A retrograde step for an island community
In this ViewPoint contribution former councillor Dr Jonathan Wills wonders why there isn’t already a lively public debate about public sector reform
Local journalists pay tribute to an extraordinary colleague
In this Viewpoint piece the Shetland Fishermen’s Association argues that the Scottish Government’s landing target policy for pelagic vessels should be redesigned to ‘reward genuine economic value’
Marking the 12th anniversary of the 2014 Scottish independence referendum on Friday, journalism student and member of the Scottish Lib Dems Bertie Summers makes a passionate plea against another independence referendum
In this Viewpoint contribution, Danny Parker of Delting comments on the power imbalance between local and central governments, and what needs to happen next
Co-author of Shaetlan – A young language wi aald røts, Roy Mullay, responds to a recent Sunday Times article which discusses his and professor Viveka Velupillai’s work without having spoken to either of them. This Viewpoint contribution is in Shaetlan and in English.
In this ViewPoint contribution, local author and former trustee of Shetland Charitable Trust Dr Jonathan Wills takes a deep dive into local and national history to reveal how Shetland “got a pittance from oil and gas” and asks what this means for community wealth building from the wind industry
In this ViewPoint contribution Shetland MSP Hannah Mary Goodlad explains why she will attend Saturday’s Energy Convention as an elected representative but not as a government minister