Professor John Robertson OBA
The Express today merely repeats the February 26th 2025, news of the cancellation of the Campbelltown to Ardrossan ferry as evidence of a consequence of the above delays.
This is not explained:
It takes 3 hours and 4 minutes to drive from Campbelltown around the coast to the nearest big city, Glasgow
How long does the drive from Glasgow and the ferry from Ardrossan take? It takes 1 hour and 10 minutes longer, not counting the waits for embarking and disembarking.
Finally, why did CalMac make this cut. Could it be because to do otherwise would mean the tax-payer massively subsidising another ferry that operates less than half empty most of the time, like these:
Talking-up Scotland 'Albatraz' 
I often point out that some small islands have a more frequent ferry service than many rural mainland villages, the British nationalist on the islands will never be happy, and the Scotgov have handed this stick to the unionists to beat the living daylights out of them
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It is not a “Lifeline Ferry” as you have pointed out, as it has a road connection that is quicker!
The “Lifeline Ferry” tag was constantly added for dramatic effect by Martin Williams in the Herald to try and cover up the fact that is was a rehashed story of a previous rehashed story that had little basis in fact in the first place.
As for the “Scottish Express”, its just a “filler” covering a slow news day. Mind you, they have managed to fit in “chaos” and “crisis” in one sentence. I could think of another more suitable “c” word for their efforts right enough.
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It does get a trifle boring though, doesn’t it?
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