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Howburn Digger
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Re: Nan Shepherd to appear on Scottish banknote
Dec 01, 2016, 19:31
tjj wrote:
Thanks for your clarifying post on the subject of Trump in Scotland - I remember well the heroic Michael Forbes who refused to sell his land to Trump in spite of massive efforts to buy him off or intimidate him. Is he still holding out, do you know?

http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2012/12/anti-trump-farmer-michael-forbes-wins-scotsman-of-the-year-award


I fish the Ythan at Newburgh and I am well acquainted with the struggles of Michael Forbes (part-time salmon fisher and full-time liver on his own land). The struggle continues.
Michael won "Scot of the Year" in the Glenfiddich Awards in 2012. Trump then got torn into Glenfiddich and Mr Forbes calling them both "Scottish embarrassments".
Markoid wrote:
Check your bloated and historical facts man!


That is not a bloated or historical fact. It happened.

https://youtu.be/ADecI4xw-yg

Others continue to hold out too, but we have to remember it is those poor souls' waking and sleeping, their hopes for peace in retirement, their daily grind and their everyday turmoil.

Markoid wrote:
Check your bloated and historical facts man!


It all happened and is happening. This man has influence. The Trump Organisation got an Aberdeenshire Council Officer sacked for doing his job. Martin Ford's casting vote which rejected the the Trump Organisation's planning application was later deemed to be "sending out the wrong message". Martin Ford was then sacked by a minority of the planning committee, but with only ten voting against his sacking and 26 abstaining it was a numbers game.

That is "influence" - whether we like it or not. The first stage is actually recognising it is there. If anyone is able to stomach and wishes to
Markoid wrote:
Check your bloated and historical facts man!


This makes for an interesting read. From Martin Ford himself.

http://www.andywightman.com/docs/martin_ford_ch.pdf

On Sunday I drove my very elderly father and mother down to Girvan for an ice cream from here.

https://goo.gl/maps/oi7tDHMW3pP2

On the way there we DID pass by this signage.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/06/23/23/3595BCB000000578-3657308-image-a-1_1466720912946.jpg
Markoid wrote:
Check your bloated and historical facts man!

I've checked. We did.
My Mum and Dad laughed at the signage and Dad asked if it was true he (Trump) was going to be the next US President. I told him it was true. Dad was quiet for a moment or two and asked
"How bad was the opposition that they lost to him?"
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