Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has called for the “modern gangsters of the sea” – fishing vessels putting others at risk with aggressive actions – to be tackled more effectively by...
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today led a three-hour parliamentary debate on the UK fishing industry, raising a wide range of issues important to coastal communities, including...
Northern Isles representatives Alistair Carmichael MP and Liam McArthur MSP have received an apology for islanders from Post Office representatives following a meeting on the future of the Kirkwall Post Office.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today called on the government to act on rising energy bills and to reinstate Winter Fuel Payments following Ofgem’s announcement that the energy price cap will rise again in January.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today responded to news that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for...
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today secured a three hour “backbench” debate in Parliament on the state of the UK fishing industry, and called on...
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today responded to figures released by the Department for Work and Pensions which estimate that 100,000 more pensioners will fall into relative poverty...
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, today (19th November) met with Northern Isles farmers and NFUS representatives in Parliament to discuss issues impacting agricultural communities, as thousands of farmers came to Westminster...
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today called on the government to ensure that critical national infrastructure undersea in the UK EEZ is protected, following new sightings of...
The season of goodwill and peace to all is upon us again.
Responding to the UK Government announcing that there will be no compensation for WASPI women, Scottish Liberal Democrat and Shetland MSP Beatrice Wishart said:
I was able to attend the External Transport Forum this week highlighting concerns constituents have raised with me to leaders of Loganair and Serco NorthLink.
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur has today spoken out in the Scottish Parliament about the proposed sale and potential closure of the Crown Post Office in Kirkwall, calling for the Post Office to ‘heed the voices of customers, staff and the wider community’.
All eyes were on the budget this week as the Scottish Government made the first statement on details of spending in 2024-25.
Following the annual fisheries round with the UK, Norway and European Union there are cuts in some quotas for important species including cod, reduced by 20%, and herring by 23.9%.
A measure of an event’s significance is often determined by the extent to which we recall where we were on hearing the news. So it was that when I learned of the momentous House of Commons vote.
Commenting on the Scottish Government budget announced today, Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur said:
Scottish Liberal Democrat and Shetland MSP, Beatrice Wishart, has raised ongoing concerns about Shetland’s fire stations with the Minister for Victims and Community Safety, Siobhian Brown MSP during a question session in the Scottish Parliament.
