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It’s a Global Issue
The global issue that should be at the top of everyone’s agenda is climate change.
Crowdfunder for General election now live.
Robert Leslie’s crowdfunder is now live and accepting donations.
Leslie backs calls for public ownership of energy in an independent Scotland
Households rationing electricity usage by over 50% and instead burning imported gas in portable heaters to keep their homes warm is deplorable in renewables-rich Orkney. That was the view of Orkney and Shetland SNP candidate Robert Leslie as he backed a resolution at the SNP conference in Aberdeen to bring…
Leslie calls for catamarans to be part of Orkney ferry replacement project
There must be a place for catamarans in plans to replace Orkney’s ageing internal ferry fleet, according to SNP candidate for Orkney and Shetland, Robert Leslie. Mr Leslie made the call as he supported a resolution from Paul Anderson of London branch on rural and island connectivity at the SNP…
Robert Leslie selected to fight Northern Isles seat for SNP at 2024 General Election
The Scottish National Party in Orkney and Shetland has selected Robert Leslie, who came second in the 2019 contest in the islands, as their candidate for the 2024 General Election.
Nicola Resigns, Orkney pays tribute
Orkney SNP has added to the tributes being paid to Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon as she signals the end of her time in office.
UK Refugee scheme still falls short of public will to help Ukraine says Orkney SNP
Orkney SNP has joined calls from across Scotland for the UK Government to step up its efforts to allow Ukrainian refugees easier access to the country.
Maritime Plans for Orkney
Professor Alf Baird, an authority on Scottish and international maritime matters, argues that we undoubtedly have the skills in Scotland to build ships and run ports.
SNP Islands Manifesto 2021
Not all communities are the same. What works in urban Scotland
may not be fit for our rural or island communities and vice versa.
In the last parliament, the SNP delivered the Islands Act, giving
specific legal rights to Scotland’s islands to ensure that government
works with and for our island communities.