Can I have a "P" please Bob - Scotland (2nd edition)

[RICHARDCFF]

MB was based on JG

Miss [Jean] Brodie was based on James Gillespie's [School for Girls]?

[Sgurr]

Very much along the right lines but MB is not Miss Brodie, though JG is James Gillespie

[Sgurr]

Think an institution.

[Sgurr]

To give it its full name MB was the MBSfG

[RICHARDCFF]

The Marcia Blaine School for Girls

[Sgurr]

Correct! Your turn.

[RICHARDCFF]

Thanks! I originally thought MB must have been a person and went down all sorts of dead ends...

In a year in which the role of S could be said to have been strengthened, the use by S of T as a potential replacement for R became confined to G. This was because of the demise of ACT.
I would add that a couple of these are lower-case...

[RICHARDCFF]

The reality, though, is that S has never needed to use T. Conversely, I have used T myself a few times, but have never used R. I did, however, see R once, while walking in the C.
I would also add that the year in which the role of S was strengthened (and made more popular) and the demise of ACT took place (unrelated events), was in the late 1950s.

[Sgurr]

Starting hopefully along the lines of Scotland has never had to use Trident, but then realised that you would have had to use Trident yourself (maybe you drive it or something)...but then, what could R be along the same lines. Could it be Reindeer in the Cairngorms...but there is no connection that I know of.

[rohan]

The reality, though, is that S has never needed to use T. Conversely, I have used T myself a few times, but have never used R. I did, however, see R once, while walking in the C.
I would also add that the year in which the role of S was strengthened (and made more popular) and the demise of ACT took place (unrelated events), was in the late 1950s.

Are we being seasonal here (tipped off by Sgurr's answer. Not sure of the first part apart from you possibly seeing reindeer in the Cairngorms but Santa's role (in Scotland) was strengthened by the introduction of Christmas Day as a public holiday in the 1950s. Prior to Christmas was not a traddition in Scotland and was, for some time banned. Might be happening again...

[Sgurr]

Very tempting Rohan, but it seems a bit far fetched , as it would go something like this. "Santa has never needed to use trucks. Conversely I have used trucks myself a few times, but have never used reindeer. I did however see reindeer once walking in the Cairngorms. I would also add that the year in which the role of Santa was strengthened the demise of Artificial Christmas Tree took place*."


Highly unlikely as if this latter happened at all it was because of Charlie brown mocking them and suggesting they be painted pink in ?1963

[RICHARDCFF]

Sgurr and Rohan, You have collectively solved half of the puzzle, which contains two themes linked only by the following:
1. Something significant happened in each case in Scotland in the same year (Rohan has identified one of those events)
2. My own silliness

Think back to my first clue whereby in that year "the use ... of T as a potential replacement for R became confined to G. This was because of the demise of ACT." To this I would now add: That was the situation then. Now it would be different, as today the use of T as a potential replacement for R is confined to E.

If no completely correct solution: A picture clue coming tomorrow!

[rohan]

Santa never needed to use trams...
In 1958 the Aberdeen City Trams ceased to exist leaving the only tram service in Glasgow. Now with the reintroduction of trams in Edinburgh, it is the only place where Santa could use a tram instead of a reindeer. I think you have been at the Christmas sherry...

[rohan]

Corrrection ...Aberdeen Corporation Tramways

[Sgurr]

Excellent Rohan.