A Gude Cause Maks A Strong Erm is a short animated film telling the story of the Orcadian Woman’s Suffrage Society
Early 20thC Activism in Orkney
“Well, here’s another nice mess you’ve gotten me into.”
This famous catch phrase from the 1930 film ‘Another Fine Mess’ pops into my mind on many an occasion and none more so than the daily lies we are subjected to by our elected politicians.
Fisheries After Brexit
As the prospect of a no deal Brexit , 29th of March, looms ever closer The Orkney News takes another look at fisheries.
The McNeills of Holm
For her work in the units in France and Salonika Mary was awarded the Médaille des Epidémies (en vermeil),The Order of St Sava and The Douseaus War Service Victory Medal.
Orkney: Living “Beside the Ocean of Time”
Orkney has always featured at the top of lifestyle surveys but how accurately do they reflect the real life of living in the islands?
Reading Beyond The Headlines
The Orkney News has no pay wall.
2003 – 2018 A Time of Change?
Scottish Government papers have now been released after the passing of a 15 year period
March of the Women
“Shout, shout, up with your song! Cry with the wind, for the dawn is breaking; March, march, swing you along, Wide blows our banner, and hope is waking.” Ethel Smyth
Ignorance and Want
“British compassion for those who are suffering has been replaced by a punitive, mean-spirited, and often callous approach”
Taking Back Control?The Brexit Deal
By Fiona Grahame “This is the best deal possible….It is the only deal possible.”President Juncker I’ve put off writing about the Brexit Deal because despite its importance probably like most people I […]
