Don’t throw out da tuskar yet
After nine years in the council chamber, independent councillor Emma Macdonald hopes she will be elected to represent Shetland for the Liberal Democrats in the Scottish Parliament. Her approach to politics, she says, is positive and aimed at getting things done
Author Paul Moar rediscovers the forgotten heritage of the local trolls
Following the launch of a fundraising campaign to help Bryan Peterson finance vital brain tumour care abroad, he and his wife Karlin reflect on how they have stayed positive in light of a life-threatening disease
Architect Iain Malcolmson explores how change is not a bad thing, and endorses Hannah Mary Goodlad for the upcoming election
Jago Gibson is a Shetlander who moved back to the isles last year. He was very active in political organising and activism during his time down south, and has a keen interest in the upcoming Scottish parliament elections
On International Women’s Day, SNP parliamentary candidate Hannah Mary Goodlad makes a passionate appeal to call out gender-based obstacles and argues for a new politics
