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Orkney Islands Cartel ?

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This is a blog I never thought that I would be writing as an archaeologist and business owner.  I moved to Orkney with my daughter in 2016, in the search of a nicer and safer lifestyle where I could practice my profession without impediments of a saturated field and where I could raise my daughter in relative safety away from the majority of societal problems.  I chose Orkney as Orkney had the best Master’s program for the area in which I needed to run my business. It was touted as a safe and friendly place where everyone is welcomed and treated with respect.  This was certainly misselling on a large scale and since we arrived in 2016, we have experienced the hidden part of Orkney that few outsiders get to see.  The underbelly of Orkney is unpleasant and anyone who is not in some sort of protective clique gets destroyed.  It seems that feudalism is very much alive and like that proverbial rare dinosaur protected by its secluded and dense habitat, so is Orkney’s ...