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For lifeline services, particularly for people living on the islands, such subsidy is a feature and will remain so.You mentioned Orkney and Shetland; I was in Shetland earlier this year at about the time that NorthLink Orkney and Shetland Ferries took over from P&O Ferries.
Would you not say that PR is about giving people choice and proper representation for the areas where they live, rather than for the whole of Scotland?
We must ensure that they are able to live rewarding lives rather than ending up as casualties of the social divisions, deprivation and challenges that face some of them at the start of their lives.
In other communities, the council doing away with recreational land or disposing of historic buildings can be a live issue. Should we be considering a more effective means of raising public awareness of the common good fund?
I believe fundamentally that, whether in the chamber or in other aspects of our work or lives, the first thing we should always address is whether we are making the best use of our time.
Often, children's antisocial behaviour is a manifestation of the fact that they are being abused at home or are living in an abusive environment; forcing such children to stay at home puts them further at risk.