Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has responded to today’s Autumn Statement from the Chancellor, warning that the Conservatives will get “short shrift” from people who still feel the impact of the “kamikaze budget” of last year.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has secured a parliamentary debate on the future of the UK’s coastguard helicopter services, this Wednesday 22 November.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has warned that pressure for the government to call for a bilateral ceasefire in Gaza “will not be going away” following votes last night in Parliament.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today called for government assurances that islanders will not be “left cut off” in the event of power outages after the planned shutdown of the copper wire network.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has called on ministers from the Treasury to meet with local groups fighting fuel poverty to better understand the challenges in the isles, following the release of provisional statistics.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today called on UK ministers to work with the Scottish government to improve disability assessments for people with Multiple Sclerosis.
Shetland representatives Alistair Carmichael MP and Beatrice Wishart MSP will host the first in-person Digital Forum in the isles since Covid-19 restrictions were lifted.
Orkney and Shetland MP and Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson, Alistair Carmichael, has today warned that if Rishi Sunak cannot sack Suella Braverman as Home Secretary he will be “Prime Minister in name only”.
Northern Isles representatives Alistair Carmichael MP, Beatrice Wishart MSP and Liam MacArthur MSP have today welcomed confirmation by the Scottish government that proposed Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) will not go ahead as planned.
Orkney MSP, Liam McArthur has launched a new search for ‘Orkney’s Local Hero’. The selected Local Hero will join MSPs and other Local Heroes from across Scotland at a special commemorative event in Holyrood on Saturday 29th June.
Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, has repeated his support for Mental Health Awareness Week as the campaign encourages people to get more active to support their mental health.
Scottish Liberal Democrat and Shetland MSP, Beatrice Wishart has launched a new search for ‘Shetland’s Local Hero’.
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur has repeated warnings of “legal aid deserts” emerging in rural Scotland, following the Law Society’s withdrawal from talks on reviewing legal aid fees with the Scottish Government.
Scottish Liberal Democrat and Shetland MSP, Beatrice Wishart has raised the issue of support for police mental health in the Scottish Parliament during mental health awareness week.
In Mental Health Awareness Week, Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur has joined cross-party calls for the Scottish Government to commit long-term funding to the Scottish Men’s Sheds Association, calling it a ‘vital organisation’.
Commenting on the event at Bignold Park where an ambulance took 50 minutes to attend a broken leg, Orkney's MSP Liam McArthur said:
Orkney MSP Liam McArthur has reaffirmed his support for Marie Curie following an event in the Scottish Parliament earlier this week.
As the Scottish Parliament elects a third First Minister in 14 months, it seems we’re o’er blessed to live in interesting times.
