Defence Secretary’s ‘1,000 Days’ Warning Leaves Perth Asking If That’s Before or After the A9 Dualling
Residents produce calendars; A9 still listed as 'later'.
A calendar, hopeful. Photo: Richard Webb, “Perthshire, A9 in Strathallan - geograph.org.uk - 5439518”, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
PERTH — A warning from the Defence Secretary that Britain must be ready within 1,000 days was met in Perth with one question: “Is that before or after the A9 is finished?”
“We’ve learned not to trust timelines,” said fictional Pitlochry driver Hamish Gow, 67. “I was told the A9 would be dualled when I was a boy. I’m now a grandfather. The A9 is still a single carriageway with ambition.”
Ministers have been invited to Perth to explain, but were advised to allow extra time for roadworks.
The real story: Defence Secretary warns Britain must be ready within 1,000 days (Anadolu, 26 Oct 2026)
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