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Maverick campaigner Stuart Hill has refused to submit a return of his election expenses, as required by UK law.Mr Hill, who stood in this year's general election under the Shetland Orkney Sovereignty (Shors) banner – has dismissed the Wesminster campaign as "illegal".He insists that Alista... Read more...
Alistair Carmichael has voiced his "delight" at being elected as Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney and Shetland for the fifth consecutive term, while his closest opponent – the SNP's Miriam Brett – has publicly thanked those who supported her.Mr Carmichael secured his seat with a large majority... Read more...
The would-be main contenders like, predictably, to characterise the Orkney and Shetland election as a “two-horse race”. However, I’m not so sure. Both Labour and the Tories have been rising in the polls, Labour particularly rapidly from a low base, and the overarching political backdrop of Sc... Read more...
Political campaigning in pea soup-like fog was the job in hand for Labour candidate Robina Barton on Friday.There was confusion surrounding a post-Brexit Britain although the haar on Staney Hill started to clear on as Ms Barton began knocking on doors.Leaflets in hand, she hit Commercial Str... Read more...
The refusal by the SNP General Election candidate to support local fishermen by signing the Scottish Fishermen's Federation pledge tells us a little about her views on fishing and quite a lot about what sort of MP she would be if she were to be elected.Representing a fishing community is never e... Read more...
The UK fishing industry is challenging General Election candidates in coastal communities such as Orkney and Shetland to pledge their support for restoring control of UK waters.Scottish Fishermen’s Federation chief executive Bertie Armstrong said they were asking voters in coastal areas to pre... Read more...
I feel the need to share with you why I won't be voting for the Liberal Democrats any time soon.I used to vote Lib Dem but in my mind they have lost their way and forgotten that their purpose is to represent and do what’s best for their constituents.Both in Westminster and Holyrood they ha... Read more...
Miriam Brett is to stand in a bid to represent Orkney and Shetland in the upcoming general election for the SNP.Miriam, 25, was born and bred in the isles, living between Bressay and Walls.She previously worked in progressive policy research, before taking up the post as the senior economi... Read more...
Clarity is needed from the SNP over its position on EU membership after nationalist MPs took opposing views on the Common Fisheries Policy.That is the view of Tory candidate for the isles, Jamie Halcro Johnston, who has dismissed the pro-independence party as "muddled" or "desperate".He has ... Read more...
Robina Barton is re-entering the political arena having been selected as Labour's prospective parliamentary candidate for the Orkney and Shetland seat in the forthcoming general election on 8th June.Ms Barton last stood for Labour in last year's Holyrood election.There she came in third with... Read more...
The Conservatives have named Jamie Halcro Johnston as Tory candidate for Orkney and Shetland in the UK general election on 8th June.Mr Halcro Johnston, who is self-employed and works between Edinburgh and the family farm in Orkney, has contested the Orkney seat at the last two Scottish Parliamen... Read more...
The political landscape in the isles could be set to change sooner than expected, following the shock announcement by the Prime Minister of a snap election on 8th June. (more…) Read more...
A parliamentary standards investigation into isles MP Alistair Carmichael over the run-up to last year's general election has been dropped. (more…) Read more...
The failed case against Alistair Carmichael's election was politically motivated and representative of an "unhealthy" political situation, the MP has said. (more…) Read more...
Judges have rejected the legal attempt to have Alistair Carmichael unseated as MP for the isles.Four Orkney constituents raised an action against Mr Carmichael under the Representation of the People Act (1983) after his re-election to the Orkney and Shetland seat in May.They raised the actio... Read more...
Beleaguered isles MP Alistair Carmichael has been described as having launched an "unguided missile" over his role in the leaking of a memo in the general election campaign. (more…) Read more...
Alistair Carmichael has revealed how he failed to tell an official inquiry the truth about his role in a government leak until five days after he was elected to Parliament.The former Scottish secretary yesterday told the election court that he didn't tell a cabinet office investigation about how... Read more...
Isles MSP Tavish Scott has called legal proceedings brought against former Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael as a "political show trial".The former Scottish Lib Dem leader told the Election Court sitting in Edinburgh that the case against the Mr Carmichael is being funded by SNP activists w... Read more...