Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today in Parliament highlighted the “mistake” of excluding food and drink producers from the government’s industrial strategy.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today condemned news that the government is softening planned sanctions on Russian oil and gas.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has condemned the “disgraceful response” of the SNP government after it emerged that they had ignored Shetland’s Regional Marine Plan when imposing economic link rules on local fishermen.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today welcomed news that the US will remove all tariffs and restrictions on whisky imports following King Charles’s state visit this week.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today backed farmer concerns about the impact of proposed price caps on food, which risk undermining farm and croft profitability.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has said that revelations today of further Russian military activity in waters north of the UK reinforced the strategic importance of the Northern Isles.
The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Fisheries has today (8 April 2026) launched a Call for Evidence, inviting input from anyone with a stake in the UK fishing industry.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today warned that the new EU-Australia trade agreement “drives home just how disastrously Boris Johnson mishandled our own trade negotiations” in 2022.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has said that there is support for the Palestinian people “the length and breadth of this country”, after hosting the Ambassador of Palestine, Husam Zomlot in Parliament.
Orkney’s Summer of Sport got off to a flyer at the weekend with a fourth consecutive victory in the Junior Inter County against Shetland, including wins in four of the five sports.
Orkney's MSP Liam McArthur has today urged the Scottish Government to ensure local authorities receive adequate funding to invest in community sporting facilities, events, and opportunities.
Orkney's MSP Liam McArthur has today called on the First Minister to instruct Highlands and Islands Airports Limited to reach an agreement with Loganair that would prevent service cuts on routes that connect the Northern and Western Isles with the Scottis
Liam McArthur, Orkney’s MSP has today asked the Scottish Government what specific steps it will take to strengthen digital infrastructure in island communities
During a Scottish Government debate on Scotland’s energy, Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur today moved an amendment calling for the government to strengthen community benefit obligations for renewable developers.
OK, who knew it was even possible to spend £110 on a pencil sharpener? Just one item on a truly astonishing list of purchases made by former SNP Chief Executive, Peter Murrell using funds embezzled from the party’s coffers.
Orkney’s MSP, Liam McArthur, has today written to BT to voice concerns about the approach taken to financial compensation for customers impacted by the outage caused by the subsea cable fault
Liam McArthur, Orkney’s MSP has today responded to news that the Scottish Government proposals to extend enhanced greening measures to areas of permanent grassland have been paused.
‘Thank you’ hardly seems adequate in response to last week’s election result here in Orkney. It has been the privilege of my life to represent our islands at Holyrood over the past 19 years so to receive such an endorsement from voters is truly humbling.