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For further detail on schemes in England and Wales see: House of Commons Library (2020) Council Tax Reduction Schemes.4Wilson, W., & Loft, P. (2020). Council Tax Reducation Schemes (GB).
There are discussions with Stena and P&O. Although, as you would expect, non-compliance issues were at a higher level to start with, they are dropping off as people get the paperwork and so on right for the ports.
We have tried to articulate that what happens on the ground affects the politics—with both a big P and a small p—as well as policy and outcomes, and this is where we have arrived.
At the same time, the jobs themselves are getting more difficult because of the scale of the challenge, the political—with a small p—climate in which people are working and the extent to which the jobs themselves are seen as being very difficult.
I can see the point of that, but I can also see a whole lot of elephant traps and difficulties that would come into play if there were political—with a capital P rather than a small P—decisions. Will you explain why you favour that approach?
Scottish Forestry recommends that anyone looking to create new woodland should follow its woodland creation guidance (a flow chart of the process is set out on p.11 of the guidance). Anyone looking to create woodland is also encouraged to speak to Scottish Forestry.