“We have a moral responsibility to tackle climate change and to lead the way in showing how our society can transition to net zero”
Climate Change Focus for Robert Leslie SNP GE Candidate for Orkney & Shetland
World Leaders Meet to Discuss Future of Planet While UK is Absorbed by a General Election
2019 is also on course to be the second or third warmest year on record with global temperature average of 1.1C above the pre-industrial period.”
A Hoose o’ Lairds?
“Would it not be better if it had a democratic mandate by being elected?”
Maree Todd MSP: Sensing a ‘change in the islands’
“The SNP has been spending over £100 million a year since 2013 mitigating to protect people from the worst aspects of Tory welfare cuts.”
The Heart of Neolithic Orkney Celebrates 20 Years as a UNESCO Site
This week The Heart of Neolithic Orkney has been celebrating its 20th birthday as a World Heritage Site.
Letters: “Clear on Nuclear”
“Vote for Jo the woman you know is happy to blow us all to kingdom come.”
There’s Always An Orkney Connection……..
“Once again, Mike was travelling with his work, this time, to a meeting of ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Seas) in Lisbon, Portugal. “
Labour Accuse the Scottish Government of Presiding over a ‘Ferry Fiasco’ to the Northern Isles
The awarding of the Northern Isles Ferry contract has been delayed again due to a legal challenge by CalMac Ferries Ltd.
Editorial: Letters and Viewpoints
It is the policy of The Orkney News to allow members of the public to express their views through this publication.
The STV Leaders’ Debate
“Scotland has been pursuing a different political course. That is now in starker relief than ever.”
