newswatch of correspondence to newswatch with damning to the world of journals, specifically those of the bbc. julie baker s e mail was typical. journalists. and cath roberts asked: sue gray s report dominated much of the output on the news channel. she interviewed down the line the former head of the home civil service, the former head of the home civilservice, lord the former head of the home civil service, lord kerslake. civil service, lord kersla ke. as civil service, lord kerslake. as you ve seen before news was, though standing outside number 10 can get distracted in the middle of interviews. its middle of interviews. its conclusions middle of interviews. its conclusions are - middle of interviews. its conclusions are absolutely damning, in my view, and, for me, the issue was never about fines, it was about. me, the issue was never about fines, it was about. . . fines, it was about. lord
how can this get fixed? it s not going to be this year. it s probably not going to be in the next ten years. and does that make you worry about the long term sustainability of life on this island? yeah, that s my biggest concern, to be honest. this is affecting every accommodation provider, every cafe, every shop. everything here, the domino effect this has on the economy as a whole is devastating. i wouldn t be surprised if we begin to see closures happening i think this year. bad weather and more passengers are part of the problem but really, calmacjust needs new ferries, including the two being built in this scottish government shipyard, millions over budget and years later, while the service gets worse. overall reliability, if you take the weather and technical together then, yes, that has deteriorated, despite our best efforts. and despite the promise of calmac when you were bidding for this contract in 2016 that it would improve. that is correct. the average age of the fleet is n
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situation is being monitored. the head of scotland ferry network told the bbc that rising passenger numbers, more intense storms and a lack of new vessels combined to cause a deterioration in the service. there s been more pressure on the scottish government over the botched purchase of two fairies which are under construction and are years late and millions of pounds of a budget. our scotland editor has more. please ensure you have all your belongings with you. thank you for travelling with caledonian macbrayne. scotland s ferries are in hot water. they keep breaking down. and someone has bungled the building of boats to replace them. but what does that mean for the islanders who rely on the service? we set off on a journey to find out. first stop, the isle of arran, in the firth of clyde, where getting to the mainland can be a struggle, even in an emergency.