Mega-shambles at ‘Wasteminster’
Over the past two weeks we have all witnessed another “mega-shambles” in “Wasteminster”.
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Tug cover raised at Prime Minister’s Questions
The future of emergency tug cover has been raised at Westminster during Prime Minister’s Questions. Alistair Carmichael has urged David Cameron to personally examine ETV…
READ FULL STORYMSP seeks answers from PM over EU franchise
Independent MSP Jean Urquhart has written to the Prime Minister seeking an explanation over the so-called EU franchise, which she suggested could be seen as…
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Carmichael: Why Lib Dems back air strikes in Syria
Alistair Carmichael has set out reasons for the Liberal Democrat’s controversial support of air strikes in Syria.
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Council leader welcomes PM broadband statement
Shetland Islands Council leader Gary Robinson has welcomed Prime Minister David Cameron’s announcement of a universal service obligation (USO) for broadband across the UK.
READ FULL STORY‘Tax credit cuts will cost families dear’
Almost 2,000 families in the Northern Isles will lose a total of £1.4 million, thanks to the Westminster government’s changes to tax credits. Figures from…
READ FULL STORYStatesmanlike intervention (Allan Sutherland)
The irony of Alistair Carmichael’s statesmanlike, decisive, intervention in Parliament on EVEL will surely not be lost on those conducting a witch hunt against him
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Judge sets date for Carmichael legal hearing
A date has been set for a legal debate into whether Alistair Carmichael should continue as Scotland’s only remaining Liberal Democrat MP.
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Isles left with MP of questionable integrity, says Skene
The SNP General Election candidate for the Northern Isles says the people of Shetland and Orkney have been left with “an MP of questionable integrity”.
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Carmichael accepts ‘full responsibility’ for memo leak
Northern Isles MP has admitted that he authorised the leak of a controversial memo ahead of the general election.
READ FULL STORYThe undecided (Angela Sutherland)
No doubt most people will have made their minds up who they want to vote for by now and there will be no dissuading them.
READ FULL STORYEmbracing austerity (Ian Scott)
As the predictable, horrifying consequences of our referendum become apparent – more massive cuts in welfare expenditure, more massive cuts in our education and health
READ FULL STORYDone up like a kipper (Henry Condy)
Now that it’s over and the result was close, I wonder how all the vocal ones, who slapped down the yes vote feel, when David
READ FULL STORYVote yes for self-government (Sue Wailoo)
Two years ago Prime Minister David Cameron refused to allow a third question of a “devo-max” option on the Scottish referendum ballot paper.
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