MP Alistair Carmichael has accused a top Conservative MP of inhumanity and disdain for both asylum seekers and island communities. Lee Anderson, who is the…
READ FULL STORYOrkney and Shetland MP Alistair Carmichael has condemned the SNP over their plans to tax gin and other spirits at a higher rate than whisky….
READ FULL STORYOrkney and Shetland MP Alistair Carmichael challenged the Prime Minister in the House of Commons today over sudden fishing visa rule changes.
READ FULL STORYThe government has been accused of “incompetence and chaos” following its autumn statement.
READ FULL STORYIsles MP Alistair Carmichael planted a stake in parliament’s Garden of Remembrance on Thursday. This comes ahead of Remembrance Sunday, to honour those who have…
READ FULL STORYCriticism has been levelled at the UK government, with the Conservative “mini-budget” being labelled “reckless”.
READ FULL STORYAlistair Carmichael has called for the UK government to block to latest energy price hike to avert a “cataclysmic hit to family finances”.
READ FULL STORYA long-awaited transport meeting was almost derailed by flight troubles.
READ FULL STORYThe UK government’s Cabinet Office says an campaign advertising Great Britain to international travellers will be removed from airports – after it was pointed out…
READ FULL STORYMP Alistair Carmichael has called a UK government advertising campaign “insulting” after Shetland and Orkney were missed from a map of the UK.
READ FULL STORYNorthLink has responded to mounting concerns about over-crowding after photos of folk sleeping on the floor led to demands for action.
READ FULL STORYBrexit caused “a perfect storm” of extra paperwork, labour shortages and financial difficulties for the fishing industry, a damning new report has found. The All-Party…
READ FULL STORYPressure is being brought on the UK government’s energy secretary to introduce a price cap on domestic heating oil.
READ FULL STORYMP Alistair Carmichael has welcomed news that the UK government has banned all Russian vessels from its ports. The Russian government-owned tanker NS Champion was…
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