Letter from Westminster
Last week saw the 10th anniversary of my election to parliament. It passed without much fanfare but it did prompt some of my friends and
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Times Past
Mrs Madeleine Smith of Scalloway got a surprise recently when a strange menacing creature emerged from a basinful of Egyptian potatoes.
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The scramble for tickets has been enormous. Countless numbers of people from across the area have been pursuing the hottest dates with the biggest events.
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In the run up to the Scottish election last month, each and every candidate standing in the islands identified the price of fuel as one
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This is a translation of Anton Chekhov’s short story, The Lady with the Little Dog. Originally written in Russian and published in 1899, I have
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We live in interesting times. Regime change everywhere. All across North Africa the people are rising up and taking to the streets determined to free
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Those of you with long memories may recall my name having appeared before in these pages as the organiser of an academic conference in 2009
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This week-end Messrs J. & M. Shearer Ltd., of Lerwick, hope to be in a position to meet orders for the highly successful new flake
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It is not surprising that the consequences of what is in effect a new industrial revolution are ignored, even by some of its immediate victims.
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The arrival of 31,000 yearling salmon parr on Fetlar on Sunday marked the beginning of a new era in the island’s history. The salmon farming
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The Palace of Westminster went into lockdown last week in honour of the visit of President Obama who was to address both Houses of Parliament
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A battle against time is being fought to salvage Shetland Fish Ltd., after the company this week went into receivership and paid off its staff
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How do you see your doctor? It’s been an issue at the Lerwick Health Centre for some time.
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Returning to Westminster after the Scottish Parliament I was stopped by an English Labour MP who enquired mischievously of me why I was in London.
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