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Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur has today lodged a motion in the Scottish Parliament congratulating Jodie Brown of Tankerness, who has won the competition to design the medals for the Orkney 2025 Island…
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Tattie picking pushes it hard but gathering kelp was comfortably the most unpleasant task I had growing up in the late 70s and early 80s. Child labour laws are more stringent nowadays, and kelp…
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Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur has expressed disappointment that there is still no timeframe for a return of jury trials to island courts.
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Orkney MSP Liam McArthur today sought assurances from the Deputy First Minister that the Scottish Government will provide all appropriate support necessary to help NHS Orkney put its financial…
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Hosting the star of the Great British Bake Off and getting my first taste of chairing First Ministers Questions made for a busy few days at Holyrood last week that took some digesting.
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Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur has criticised the decision by the Scottish Government not to put in place a replacement vessel to cover MV Hamnavoe during the dry dock period, scheduled for early in the…
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Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney and Scottish Liberal Democrat environment spokesperson, today accused the Scottish Government of “downgrading” its decarbonisation targets after a statement by minister…
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Commenting on news that NHS Orkney has been moved to the first stage of formal escalation in the NHS Scotland Support and Intervention Framework, Orkney MSP Liam McArthur said:
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It seems the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak has decided the best way to prove he’s “the change” the country needs is by making former Prime Minister, David Cameron a peer and appointing him Foreign…
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Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur has warned of misleading letters advertising at-home eye tests around Orkney, after the clinic advertising the tests confirmed to him that they do not offer their services…
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