Stef Burgon
@stefburgon.bsky.social
Breakfast show presenter for a decade but turned the 4am alarm off to do a travel show instead, stumbled across a derelict castle in Scotland, quit to be an unpaid labourer. Now hosting guests at Kilmartin Castle & starting an interior lime paint company.
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There are 2,500+ turbines in the UK: they should be helping bring energy bills down.
Instead, Brits have paid £1,000,000,000 this year switching turbines off while overpaying gas plants to switch on 👉 octo.ps/3KiVhcu
Instead, Brits have paid £1,000,000,000 this year switching turbines off while overpaying gas plants to switch on 👉 octo.ps/3KiVhcu
September 23, 2025 at 11:07 AM
There are 2,500+ turbines in the UK: they should be helping bring energy bills down.
Instead, Brits have paid £1,000,000,000 this year switching turbines off while overpaying gas plants to switch on 👉 octo.ps/3KiVhcu
Instead, Brits have paid £1,000,000,000 this year switching turbines off while overpaying gas plants to switch on 👉 octo.ps/3KiVhcu
@eurovanman.bsky.social following you because @mrjamesob.bsky.social said I should and he knows his apples!
January 30, 2025 at 12:02 PM
@eurovanman.bsky.social following you because @mrjamesob.bsky.social said I should and he knows his apples!
They called missiles ‘Attack-ems’. Did they run a competition at a primary school?
November 19, 2024 at 10:00 AM
They called missiles ‘Attack-ems’. Did they run a competition at a primary school?
It dawned on me how the world works yesterday. I’ve put my head above the parapet in our small rural area and realised that the council can and will do whatever they like, regardless of facts. Where is a good place to buy land and live off grid? *Must have a nearby bakery with sourdough*
November 19, 2024 at 9:13 AM
It dawned on me how the world works yesterday. I’ve put my head above the parapet in our small rural area and realised that the council can and will do whatever they like, regardless of facts. Where is a good place to buy land and live off grid? *Must have a nearby bakery with sourdough*
I remember talking about this on our radio show. Sad sad day, and a reminder to avoid processed bread.
November 19, 2024 at 9:10 AM
I remember talking about this on our radio show. Sad sad day, and a reminder to avoid processed bread.
Not if local councils only see £££ signs. Unfortunately, in rural communities like ours, which need more visitors and not less, the new tax burden will see closures and put a stop to further investment.
I expect it will also help rural communities deal with visitor influx too, after our experience in the Outer Hebrides and Skye, where clearly the infrastructure is struggling with visitor numbers.
I see the plan is local authorities will decide rate levels? Presumably you can lobby appropriately?
I see the plan is local authorities will decide rate levels? Presumably you can lobby appropriately?
November 18, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Not if local councils only see £££ signs. Unfortunately, in rural communities like ours, which need more visitors and not less, the new tax burden will see closures and put a stop to further investment.
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I just watched The Substance. It went quite a lot further than I was expecting and I’ve changed my mind about signing up.
November 17, 2024 at 9:49 PM
I just watched The Substance. It went quite a lot further than I was expecting and I’ve changed my mind about signing up.
Just wondering what the weather will be like in the US when the democrats aren’t allowed to control it anymore.
November 17, 2024 at 5:09 PM
Just wondering what the weather will be like in the US when the democrats aren’t allowed to control it anymore.
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Revealed: The multi-million pound ‘stealth tax’ to hit Scots [the visitor levy]
https://www.europesays.com/1288984/
Revealed: The multi-million pound ‘stealth tax’ to hit Scots [the visitor levy] by backupJM
https://www.europesays.com/1288984/
Revealed: The multi-million pound ‘stealth tax’ to hit Scots [the visitor levy] by backupJM
Revealed: The multi-million pound 'stealth tax' to hit Scots
Revealed: The multi-million pound 'stealth tax' to hit Scots by backupJM
www.europesays.com
June 17, 2024 at 4:45 PM
Revealed: The multi-million pound ‘stealth tax’ to hit Scots [the visitor levy]
https://www.europesays.com/1288984/
Revealed: The multi-million pound ‘stealth tax’ to hit Scots [the visitor levy] by backupJM
https://www.europesays.com/1288984/
Revealed: The multi-million pound ‘stealth tax’ to hit Scots [the visitor levy] by backupJM
Did you expect it to be used to make rural communities uncompetitive and see fragile economies crumble? Or did you just think about Edinburgh?
