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   Fiona Grahame Orkney News Ltd (fionaorkneynews@mastodon.scot)'s status on Saturday, 06-Apr-2024 20:36:16 JST Fiona Grahame Orkney News Ltd

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   @JackTheCat @CloudyMrs I cannot express strongly enough my hatred of the term 'remote' being used in the media, official publications including those of Scot Gov when referring to Orkney. Which has three university campuses

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     @JackTheCat the Guardian continues its commitment to only ever referencing Scotland as a wilderness, adventure holiday destination, or location for improving the UKs environmental credentials.
     Its almost as if they don't know people actually live here.
     They're obsessed by the idea of "rewilding" Scotland.

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     JackTheSeparatistCat 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (jackthecat@mastodon.scot)'s status on Saturday, 06-Apr-2024 20:28:06 JST JackTheSeparatistCat 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

     Bumped into a couple of Trees For Life guys last week.

     Restoration is possible: the hunt for Scotland’s ancient wild pinewoods.

     https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/06/hunt-for-scotlands-ancient-wild-pinewoods-restoration?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

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     Mrs Cloudy (cloudymrs@mastodon.scot)'s status on Saturday, 06-Apr-2024 20:34:50 JST Mrs Cloudy

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     @JackTheCat I just googled Guardian + rewilding + Scotland. = loads of hits.
     Try again with Guardian + rewilding + England = a few hits but mostly referencing Scotland.
     Google, Guardian + industry + Scotland and you get rewilding, tourism, whisky and windfarms.
     They're relentless. We aren't actually a real place to them. We only exist through their own narrow lens.

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     Mrs Cloudy (cloudymrs@mastodon.scot)'s status on Saturday, 06-Apr-2024 20:38:31 JST Mrs Cloudy

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     @fionaorkneynews @JackTheCat yip. To me, the central belt is a pain to get to. It takes ages, and the transport systems are difficult to negotiate. You could say it's quite remote.
     London, even more so.

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     Mrs Cloudy (cloudymrs@mastodon.scot)'s status on Saturday, 06-Apr-2024 21:56:47 JST Mrs Cloudy

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     @ScotInTraining @fionaorkneynews @JackTheCat good point. The size and variety of Scotland seems to be misunderstood by an awful lot of folk who keep themselves to their own little bubble.

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     A (scotintraining@mastodon.scot)'s status on Saturday, 06-Apr-2024 21:56:48 JST A

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     @fionaorkneynews @JackTheCat @CloudyMrs attitude is also vital. Orkney seemed quite cosmopolitan and forward thinking, which is more than I can say for some central belt places.

     To me Westminster is more remote, geographically, and attitude wise.

     Westminster (and I suspect to a lesser degree holyrood) under appreciate the size of Scotland. Politicians are in their own bubble and thus anywhere outside is "remote". More a symptom of outlook than geography.

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     A (scotintraining@mastodon.scot)'s status on Saturday, 06-Apr-2024 21:56:49 JST A

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     @fionaorkneynews @JackTheCat @CloudyMrs everything is relative.

     I would argue mid argyll is more remote- 2 hours to the nearest big hospital, whereas Jura (described by Orwell as the most un get to able place) is 20 mins (because everyone gets airlifted). Orkney has its own

     Visited Orkney last year, yes it was a long drive, but that's viewed by modern car standards. Flights from Edinburgh and Glasgow are fairly frequent; and you are so well connected by sea (ask the vikings!).

     Mrs Cloudy repeated this.