tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752826158262183491.post4519008088056618545..comments2008-08-01T21:19:29.642+01:00Scottish Unionisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09852056180313432298noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752826158262183491.post-74521016009647758982008-08-01T21:19:00.000+01:002008-08-01T21:19:00.000+01:00Traquir<BR/><BR/>1. George Foulkes was much misrepresented over those comments. He said at the time: “I'm not suggesting for a second that the SNP are racist, or indeed, anti-English”. He was speaking only of the way in which certain unguarded or rhetorical comments by SNP politicians can form the basis of a validation of extreme views.<BR/><BR/>2. Back on-topic, the design agency (Redpath) initially pitched to Transport Scotland in March last year. But according to <A HREF="http://www.thedrum.co.uk/news/2008/08/01/8284-redpath-launches-uniform-look-for-transport-scotland" REL="nofollow">this report</A> they’ve been working on the brief for just under a year.<BR/><BR/>3. You're very welcome to comment on the blog but next time please don't paste huge sections of copyright material, as I have no facility to edit your post. I can only let it stand or delete it completely.Scottish Unionisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09852056180313432298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752826158262183491.post-75960342253154471752008-08-01T20:59:00.000+01:002008-08-01T20:59:00.000+01:00Interesting to see anybody aligning themselves with the views of the<BR/>largely discredited George Foulkes who appears to see racism and<BR/>extremism round every corner.<BR/>Even the form leader of the Labour<BR/>party dismissed Mr Foulkes attempts<BR/>to paint, unintentionally of<BR/>course, the SNP as racist in nature <BR/>with comments like<BR/>"on the extreme outskirts of nationalism to think it is OK to do things that could be very harmful to English people""<BR/><BR/>see - tinyurl.com/5qscf4<BR/><BR/>In terms of the article a few more<BR/>balanced comments are :<BR/><BR/>"Transport Scotland, whose own logo was inspired by the Saltire, stressed work on the new train design had started before the SNP came to power last year."<BR/><BR/>Passenger watchdogs said the Saltire livery would reduce confusion and save money in the long term.<BR/><BR/>Robert Samson, the Scotland manager for Passenger Focus, said: "We can see value in not changing the branding every time the train operator changes.<BR/><BR/>"It will also help bring uniformity, because there is a mishmash of First ScotRail and Strathclyde Passenger Transport (SPT] liveries at present, and different signs all over the place at stations.<BR/><BR/>"The new livery gives Scotland's railways a national identity without being Nationalist."<BR/><BR/>Transport Scotland said the rebranding aimed to provide the country's railways with a livery that will not change each time a new company takes over.<BR/><BR/>The planned revamp is also to emphasise that the network is largely funded by taxpayers, rather than the private sector.<BR/><BR/>Gary Bogan, the head of franchise futures for Transport Scotland, said: "The current range of train liveries creates confusion in the minds of passengers about whose railway it is, and who is paying for it. It does not create a unified brand image.<BR/><BR/>"Changes in the franchise do not coincide with when we need to repaint trains. We aim to create a brand which is independent of the franchisee.<BR/><BR/>"We want people to make the same connection as red buses have with London and yellow buses have with schools."Traquirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17149417368656778059noreply@blogger.com