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style="animation-name: none !important; transition-property: none !important; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;"><i>From Liam McArthur MSP:</i></div><div
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style="animation-name: none !important; transition-property: none !important; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">Earlier this year, the Scottish Government did away with 'peak' rail fares on train journeys in Scotland in an effort to make public transport more affordable for <span
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style="animation-name: none !important; transition-property: none !important; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">I've asked Ministers this week to share their assessment of such a proposal which, at its core, is a matter of equity for islanders. You can read my further comments below.</div></div>
<p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.liammcarthur.org.uk/news/article/mcarthur-questions-scottish-government-on-peak-ferry-fares">https://www.liammcarthur.org.uk/news/article/mcarthur-questions-scottish-government-on-peak-ferry-fares</a>.</p>
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Bruce Fletcher BSc FIAP, Editor, Stronsay Limpet
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.stronsaylimpet.co.uk">www.stronsaylimpet.co.uk</a></pre>
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