.
I have used Northlink Ferries several times both to Orkney & Shetland most recently last month to Orkney. Very good service, very clean ferries.
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It does seem in recent times that the Unionist media has increasingly resorted to publishing articles that have little to them other than an attempt to wind-up independence supporters. Perhaps it is proof of the weakness of their own position – sound and fury signifying nothing.
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No mention of their PM or Transport Minister being asked to resign, presumably because it was that SNP and Nikla.
I have yet to hear one report from the media or otherwise regards the many hundreds, perhaps thousands of passengers who turn up early, for whatever reason which in my case was because of the dug, are put in the standby lane and are allowed to board after the loading officer rejigs his loading plan. In our case we got a ferry 4 hours earlier than the one we booked, we were the last of some 15 vehicles boarding which shouldn’t have been there.
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Sowing the seeds of discontent, like all good imperialist lackies do.
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We know prior to the Treaty of Union, Orkney and Shetland were Crown Dependancies of Scotland.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1669_Act_for_annexation_of_Orkney_and_Shetland_to_the_Crown
“The 1669 Act of Annexation was a Parliamentary Act passed by the Parliament of Scotland to establish Orkney and Shetland’s status as Crown Dependencies following a legal dispute with William Douglas, 9th Earl of Morton, who held the estates of Orkney and Shetland.”
And
https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/england-scotland-and-treaty-union-1706-08
“The finalized ‘Articles of Union’ were signed at Whitehall on 22 July 1706 and formally presented to Queen Anne the following day. They were considered by the Scottish Parliament during October 1706-January 1707, and an Act was then passed declaring Scotland’s assent.”
On the 12th February 1707 the Crown Dependancies of Orkney and Shetland reverted back –
https://www.rps.ac.uk/search.php?action=print&id=64672&filename=anne_trans&type=trans
” Act of dissolution of the lands of Orkney and Shetland from the crown in favour of [James Douglas], earl of Morton”
If it will be King Charles III’s decision on Orkney becoming a Crown Dependancy, would Westminster need to devolve powers to Holyrood to enable the Scottish Parliament to pass an Act of Annexation?
Also, does Orkney and/or Shetland becoming Crown Dependancies (again) pave the way for an end to the Acts of Union or even a new Acts of Union?
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