As the reality of massive rises in our energy bills arrives in our In-Box or Letter Box, households and businesses are struggling to find how they will pay. Faced with, at the same time, rises in basic foods, mortgages and rents – we ask – What is going on?
Today, 1st of February, The Orkney News is celebrating 6 years of being in business, bringing news, stories and information to Orkney.
Section 35 in the Scotland Act will be used for the first time and its use is by the Secretary of State for Scotland , Alister Jack Tory MP for Dumfries and Galloway.
The UK Government introduced a new Bill to the Westminster Parliament which will limit the rights of workers to take industrial action.
As the Cost of Living crisis bites ever deeper into working families and local businesses, many of those who represent us are raking in eye watering amounts of money – in extra earnings, gifts and donations.
Words matter. Especially those used by people who have power and influence. Those words should be truthful and honest.
Producing over 100% of its own energy needs through renewables, mostly wind, in Orkney we pay the most to buy back our own electricity. Why? And is there a solution?
“Democracy is not a spectator sport, it’s a participatory event. If we don’t participate in it, it ceases to be a democracy. – Michael Moore”
The livestream went missing off Facebook the same morning that it went out. Today, 1st of October, it magically reappeared again. It is now recorded and on YouTube.
“I don’t know what someone found so offensive about a very short livestream which merely explained the difference between the Islands Forum and the Islands Act”
