peeriebryan Posted February 13, 2021 Report Share Posted February 13, 2021 Interesting article from Laurance Reed in the Spectator (Sep 2020): Freedom for Shetland If Scotland can claim independence — and a 'geographical share' of the oil regardless of population — then why can't Orkney and Shetland? The Shetland Islands Council has voted 18-2 to begin exploring options for achieving financial and political self-determination, which sounds daft – but is it any less daft than Scottish independence? Laurance Reed, a former Hebridean resident (and ex-MP), wrote about this a few years ago for The Spectator pointing out the Scottish islands could become the Dubai of the north... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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