"Few years" versus someone born, raised, schooled and worked there over the course of a lifetime - I think I'd put my money on the local man to know the score far better than any "incomer".

IIRC correctly Ake, Allan is from around Kelso down in the Borders, so the two communities (i.e. his and yours) are not so different.

On this and I dare say a number of other issues Akenaton and I are at opposite ends of the spectrum, he is perfectly entitled to his opinion on any subject under the sun and I am entitled to mine, we can state them freely and without rancor and without haking personal attacks as Christmas puts it.

Off to Google "haking" see you in a week.