Council will raise tax and draw on reserves to maintain services
Schools and ferries are two areas where the council may be forced to make cuts if it is to continue to balance its books. That…
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Same tired old games (Jamie Halcro Johnston)
Regrettably, Humza Yousaf has once again chosen to play politics and attack MSPs who have stood up for the interests of Orkney and Shetland at…
READ FULL STORYThe SNP’s kryptonite (Jamie Halcro Johnston)
Last week’s ferries debate in the Scottish Parliament showed the SNP Scottish government at its arrogant worst.
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Debate to be held over SNP’s fair ferry funding commitment
A challenge is due to be laid down to the Scottish government to honour its commitment to “fair funding” for internal ferries in Orkney and
READ FULL STORYMr Pot and Mr Kettle (Jonathan Wills)
The basic problem with public funding of our ferries is that no government (including the one in which Tavish Scott was transport minister) has ever
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Nugent warns SNP conference: ditch the EU or lose supporters
The SNP should drop its support for EU membership, according to a leading member in the party’s local branch who spoke out at the national…
READ FULL STORYPolitical inability (James J Paton)
Firstly to Alistair Carmichael’s Letter from Westminster. I must take issue with his assertion that the current minority Conservative Government “can not continue in this
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Carmichael comfortably sees off SNP challenge
Alistair Carmichael has been returned as Shetland and Orkney MP in a landslide victory.
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LIVE: Election count from Kirkwall
We’re live from the election count in Kirkwall. Follow the news as it happens by clicking the link below.
READ FULL STORYJudgement day as Shetland and Orkney go to the polls
The polls are open for what Theresa May has dubbed “the most important election” of her lifetime and in Shetland and Orkney the result looks
READ FULL STORYVote for change (Miriam Brett)
‘Other than marching against the Iraq war through the streets of Lerwick, one of my earliest memories of being politically active was listening to Alistair…
READ FULL STORYElection is wide open (John Tulloch)
The would-be main contenders like, predictably, to characterise the Orkney and Shetland election as a “two-horse race”. However, I’m not so sure.
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WATCH: SNP candidate Miriam Brett believes pace of political change boosts her chances
On the campaign trail with SNP candidate Miriam Brett.
READ FULL STORYNo SNP sell-out (Jonathan Wills)
Your report on Alistair Carmichael’s visit to Whalsay quotes an un-named resident of Da Bonnie Isle as saying the SNP would “sell out” the fishing…
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