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So your view is that this is and ought to be a team decision, rather than one person laying down the law? Yes. We would be unhappy with a one-person decision.
However, it is important that we take into account the fact that the recommendations are complex and interrelate.As we discuss local democracy, we must also take into account the role of the elector.
This is a good idea, but there are complications in relation to traceability if one moves accounts around. A huge difficulty is bound to arise when someone thinks that they have an account only to discover—perhaps 20 years later—that the account has been moved.
We must give people in Caithness the feeling that they are part of the whole nation and that we are taking into account their transport wishes. The community councils are asking for that, not me.