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Scotland editor for the Guardian. A personal account. Born 319.62ppm. Likes and reposts ≠ approval or endorsements (with thanks to Dr Seuss)
I’ll have you know I once played in the second violins for the Edinburgh primary schools orchestra. Just once
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But that's very very much the issue here: the vast majority of urban tractors are bought and used in towns and cities. They are bought for status, for display and prioritise the owner's interests over others
Your argument about rural use makes sense; pity JLR has pivoted to the urban monied classes
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and highlights from a bottle #Edinhimbo
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if it was really clever, you could plug and play local accents just for variety
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I’m in Dublin in six days: I shall do some field research
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ersatz mince
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“28 in operation, with three more planned” #chapeau
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What would a map of the same countries, ranked by how many had been ripped up, and not later replaced, show, I wonder..?
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True too
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Isn't this also a function of a) shortages of retail and hospitality staff and b) rising costs of employing staff and paying energy bills?
(I rather suspect it is: lower footfall and till take late at night + increased costs of staying open)
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V fast turnaround at 7am, but Davy Graham is a remarkable artist 🫣