“Male-dominated jobs such as farming, fishing and forestry, which are important sectors in the Highlands and Islands, also have some of the highest suicide rates”
“According to the latest figures of boxes distributed by health boards, 235,622 boxes have been distributed across Scotland since the start of the scheme, with 908 having gone to families in Orkney.”
“The saying that a week is a long time in politics is depressingly apt for the period we are living in right now.”
“A rural visa has the potential to help address this massive gap in the workforce. ” Emma Roddick MSP
“As MSPs returned to Holyrood this week I was pleased to welcome Tuesday’s Programme for Government.”
The medicine chest of Bonnie Prince Charlie’s personal physician, used at the Battle of Culloden, will be featured for the first time as part of a new public exhibition, “Remote and Rural Remedies”.
“The scale of support that will be required after a 77% price increase ahead of the coming winter is almost unthinkable”
” it’s only with the full powers of independence that we can make that hope a reality.”
“the differing policy choices of the Scottish and UK Government had an effect on the financial stability of airports in Scotland as these policies did not always align.”
“These figures are utterly astounding. The combined total for the Highlands and Islands is almost half a billion pounds (£417,611,000).” – Rhoda Grant MSP
