taste a flavour of the mood in the islands, look no further than the film Local Hero, a huge hit in Britain when it opened in cinemas across the country in 1983. One scene in particular struck a chord with [...] time.« »I got 83,000 (pounds) for 57 acres - a great deal of money in those days - but the Government took away more than 80 per cent in capital gains tax.« »That didn't leave me very much - but I did invest [...] fallen steadily from 30,000 in 1901 to just 17,000 in 1971. »One of the most important benefits of the oil era, and one often overlooked, is the way it restored confidence in the people of Orkney,« he said