“Elections are about ideas, manifestos, Parties & Candidates as well as voting in the Constituency and the List. “
Decision Time Approaches
The Challenges We Face
“funding to Orkney Islands Council follows a tried and tested formula to ensure fairness to all 32 Local Authorities, in Scotland.”
Orcadians Mark Norwegian Constitution Day 2020
“A number of ONFA Committee members and friends visited the cemetery, separately throughout the day for quiet reflection.”
Norwegian Constitution Day
May 17th is Norwegian Constitution Day. Orkney’s links with Norway have remained strong to this day.
The Declaration of Arbroath
John Mowat writes about the background and impact of The Declaration of Arbroath
An Election for Christmas
Orcadian John Mowat shares his views on the upcoming General Election
Orkney’s Norwegian Constitution Day 2019
Why does Orkney celebrate Norwegian Constitution Day? John Mowat Secretary of the Orkney Norway Friendship Association explains the reasons for Norway’s Constitution Day and Orkney’s celebration of it.
Orkney’s Norwegian Constitution Day
John Mowat Secretary of the Orkney Norway Friendship Association explains the reasons for Norway’s Constitution day and Orkney’s celebration of it.
Catalonia
In 1978 Catalonia voted overwhelmingly for the new democratic Spanish Constitution which again recognised Catalonian autonomy and language.
