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WITH JUST four weeks to go until election date on 6 May candidates in Shetland have been focusing on centralisation, the possibilities of a new hospital for Lerwick, more teachers for local schools and the advantages of fixed links rather than ferries to connect the islands.
Scottish Liberal Democrat candidate Beatrice Wishart has called for an end to centralisation, citing the planned centralisation of air traffic control at Inverness as another example of governance not working for island communities.
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âThe centralisation of HIAL is just another chapter in the long book for the SNP,â Wishart said.
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LIBERAL Democrat candidate for Shetland Beatrice Wishart has called on the Scottish Government to provide urgent clarity around future coronavirus restrictions in the islands.
It has been a month since first minister Nicola Sturgeon announced plans to ease restrictions on the Scottish mainland from 26 April.
At the same time, she confirmed that the Scottish Government would consult islanders on how to ease restrictions in the islands, with a trade-off including a travel ban mooted.
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âEvery day without clarity is another damaging day for businesses. Folk in Shetland are yet to see any clarity from the Scottish Government on what it intends to do,â Wishart said.
A NUMBER of local candidates contesting the forthcoming Scottish Parliament election have condemned comments made by independent candidate Peter Tait who is standing on the single issue of opposing same-sex marriage. Tait’s candidacy became public knowledge on Wednesday after.
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