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The dispute boils down to whether Mr Brown restores the castle to his preferred date of 1715, when it was torched by Clanranald to stop it falling into Hanoverian hands, or whether it should be left as a spectacularly scenic ruin.
You have one more minute. I cannot agree with Robert Brown on that. This is a debate; we have reservations about the Executive's motion and are entitled to suggest amendments to it.
The sheriff principal does not know about that—I think that my legal colleague Robert Brown is nodding in agreement—and cannot be in control.On bail, I agree that there should not be a statutory right to bail.
I do not know how those people are meant to pay for solicitors, who are—with all respect to Robert Brown—rather expensive. That would only increase their debts further, unless they got very good advice.
Oil is an all-Scotland industry and an all-Scotland resource.Of course the industry will change. We need to move towards brown-field and fallow-field development.
Firms are laying off staff and are demanding the return of desks in payment for unpaid bills. Can Robert Brown imagine that happening in the public sector?