I have heard that a handful of people in Shetland wish to align their political future with the government which recently punished their 50p tax-avoiding chums with a 45p rate, paid for by pensioners. And is taking the first major step in privatising the NHS.
Douglas Young
Sumburgh.
I see that the Scottish government is cutting funding to Shetland Islands Council by 5.1 per cent, much higher than the norm and where there…
READ FULL STORYTo the named supporters of the windfarm, I would ask, since we know that the mining of rare earth minerals in China is poisoning the
READ FULL STORYHas the Shetland Islands Council lost the plot? Why remove amenities without a bit of thought going into what is to happen when they are
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Derick Tulloch
In 2011, in combination, Tavish Scott and Liam McArthur received 7,374 votes out of 17,543 votes cast in Orkney and Shetland, 42.03%
7,374 votes represents 17.4% of the total population of Orkney and Shetland
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