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My favourite campaign gaffe of the year so far

Hebrides News reports:

The prospective Tory general election candidate for the Western Isles has made a hugely embarrassing gaffe by backing a spoof harbour in a landlocked village.

Conservative hopeful Sheena Norquay confusingly insists that developing the fictional port at Achmore in the middle of the barren Lewis moor is a top priority.

The 22-year-old hopeful unexpectedly stressed one of the main island issues is “the building of the harbour wall at Achmore.”

However, the policy is a complete nonsense as no such harbour exists.

Achmore is a dry land village is located in the centre of Lewis, surrounded by hills and moor, and is

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    @ “The building of house in flood risk areas is creating something of a ticking timebomb” The way we do it, it is. However, other countries appear to use...
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    @Nonconformistradical The building of house in flood risk areas is creating something of a ticking timebomb. The current 'Flood Re' arrangement which mean...
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    Good interview by Ed....
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    I'd be interested in Mick's, or anyone else's. answer to this one....