SCOTTISH Labour has unveiled a Highlands and Islands manifesto which includes a promise to invest in Scotlandâs ferry fleet and devolve more powers from Edinburgh to local communities.
Party leader Anas Sarwar said: âFor many communities in the Highlands and Islands the pandemic exposed the challenges they have long faced.
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âFrom poor digital connectivity to isolation to barriers in healthcare access, the difficulties posed by the pandemic are by no means new to communities in the Highlands and Islands.
âThe Highlands and Islands cannot afford another five years of bickering about the same old arguments. The next parliament needs to be focused on rebuilding your economy and your communities after Covid.â