Convener: ‘This isn’t the time for national leaders to be playing politics’
National leaders should quit “playing politics” and work for the greater good of the country at a time of national crisis.
READ FULL STORYNational leaders should quit “playing politics” and work for the greater good of the country at a time of national crisis.
READ FULL STORYA campaign calling for support for local media during the coronavirus crisis is being led by isles MP Alistair Carmichael.
READ FULL STORYA councillor has unsuccessfully railed against a council tax hike of 4.84 per cent, despite telling members the rise was a political choice and not…
READ FULL STORYAn Althing debate on the thorny issue of Scottish independence returned a resounding victory in favour of independence on Friday night. There was not a…
READ FULL STORYNorthern Isles MP Alistair Carmichael has criticised the Westminster government’s reaction to the “reckless” US assassination of Iranian military leader Qasem Soleimani.
READ FULL STORYVoters are heading to the polls again today [Thursday] as the first winter general election in almost a century gets under way.
READ FULL STORYPublicly-owned ferry company Caledonian MacBrayne has raised legal proceedings against the Scottish government after its decision to appoint Serco as the preferred bidder for the…
READ FULL STORYThe first of seven general elections hustings set to be held across the Orkney and Shetland constituency took place at Lerwick Town Hall this evening…
READ FULL STORYStephen Flaws has emerged victorious in the Lerwick South by-election despite coming second place in first preference votes. Meanwhile, voters in Shetland Central have given…
READ FULL STORYThe Scottish Greens will not field a Northern Isles candidate in December’s snap general election.
READ FULL STORYThe first candidate to stand against Orkney and Shetland MP Alistair Carmichael in the December general election has been declared. Scottish Labour members in the…
READ FULL STORYThe Westminster government should ditch plans to introduce a compulsory voter ID scheme, according to MP Alistair Carmichael.
READ FULL STORYMSP Maree Todd says new analysis shows just how “devastating” Brexit will be for Shetland.
READ FULL STORYMSP Beatrice Wishart quizzed engineers from Openreach about Shetland’s digital future during a drop-in session at the Scottish Parliament last Thursday.
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