Wills calls on SIC to declare climate emergency
SNP by-election candidate Tom Wills has urged the Shetland Islands Council to declare a climate emergency.
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Transport secretary backs Wills’ ferry discount
Transport secretary Michael Matheson calls Tom Wills’ transport promises “very reasonable” and vows to discuss them with him if elected.
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Wills condemns war memorial graffiti
SNP candidate Tom Wills has said he was “appalled” after the Lerwick war memorial was vandalised with the word ‘SNP’.
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Deputy First Minister back in the isles for campaign
Deputy First Minister John Swinney returned to the isles this weekend as part of the by-election campaign trail. The SNP politician said his party’s candidate…
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Lib Dem candidate lays out transport plan
Liberal Democrat candidate Beatrice Wishart has laid out her five-point plan for improving transport links in the isles. The plan targets cheaper ferry fares, including…
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SNP candidate announces transport pledge
SNP by-election candidate Tom Wills has vowed to lobby the First Minister to back his travel policy proposals on his first day in office if…
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Labour candidate lambasts Scottish government’s education record
Labour by-election candidate Johan Adamson has criticised the SNP’s handling of Scottish education.
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Goodlad says Tories the only main party committed to leaving EU
The Tory by-election candidate for Shetland says the Conservatives are the only main party in the Shetland by-election committed to leaving the EU.
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SNP leader Sturgeon to visit Shetland today
First Minster Nicola Sturgeon will be in Shetland today to launch the SNP’s by-election campaign alongside candidate Tom Wills.
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SNP’s Todd warns of ‘damaging back-room trade deal’ with USA
Highlands and Islands MSP Maree Todd has warned that farmers and food producers could be hit by a post-Brexit trade deal with the USA –…
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Frenchman Allard says he wants Farage’s job in Europe
A French SNP candidate in next week’s European Parliament elections says he wants to replace Nigel Farage on the EU fisheries committee.
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Halcro Johnston accuses Brexit candidate of betraying unionists
Scottish Conservative MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has accused a Brexit Party candidate in the forthcoming European Parliament elections of “a betrayal of unionist voters”.
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Todd says voters can send ‘unequivocal message’ on Europe
Regional MSP Maree Todd believes voters can send an “unequivocal message to Theresa May” in the European Parliament election.
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SNP branch calls for cross-party Brexit protest
The Shetland branch of the SNP is calling for a cross-party day of action as part of planned national protests to avert a Brexit “crisis”.
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