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Maddie - so true - don't want too many martyrs!

As this Government has cut the taxes on internal flghts, thus ensuring more emissions over the UK it's only right that they should take a leaf out of their own book!

at least those eople living in the islands around GB should benefit, they have no other form of travel except ships that may not be able to sail in bad weather
perhaps the tax should have been kept and those people given an exemption

Yes Maddie, as an islander we do rely on ferries for daily supplies of food, post, medical supplies etc. I heard awhile ago this morning that all domestic flights should go!!!! So in rough weather, how do we get off island whether for work or hospital appointments? Orkney & shetland have many small airports linking the islands together and a plane to these remote parts is the only form of travel.

What planet are these people on that make these suggestions? Obviously never travelled very far outside their own area!

Our airfares are extortionate, however as an islander for now we have a discount scheme which gives us 50 % off flights to other scottish airports only so that does help but even so still expensive...

If i lived on the mainland, i would happily travel by train to go south but I dont have that option here.

Florence in the hebrides

And at the end of the day, all these pledges are only promises aren't they? If a country doesn't fulfil their pledges, what then?

Putin & the Chinese president didn't even bother to come. Putin's ideas on climate change is "well if the global temperature warms up by 1 degree, the the Russians wont need fur coats & hats!!" That is what he apparently was heard saying.

Florence in the hebrides

I can only imagine what bright spark wanted to stop all domestic flights in order to multiply road traffic journeys and accidents - someone with shares in industries that would benefit from such a move, such as cars, glass, tarmac, rail and road building and other equipment etc, I expect.

I am not at all sure that the rail industry has the capacity or extent of lines to cover too many extra travellers.

Florence, if I were a cynic ;-) I’d say buy ship shares (you know what I mean). :-D

Another thought has occurred now that I’ve learned that, following the summit, our ministers have backed HS2.

They will need to justify going ahead with HS1 and HS2 so they’ll need bums on seats.

rail fares are really expensive, cheaper for a family to go by car and individuals to go by plane
i used to love going by train, relax and watch the world go by but many have turned into overcrowded cattlle trucks
people can only travel according to their purse strings
i guess there is no simple solution