Remember- Scotland is big and sparsely populated. And has loads of islands & mountains. It is clearly the hardest country in the UK to hook up. /2
![Tweet from Kirstene Hair slagging off Scottish Gov and promising rollout through local authorities](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DqYYMSVX4AE_DAG.jpg)
![Tweet from Andrew Bowie in the same vein.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DqYYbj_WsAIh64x.jpg)
![Tweets from John lamont slagging off Scottish gov and promising rollout through councils](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DqYYkqFWsAE3RL-.jpg)
![Tweeets from Ross Thomson saluting the news that broadband will be rolled out through councils](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DqYYwHqXcAExE6y.jpg)
whatdotheyknow.com/request/applic… It also shows unsuccessful bids and therein lies a tale.
The final list of "bids" can be found here:
gov.uk/government/new… /9
Northern Ireland bid for 2 projects and got funding for 2 projects.
Scotland bid for 5 yet only had 1 successful bid. Stirling (2 bids), Aberdeen and Shetland were unsuccessful. /12
Base it on landmass (which seems a better way of splitting the pot) we'd have got £30m. No great then /13
The @ScotTories cheered him on and their own constituents have been shafted.
How's this working out for Stirling @stpehenkerrMP ? 2 failed bids, eh? /16
![Stirling failed bid for £5.147m of funding to expand broadband to rural areas](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DqYtLnWX4AAd_Yx.jpg)
![Balquhidder failed bid- £1.34m to connect 197 premises in rural areas](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DqYtWIBXgAIrqDu.jpg)
![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DqYveQKWkAA9Yw1.jpg)
![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DqYvwXmXQAASXdn.jpg)
![Ross Thomson tweeting that Matt Hancock's news is great. A tweet that hasnae aged well.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DqYwXGxX0AAdQ2Q.jpg)
![Failed aberdeen bid for £6.317m funding](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DqYw0LfWsAUnUxq.jpg)
whatdotheyknow.com/request/521263…
Goodnight twitter