A week after the Supreme Court found the Scottish Government has no powers to legislate for a second independence referendum, isles MP Alistair Carmichael argues that the case for constitutional reform to turn the UK into a modern democracy has never been more pressing.
SOME people in North Isles face shelling out for ferries to the Shetland mainland - before driving or taking the public transport to Brae - to access energy support payments from the UK Government. North Isles councillor Ryan Thomson said it is “entirely unfair” and could.
NORTHERN Isles MP Alistair Carmichael has called for a general election amid turmoil in the Conservative government. Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng was sacked on Friday following criticism of his ‘mini budget’ announced by the government in September. New prime minister Liz Truss.
A WARNING has been made that a proposed forum for island communities around the UK should not just be a “talking shop”. Northern Isles MP Alistair Carmichael welcomed the proposal, which was included in the UK Government’s newly published Levelling Up white paper but said.
NORTHLINK’s decision to remove the islander discount on meals and drinks on board its ferries will be raised in the House of Commons in the form of a parliamentary motion to highlight concern about the move, isles MP Alistair Carmichael has said. The motion reads: “That this.