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...
Beatrice Wishart took part in a Testicular Cancer debate during Testicular Cancer Awareness Month. The debate highlighted the work of Scotland’s only dedicated testicular cancer charity, Cahonas Scotland.
After the Easter recess, it was back to Edinburgh and with a new colleague, Jamie Greene MSP, the increase in our parliamentary groups means that the SNP has now lost its majority on the Scottish Parliament’s Bureau.
Spring has truly sprung - lambs aplenty, longer days and fading daffodils.
Scottish Liberal Democrat and Shetland MSP Beatrice Wishart has become a godparent to Belarusian political prisoner Hanna Kurys. Hanna was arrested when she was 21 years old and sentenced in December 2024.
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur today received confirmation from Agriculture Minister Jim Fairlie that NatureScot will carry out census work on raven numbers in Orkney, after Mr McArthur called for such a survey at First Minister’s Questions.
Easter recess offered a chance to spend time at home interspersed with some customary island hopping. First up, a busy day in Sanday, including a surgery and meetings with the local business forum and Development Trust.
Scottish Liberal Democrat and Shetland MSP, Beatrice Wishart has joined Bowel Cancer UK’s #PassItOn campaign this Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, April 2025.
Orkney’s MSP, Liam McArthur has welcomed news that the Scottish Government plans to increase the income threshold for charity audits in Scotland from £500,000 to £1 million, following a review of charity regulation last year.
Delegates gathered in sunny Inverness last weekend for our Spring conference. As well as engagement in debates and policies, it was a chance to hear members’ contributions and from those who have put themselves forward as candidates for election.