Things don’t just ‘happen’ (Judith Dumont)
I note the following regarding the leaked French memo in The Herald on Monday morning.
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Islands summit to be followed by oil and gas forum
An islands oil and gas forum will take place next month in Aberdeen following the first ever islands summit in Lerwick last Thursday.
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Calls for retention of coastguard tug
The UK government is being urged to “reaffirm its support for the Northern Isles” when reviewing the future of the coastguard’s emergency towing vessel next
READ FULL STORYBombing not the answer (Rosa Steppanova and James Mackenzie)
Today MPs will be voting whether or not to escalate the war in Iraq.
READ FULL STORYWhy are we not better off now?
If we are “better together” why are we not better now? Why is it in a rich country we have families and pensioners dependant on
READ FULL STORYBellowing Tories (Brian Smith)
There has been a lot of press coverage about the recent House of Commons debate about food banks.
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Westminster criticised over housing debt inaction as SIC committee reluctantly backs rent rise
There will be no new council houses built in Shetland for 25 years unless the UK and Scottish governments help the SIC pay off the…
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