Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today stood behind concerns raised by fishing industry figures about risks to food price inflation and the future success of fishing due to new visa restrictions.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today called on colleagues to “follow the money” to assess whether the Post Office culture has changed following the Horizon scandal.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today called for a new approach to Scottish farming from the First Minister, Humza Yousaf, ahead of the National Farmers Union Scotland’s Annual General Meeting on Friday.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has lodged a parliamentary motion recognising the work of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution ahead of its 200th anniversary next month.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today called on islanders to give their views to an Ofcom consultation on telecommunications resilience, ahead of the deadline on 1st March.
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.
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
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.
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’.
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur has once again highlighted the risk that island communities such as Orkney may become ‘legal aid deserts’ in light of reports from the Scottish Legal Aid Board that over 439 solicitors in Scotland have left duty schemes.
This week, the 15th Shetland Wool Week celebrates and welcomes knitters from around the globe.
I can now say I have introduced the Queen to Marty Flett. Fortunately, Marty was on his best behaviour, granted not a high bar, but it was enough to keep me out of the Tower of London for now – despite having accidentally ‘photo bombed’ the King...
Responding to the publication of the Scottish Government's evidence submission on assisted dying, Liam McArthur MSP said:
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur has marked this year’s Organ and Tissue Donation Week by highlighting the importance of people discussing their donation decisions with their loved ones.
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur has commended the work of Scotland’s wholesale sector, and highlighted the pivotal role it plays in local communities like Orkney.
Bus and ferry services. Housing, Wind turbines. Mental health. The questions for the panel at Monday morning’s Q&A at Aith Junior High School provided a stimulating start to the week.
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur is supporting proposals to offer scholarships to students studying priority courses in the Scottish islands, stressing how this could help tackle both national skills shortages and demographic challenges.
“They are eating the dogs. They’re eating the cats. They’re eating the pets in Ohio”. I’ve reassured my springer spaniel, Gerry that these are simply the latest incoherent ramblings by Donald Trump.