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In August 2025, four young Shetland whitefish skippers travelled to investigate the alternative fisheries management models of Norway, Denmark and Iceland. Shetland Fishermen’s Association Executive Officer Daniel Lawson, who accompanied them, writes this account on their impressions of Iceland in particular…
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A man sitting outdoors holds a glass of red wine, smiling. A bicycle with a bag is parked behind him, and string lights hang from trees in the background.
In this Viewpoint, the former Scottish Labour candidate and Shetland Charitable Trust reform campaigner Pete Hamilton offers a response to Jonathan Wills’ recent opinion piece, and provides some suggestions for increasing local control
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A woman with short, wavy blonde hair and a white jacket stands smiling on a street decorated with colorful bunting and stone buildings.
SNP parliamentary candidate Hannah Mary Goodlad explains in this ViewPoint contribution why, in her opinion, Shetland must get the powers to stop the industrialisation of our islands
In this ViewPoint contribution, former parliamentary candidate, former councillor and trustee of Shetland Charitable Trust, journalist and book author Dr Jonathan Wills, offers a lesson in recent local history and in dealing with large energy corporations
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