Spent the day in peripheral islands at the edge of the world looking at, uh, a windfarm, oil terminal, radar station and spaceport.
Upon hearing of plans to sell the Lerwick Tourist Centre, three autonomy campaigners in Shetland broke into the building and claimed ownership on behalf of The Sovereign Nation of Shetland. They also claim Visit Scotland 'fraudulently' described Shetland as Scottish. (Via Shetland Times)
Enjoying Rings of Power more than I expected. It suffers by comparison to the Jackson films in almost every respect but the slow pace and worldbuilding are really immersive.
I'd probably post on BlueSky more if my posts actually sent rather than produce errors
Might propose a new regional identity index based on the size of supermarket flags
In the ten years since the Scottish independence referendum, polls have shown majority support for independence on a couple of occasions but generally the debate remains frozen: there's likely still more support for the union but Scotland remains closely divided.
