Job summit will hear of impact behind air traffic control centralisation
A jobs summit will be held this week to discuss the impact of air traffic control centralisation. The Prospect Union has invited politicians to discuss…
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Greens back air traffic controllers in centralisation dispute
Planned strike action by air traffic controllers has gained support from the local branch of the Scottish Greens. It follows news Sumburgh-based workers would stage…
READ FULL STORYPetition secures 1,000 signatures in 14 days
A petition against plans to centralise air traffic control services has gathered over 1,000 signatures in just over 14 days. Isles MSP Beatrice Wishart is…
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Updated: Hial publishes impact report into air traffic control centralisation
An impact assessment report into plans to centralise air traffic control is “more damning than we could imagine”.
READ FULL STORYReport into air traffic control centralisation is challenged by Hial
A fresh row has erupted over plans to centralise air traffic control services to the mainland after the Prospect union highlighted an independent report which
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Union says investment is ‘pointless’ if government turns back on high value islands jobs
Investment in Scottish islands such as Shetland is “pointless” if governments turn their backs on high-valued jobs in the isles.
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Islands Bill should ‘undo the damage’ of centralisation
The Islands Bill should herald a change in mindset if it is to be more than a tick-box exercise, opposition MSPs have warned.
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Government criticised for ‘obstructing openness’ over plans for HIE centralisation
An MSP has likened getting Scottish government answers on HIE centralisation to “wrestling with jelly”.
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Crerar report slammed as an end to Highlands and Islands decision-making
New findings by the chairman of HIE into the agency’s future governance has faced criticism by politicians amid ongoing fears over centralisation. Lorne Crerar’s report…
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Fresh concerns over ‘centralisation’ of fire control room
A call has been made for a parliamentary inquiry after claims a series of errors were made by fire control room operators following the controversial…
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Compromise deal put forward to ease HIE row
An SNP MP has proposed a compromise deal aimed at ending the bitter row over controversial changes to Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
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Holyrood’s ‘top-down, centralising approach’ to education comes under fire
By RYAN TAYLOR A planned review of governance in education has come under heavy fire today by members of the SIC’s education and families committee….
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Angry response as enterprise board is scrapped
The Scottish government has confirmed the abolition of the Highlands and Islands Enterprise governing board, sparking renewed fears that Shetland could lose out through centralisation.
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A new “plan for the islands” aimed at combating Scottish government decisions has been put forward by Shetland’s MSP. Tavish Scott has endorsed a “real…
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