First Minister’s visit boycotted by campaign group
The First Minister Nicola Sturgeon arrived in Shetland this morning off the North Boat and immediately faced criticism over the SNP government’s record on ferry…
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First Minister to visit isles on Monday
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is to make a flying visit to Shetland next week, following in the footsteps of agriculture minister Richard Lochhead who
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Who’s telling the truth? (Magnie Stewart)
Twice I have asked, through the letters page of The Shetland Times, for the local SNP to explain what their policy of a “named person”
READ FULL STORYLegality of tax avoidance (Bryon Smith)
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon gave the reason by mistake during the Scottish party leaders’ televised debate last Thursday.
READ FULL STORYHas Danus forgotten? (Gordon Harmer)
Listening to BBC Radio Shetland on Friday evening I heard Danus Skene, the SNP candidate for the forthcoming Scottish election, proclaim he would hold an
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Isles MP Carmichael ordered to pay his own expenses
Isles MP Alistair Carmichael will have to pay a £80,000 legal bill following a ruling by election court judges on the so-called “Frenchgate” scandal.
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Sturgeon urges public to speak about future of isles
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has called for islanders to give their views on proposals that could see the devolution of additional powers to Scotland’s island
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Date set for next hearing on Carmichael case
The judges who will decide whether isles MP Alistair Carmichael broke strict electoral laws have set a date for when they will hear evidence in
READ FULL STORYLegal debate in Carmichael case ends
Two days of legal debate over the future of Isles MP Alistair Carmichael has concluded. Judge Lady Paton brought the first part of the trial…
READ FULL STORYHow many ‘near misses’? (Dorothy Harcus)
The longer I live, the more convinced I become that politics is a dirty business. I’m so mad at the SNP’s carry-on over our MP
READ FULL STORYJudge 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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Carmichael will face parliamentary investigation
Parliamentary Standards commissioner, Kathryn Hudson, has launched a formal inquiry into the isles MP’s Alistair Carmichael’s involvement over a leaked memo.
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Sturgeon promises Crown Estate cash and local involvement in management
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said that islands like Shetland will benefit from all the income generated from activities within 12 miles of the shore. Speaking…
READ FULL STORYCarmichael staying put as Northern Isles MP, he says
Alistair Carmichael has vowed to remain as MP for the isles despite widespread calls for him to step down after he admitted leaking a private
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