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It would be interesting to hear your views of how living on an island affects your experience of a General Election?

Is it a good thing that you're not door-stopped by canvassers, or do you feel more distanced from it all?

Given our ongoing wind farm debate it's interesting to see that Scottish voters want the problem of electricity supply tackled through more wind farms and not new nuclear power, according to an opinion poll published today (11 April 2005). According to the 大象传媒 poll: 73% of Scots support building more wind farms and only 17% the option of nuclear power,

Here's the link to the 大象传媒's own coverage of , currently held by the Lib Dems, though I guess that the boundary changes could make quite a difference.

Your views and blogs are welcome over the next few weeks, though we'd appreciate discussion of the topics rather than campaigning for one party or other.

Hi - just to say to the new Colonsay blogger your test blog came through okay, but I don't want to post it just saying 'test'- but believe me it works... so your set up to start blogging.

Anyone know anything about this? I found a picture but few details.

Apparently in the next few months there will be a recreation of the "Harris Rocket Experiment".

In 1934 a Gerhard Zucker tried to fire his rocket over the water between Harris and the Isle of Scarp. This was presented as a solution to postal problems to outlying areas but was never taken up as the rocket exploded.

Does anyone know if it was tried elsewhere or anything about the 2005 version being tried?

This report on 大象传媒 Scotland news:

"Every corner of Scotland will have access to broadband by the end of the year, according to ministers.

The Scottish Executive said it had reached agreement with BT over high speed internet access.

The telecoms company said 97.8% of the nation should have access to the service by the end of the summer.

Work on delivering broadband to the 20 rural and remote local authority areas currently without it is set to begin this week.

The Broadband for Scotland's Rural and Remote Areas initiative was established at the end of 2002.

In June last year Enterprise Minister Jim Wallace announced a further target to extend access to 100% of Scotland by the end of 2005, within the limits of the available technology and budget.
In June last year Enterprise Minister Jim Wallace announced a further target to extend access to 100% of Scotland by the end of 2005, within the limits of the available technology and budget."

But is it true and do we believe them?