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Back when they where a dominant party I get it, but why was dose it remain a strong hold to this day. Why not the SNP, or Labor? I have seen some moments where the conservatives/Scottish unionists win, but more often than not, especially recently, it's always the LibDems. So tell me, what about this party is so appealing to them?
Poor Shetland always gets cut out of maps.
Would ideally like to avoid going abroad for a holiday due to Covid and wondering what's the best way to get to either of these islands for a change of scenery
Have a car but only have the availability on a weekend trip up to these islands rather than a week
Welcome anyone sharing their own experiences and tips, including when a good month to go would be
Thanks!
Map:
Capital: *Varies* But most influential is Harris (4,976)
Largest City: Portree (8,232)
Leader of Nation: Dejure *Varies* Defacto ARTHUR
Legislature: *Varies* majority are despotism
Official Name: *Varies*
Colloquial Names: Northern Scotland, Orkney, varies
Government: Several Kingdoms overseen by a ranking committee which also doubles as the shadow government on behalf of ARTHUR.
Motto: *Varies* Generally accepted is, "Light from Darkness"
Religion: Kirk nan Innse Gall (Evangelical Calvinism), with Moderate Calvinism, Scottish Catholicism and Scottish Episcopalism recognized religious minorities.
Official Language: Scottish Gaelic, English recognized minority language.
Summary of current situation:
Rabid Modernization under localized despotism and competition amongst the states with the ranking committee goading them into it indirectly. It is currently unclear the fate of the prior Hebrides government with rumors of a coup or mass resignations flooding the land that led to the collapse of the state. Many have also claimed to have seen god or heard messages from him inspiring them to move further and reach for their divine inheritance through a renewal of old world technology, learning and trade. However, many have died in conflicts amongst the statelets with none able to assert themselves on the other before being cut down by a coalition of the despots, city-states and even their own advisors. Many wonder if a united Hebrides will ever return...
Small Regional Subreddit of the Day!
Every Wednesday here on r/ForestofBowland and r/Ribblevalley we feature a small regional subreddit from somewhere around the British isles, with the aim of creating a kind of list, an A to Z, of smaller regional subs, this week we’ve chosen Orkney.
Orkney
This week we find ourselves in the Orcadian archipelago for r/Orkney.
The Orkney islands are a scattered group of low lying islands situated in the scintillating waters which separate the North Sea from the Norwegian Sea, and owe their low lying nature, there are no mountains here and the tallest peak, Ward Hill, is only 1,560ft high, to the scouring pressure of the Norwegian ice sheets which held this part of the world under their icy grasp over 10,000 years ago in the last great ice age.
There is famously a lack of trees on these islands too, although there is plenty of life, with the air and seas of the archipelago being full of the flashings of fish, cries of seabirds and, if you are lucky, you may sight a cetacean, as many species of marine mammals are found here as well. There are plenty of prehistoric sites here, the best known being Skara brae, one of the world’s most complete Neolithic settlements, and occupied from about 3180 BC to about 2500 BC, which makes it older than Stonehenge and the Great pyramids of Giza.
The modern day centre of Orcadian life is the town of Kirkwall on the biggest island of the group, called ‘mainland’, with a population of just over 9,200 the thriving town is a transport hub for the archipelago’s ferry system and a cultural hub too, with two museums and the most northerly of the world’s Carnegie libraries, the town is also the birthplace of Groundskeeper Willie from the Simpson’s!
Newry
We nipped over to Northern Ireland for last week’s Small Regional Subreddit which was r/Newry the sub for the city of Newry. Long established as a major commercial port, Newry was founded in 1144 alongside a Cistercian abbey and is one of Ireland’s oldest towns but is also Northern Ireland’s newest city, and sits at the base of the majestic Mourne mountains, a range of Basalt and Granite over which presides 2,790ft tall Slieve Donard, Northern Ireland’s tallest mountain.
The city is now enormously popular for shopping and retail, with two main shopping centres; The Quays, and the Buttercrane Centre both attracting people all over the island, especially from the republic when exchange ra
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