Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
13 Sep 2023
News
Press release on the Autumn Statement.
Lib Dems condemn “chaotic and incompetent” budget
17 Nov 2022
Sewage in our Rivers
The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.
14 Sep 2022
Alistair Carmichael - Westminster
Carmichael highlights isles wartime history in Holocaust Memorial Day debate
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today spoken in the Holocaust Memorial Day debate in Parliament, highlighting the need to fight antisemitism and noting the role of the Shetland Bus during the Second World War in rescuing refugees.
25 Jan 2024
Alistair Carmichael - Westminster
Carmichael welcomes Scottish Affairs Committee report on ‘rural premium’ paid by islanders
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today welcomed a new report by the Scottish Affairs Committee on the ‘rural premium’: higher prices that communities in remote rural areas pay, relative to urban areas, to access the same goods and services
25 Jan 2024
Alistair Carmichael - Westminster
“Get the great chieftain o’ the puddin-race exported to the United States” – Carmichael makes call ahead of Burns Night
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today called for fresh action by trade ministers to open up exports of traditional Scottish haggis to the United States, ahead of Burns Night this evening.
25 Jan 2024
Alistair Carmichael - Westminster
“Hold operators’ feet to the fire” – Carmichael speaks in debate on Shared Rural Network progress
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has pressed the government on progress in implementing the Shared Rural Network, a plan to increase mobile coverage in rural parts of the UK and to eliminate ‘not-spots’.
25 Jan 2024
Woking
Council announces proposals to set balanced budget
Detailed proposals that will deliver over £8 million in council service-related savings and support the delivery of a balanced budget for the next financial year have been published.
25 Jan 2024
Councillors slam possible loss of police stations
West End councillors Fraser Macpherson and Michael Crichton have today expressed their deep concern at Police Scotland proposals to close the Ryehill Police Station in Pennycook Lane in their ward area and other proposed closures in Dundee.
25 Jan 2024