SNP protect Living Wage

Western Isles SNP were successful last Thursday in protecting the Living Wage.

Trade Union funding restored

The SNP Group at the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar welcomed another u-turn by the ruling council administration who restored funding to the trade unions on Thursday.

Carloway says YES to Scottish Independence

Carloway hosted an Independence referendum last week which gave the Yes Campaign and the No Campaign a chance to debate with a vote at the end.

Fuel poverty in the Outer Hebrides - the worst in Western Europe

I think since I joined the council two years ago, I had not seen such shocking statistics as I did today when a summary of the Western Isles Fuel Poverty survey was presented to the Environment and Protective Services Committee to which I am a member.

Comhairle Transport Disconnect

Travel through the Comhairle nan Eileen Siar, local government area, is now more "cost-effective" when routed through Glasgow.

Reaction to labour moving towards YES

I warmly welcome the news in the past week from the poll in the Daily Record that shows 25% of Labour voters are now planning to vote Yes in the referendum.

Blue labour quotes

"Scotland cannot be the only something for nothing country in the world,"

“Even if the SNP was right and there was a grand, great thing at the end of therainbow for the SNP and its debate for independence, I would still be against it.

If the Scottish people are going to be better off economically and so on, I would still be against breaking away from the Union.“

“Whether one likes it or not, it is in the interests of the unionists to lower the tone.” 

“There is no point funding free care for the elderly when half the people in the poorest parts of Scotland do not live long enough to take advantage.” 

“Every time your granny or your uncle or your auntie came up here they’d have to get currency in order to come and visit you.” 

“I think it is, in a sense, fraudulent to give the impression that if there is a No vote, Scotland will still get greater powers. The prospect of further powers is ridiculous.” 

“I’m not saying that, y’know, we can’t develop our own welfare system, I’m saying we shouldn’t develop our own welfare system.”