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Reporting Scotland from the Highlands & Islands to the Borders. Modern Scot is an independent Scottish-owned news publication covering Scotland’s public life, business, culture, environment, infrastructure and government.

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My Internet Has Moved To London Without Me

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I did not rush into Starlink. I pondered it, which is what Highland women do when faced with a new machine, a large bill, or a man saying, “It will only take five minutes.” Connectivity in the Highlands is not so much a service as a hopeful rumour, frequently interrupted by weather and whatever mood the router is in. One day the internet works well enough to send an email. The next day it stops

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