"I would have thought that the locals would have a pretty good idea of what was what – have you ever been to that part of the world? – the locals are quite perceptive – I don’t know what parts of the provinces gave you your condescending view of the general population".
Spot on WK. Same at Kyle, Plockton, Benbecula, West Freugh etc where the locals are extremely canny having relied a great deal on MoD for their economy for decades. They know what’s what. (As do the MoD of course).