Last night The Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill was passed in Scottish parliament - seeing how busy it is, a nominal fee to go towards infrastructure seems wise www.bbc.com/news/article...
What is Scotland's planned tourist tax and how much will it cost?
MSPs are due to vote on giving councils powers to add an additional charge to accommodation bookings.
www.bbc.com
November 17, 2024 at 11:16 AM
Did you expect it to be used to make rural communities uncompetitive and see fragile economies crumble? Or did you just think about Edinburgh?
You failed to mention the VAT reductions across Europe for accommodation providers. 6-10% VAT compared to 20%. We are in a race to the bottom. Thank you @scottishgreens.bsky.social
Giving councils the power to apply a visitor levy will raise vital funds for local services.
This is already commonplace across Europe and beyond.
🔎READ MORE: greens.scot/news/visitor...
This is already commonplace across Europe and beyond.
🔎READ MORE: greens.scot/news/visitor...
November 17, 2024 at 11:14 AM
You failed to mention the VAT reductions across Europe for accommodation providers. 6-10% VAT compared to 20%. We are in a race to the bottom. Thank you @scottishgreens.bsky.social
@hardingmedia.bsky.social I ❤️ your bio. I actually read it out loud to my husband this morning. So well written!
November 17, 2024 at 11:12 AM
@hardingmedia.bsky.social I ❤️ your bio. I actually read it out loud to my husband this morning. So well written!
Dear Argyll & Bute Council, we’re not a tourism body, we’ve never received funding from you, & we haven’t been offered a seat around your table to discuss the implications of a visitor levy. However, we are communicating LOUD AND CLEAR. We can’t afford to add 5%+VAT to prices. Can you hear us?
November 17, 2024 at 11:11 AM
Dear Argyll & Bute Council, we’re not a tourism body, we’ve never received funding from you, & we haven’t been offered a seat around your table to discuss the implications of a visitor levy. However, we are communicating LOUD AND CLEAR. We can’t afford to add 5%+VAT to prices. Can you hear us?
Had a great couple of days in the paint studio/church. I finally seem to have worked out the issue I was having with high absorbency of the first layer. Still a little way to go but it feels like progress.
November 17, 2024 at 8:59 AM
Had a great couple of days in the paint studio/church. I finally seem to have worked out the issue I was having with high absorbency of the first layer. Still a little way to go but it feels like progress.
This is the future guys.
November 16, 2024 at 5:52 PM
This is the future guys.
The love affair continues. Husband + Ravi the cat
November 16, 2024 at 5:50 PM
The love affair continues. Husband + Ravi the cat
It’s the movie we needed tonight. Billy & Molly ❤️
November 15, 2024 at 10:35 PM
It’s the movie we needed tonight. Billy & Molly ❤️
The proposed visitor levy in Argyll and Bute will be disastrous for our wee industry. We’re hoping the council see sense! #NoArgyllVisitorLevy
November 15, 2024 at 3:38 PM
The proposed visitor levy in Argyll and Bute will be disastrous for our wee industry. We’re hoping the council see sense! #NoArgyllVisitorLevy
My crazy chaotic workspace is getting November COLD!
November 14, 2024 at 7:51 PM
My crazy chaotic workspace is getting November COLD!
How many followers did you leave behind on Twitter? I waved goodbye to about 12,000.
November 14, 2024 at 7:39 PM
How many followers did you leave behind on Twitter? I waved goodbye to about 12,000.
This is my rescue cat Ravi. He’s the cutest rescue cat in the UK at present. Unless you can prove otherwise!
November 14, 2024 at 7:38 PM
This is my rescue cat Ravi. He’s the cutest rescue cat in the UK at present. Unless you can prove otherwise!
The Guardian quit Twitter (which is still is to me). Yay, come on everyone else. Let’s go!
November 14, 2024 at 7:35 PM
The Guardian quit Twitter (which is still is to me). Yay, come on everyone else. Let’s go!
Tourist tax in our rural area will be the death knell #NoArgyllVisitorLevy
November 13, 2024 at 8:50 PM
Tourist tax in our rural area will be the death knell #NoArgyllVisitorLevy