“the Scottish Parliament will be asked, in a landmark vote, to back a referendum on independence”
Maree Todd: Comments On A Momentous Week Ahead
Maree Todd MSP Accuses Tories of Fishing Sell Out
“The Tories have sold out Scotland’s fishing communities time after time, and they are prepared to do it again.”
Brexit Bill Passed in UK Parliament
If you thought it would never happen – well it just has. Boris Johnson has successfully got his Brexit deal through the House of Commons and it will soon be enacted.
ERASMUS+ and Orkney
Students attend who come from Orkney but also from across the world especially the EU.
“The antithetical mind”
“That was the phrase employed by Byron to describe the genius of Robert Burns in viewing things from the opposite perspective, of looking through the glass from the other side”
“For A’ That”
“Yesterday, following on from last weeks extraordinary General Election, Holyrood voted in favour of requesting a section 30 order.”
Fisheries Agreement to be Reached Today
““A cut of this size will be very challenging for Scottish fishing businesses.”
Letters: ‘Time to Decide’
“The time has come to reverse the brutal austerity of the last twelve years, the damaging effects of Universal Credit, with its 5 week waiting period.”
Focus on Industry by Orkney & Shetland Labour GE Candidate Coilla Drake
Coilla Drake gave her views on Brexit and the effect it could have on industry in Shetland and Orkney.
Last Among Equals
“very often it’s the little details that hint at a broader and deeper truth.”
