After gale force winds brought down power lines on Friday, almost 10,000 people in the north of Scotland are still without electricity. The worst-affected areas are Inverness-shire, the Western Isles and rural parts of Wick and Dingwall. 'Poor weather over the weekend has hampered efforts to re-connect homes with engineers working in "treacherous and worsening conditions". Trains between Inverness and Perth have had to be replaced by buses. Several ferry services have been cancelled with the disruption expected to last until late on Sunday.' (BBC News, 11 January) Despite political promises capitalism still cannot deal with the usual winter conditions. RD
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