RTS pleas made by isles politicians
Isles politicians are calling for more to be done to protect households before the impending Radio Teleswitch (RTS) changeover next month. Shetland MSP Beatrice Wishart…
READ FULL STORYIsles politicians are calling for more to be done to protect households before the impending Radio Teleswitch (RTS) changeover next month. Shetland MSP Beatrice Wishart…
READ FULL STORYFishing communities are being urged to share their views as part of plans secure a deal with the EU and support the sector’s future success.
READ FULL STORYThe response times of coastguard search and rescue helicopters at Sumburgh will be protected, the coastguard has confirmed.
READ FULL STORYAlistair Carmichael has accused Ofgem of being ‘asleep at the wheel” over controversial changes to electricity meters.
READ FULL STORYNorthern Isles MP Alistair Carmichael has voted to reverse the government’s decision not to compensate WASPI women. Last year the parliamentary and health service ombudsman…
READ FULL STORYNorthern Isles MP Alistair Carmichael has secured a debate on the future of coastguard helicopter services following plans to quadruple response times. Mr Carmichael previously…
READ FULL STORYPoliticians have reacted angrily to a UK government announcement there will be no compensation for Waspi women. The controversial decision comes after work and pensions…
READ FULL STORYA cross-party call is being made for a youth mobility scheme which could give young people the freedom to live and work across Europe. Over…
READ FULL STORYAlistair Carmichael has called for authorities to get tough on aggressive fishing vessels – describing them as “modern gangsters of the sea”.
READ FULL STORYAlistair Carmichael has voted to abolish hereditary peers from the House of Lords, calling it “a bizarre anachronism”. The majority of hereditary peers – lords…
READ FULL STORYShetland’s MP has led an urgent question in the House of Commons on the implication’s of last week’s budget on farming communities. Alistair Carmichael has…
READ FULL STORYPotential changes in inheritance tax could impact on farmers and crofters – as well as the wider community.
READ FULL STORYAlistair Carmichael hopes to “reset the narrative” around fishing after being elected to a key parliamentary role.
READ FULL STORYMP Alistair Carmichael has warned that Ofgem’s announcement today of a 10 per cent increase in the energy price cap in October represented a “serious…
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