Mug is separated from the mainland by very stormy seas. It didn't get any running water until 19 51 and wasn't actually connected to the electricity grid until 20 13. The most important part of being the laird, or lord of muck was to look after the village school. His main philosophy for the island was that it should be self sufficient.
POLLS SUGGEST // Polls suggest the country might get its first-ever leftist leader. Whatever the outcome, a fresh outbreak of violent protest may await. Africa’s increasingly crippling fuel shortages can be blamed on more than just higher prices. And reflecting on the life of Lawrence MacEwen, laird of a tiny Scottish island whose austere simplicity he fought to preserve.
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