Alistair Carmichael - Member of Parliament for Orkney and Shetland

News

06/11/2007
View from Westminster - Understanding the nature of the evil that we faced is an important part of honouring those who had the bravery to take it on and to defeat it

05/11/2007
CARMICHAEL - “GOVERNMENT MUST ENSURE LIFELINE FLIGHTS ARE PROTECTED”

30/10/2007
CARMICHAEL - “GOULD CONFUSION MUST END”

29/10/2007
CARMICHAEL - “MINISTER MUST PUBLICLY EXPLAIN OR RESIGN”

22/10/2007
CARMICHAEL – “DEFRA’S RESPONSE TO FOOT AND MOUTH CRISIS POLITICALLY AND INTELLECTUALLY INCOHERENT”.

17/10/2007
CARMICHAEL - “SHAMBOLIC TAX CREDIT SYSTEM CONTINUES TO PUNISH LOCAL FAMILIES”

16/10/2007
CARMICHAEL - "MING CAMPBELL GAVE OUR PARTY DRIVE, PURPOSE AND STABILITY"

16/10/2007
CARMICHAEL TO LEAD FOOT AND MOUTH CROSS PARTY MEETING WITH ENVIRONMENT SECRETARY

15/10/2007
CARMICHAEL LEADS PARLIAMENTARY INITATIVE ON FOOT AND MOUTH

05/10/2007
“LEADING RENEWABLE INDUSTRY TO BE PROUD OF” - CARMICHAEL

04/10/2007
CARMICHAEL MEETS WITH 2012 OLYMPIC ORGANISERS

03/10/2007
CARMICHAEL PRESSES MET OFFICE OVER SHETLAND WEATHER RADAR

02/10/2007
TORY PLANS FOR ENGLISH VOTES ARE CONSTITUTIONALLY ILLITERATE - CARMICHAEL

02/10/2007
OFGEM PROPOSALS ‘DISCRIMINATORY AND OUT OF TOUCH’ - CARMICHAEL

01/10/2007
CARMICHAEL JOINS FORCES WITH RNID TO TACKLE TINNITUS

21/09/2007
GOVERNMENT UNDERFUNDING OF DEFRA UNACCEPTABLE

10/08/2007
Kenny Richey Death Sentence Overturned

09/08/2007
LOCAL COMMUNITITES HAVE RIGHT TO KNOW WHICH POST OFFICES MAY CLOSE - CARMICHAEL

03/08/2007
View from Westminster - Solution to Climate Change and BA Baggage Shambles is the same

02/08/2007
SCOTLAND OFFICE COSTS INDEFENSIBLE - CARMICHAEL

01/08/2007
CARMICHAEL NAMED ROAD SAFETY PARLIAMENTARIAN OF THE MONTH

01/08/2007
MIGRANT WORKS ARE VITAL TO ORKNEY ECONOMY - CARMICHAEL

27/07/2007
LIB DEMS HAVE BOLD PLAN TO TACKLE POVERTY - CARMICHAEL

25/07/2007
CARMICHAEL CALLS FOR EARLY RESOLUTION TO COASTGUARD DISPUTE

24/07/2007
POSTCOMM RIGHT TO REJECT ZONAL PRICING - CARMICHAEL

20/07/2007
View from Westminster - Further Devolution is Necessary

11/07/2007
CARMICHAEL SECURES MCA MEETING WITH MINISTER

20/06/2007
CARMICHAEL SECURES PRIME MINISTER’S COMMITMENT ON COASTGUARD INDUSTRIAL ACTION

20/06/2007
DIGITAL CHARGE TO HIT PENSIONERS AND DISABLED - CARMICHAEL

13/06/2007
COMPLACENCY THREATENS UNIVERSAL POSTAL SERVICES - CARMICHAEL

12/06/2007
CARMICHAEL HANDS IN 'SANDAY'S VOICE AGAINST POVERTY' PICTURE AT DOWNING STREET

11/06/2007
CARMICHAEL BACKS CAMPAIGN FOR UK’s SIX MILLION CARERS

11/06/2007
LORD ADVOCATE MUST BE CONSULTED ON DETENTION WITHOUT CHARGE PROPOSALS - CARMICHAEL

08/06/2007
View from Westminster - Fight to Make Poverty History must continue

06/06/2007
ST NINIAN’S ISLE TREASURE SHOULD BE BROUGHT HOME TO SHETLAND - CARMICHAEL

05/06/2007
CARMICHAEL WELCOMES GOVERNMENT U-TURN ON EU TREATY

04/06/2007
ALL COMMUNITIES MUST BE ABLE TO ACCESS POST OFFICE CARD ACCOUNT

25/05/2007
COASTGUARD AGENCY STRIKE ‘COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED’ - CARMICHAEL

25/05/2007
View from Westminster - A Week of Highs and Lows

24/05/2007
CARMICHAEL SIGNS UP TO THE WORLD CAN’T WAIT CAMPAIGN

22/05/2007
TAX CREDIT SHAMBLES CONTINUES TO HIT LOCAL PEOPLE - CARMICHAEL

22/05/2007
GOVERNMENT’S NUCLEAR PLANS WILL UNDERMINE RENEWABLES REVOLUTION - CARMICHAEL

18/05/2007
LOCAL POST OFFICES MUST BE PROTECTED - CARMICHAEL

17/05/2007
MINISTER DEFENDS ROLE OF CROWN ESTATE

17/05/2007
ISLES MUST NOT LOSE OUT WITH DIGITAL SWITCHOVER - CARMICHAEL

11/05/2007
View from Westminster - Scottish politics just got a whole lot more interesting

09/05/2007
CARMICHAEL SEEKS URGENT DEBATE ON MARITIME COASTGUARD AGENCY STRIKE

09/05/2007
TAX CREDIT SYSTEM STILL IN DISARRAY - CARMICHAEL

09/05/2007
CARMICHAEL CALLS FOR INDEPENDENT INQUIRY INTO SCOTTISH PARLIAMNENT ELECTIONS

26/03/2007
CARMICHAEL SEEKS ASSURANCES ON MISSILE DEFENCE LOCATION

22/03/2007
BROWN’S LAST BUDGET WILL HIT POOREST HARDEST - CARMICHAEL

22/03/2007
GOVERNMENT MUST DO MORE TO SUPPORT MARINE RENEWABLES - CARMICHAEL

19/03/2007
View from Westminster - Life gets Interesting as Blair Era draws to a close

16/03/2007
MARINE BILL PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT ROLE OF CROWN ESTATE - CARMICHAEL

15/03/2007
CARMICHAEL VOTES AGAINST TRIDENT RENEWAL

12/03/2007
POST OFFICES MUST KEEP VITAL SERVICES - CARMICHAEL

12/03/2007
LOCAL TORIES HAVE NOTHING TO OFFER MOTORISTS IN THE NORTHERN ISLES - CARMICHAEL

07/03/2007
LIBERAL DEMOCRATS MAKE CASE FOR LOCAL POST OFFICES

20/02/2007
View from Westminster - Road Pricing would be good for the Isles

02/02/2007
View from Westminster - Blair refuses to admit mistakes to parliament

25/01/2007
View from Westminster - Guantanamo is a Victory for Terrorism

24/01/2007
CARMICHAEL PRESSES FOR HUMANE TREATMENT OF ASYLUM FAMILIES

24/01/2007
KENNY RICHEY CASE: CAMPAIGNERS WELCOME FRESH APPEAL AS 20-YEAR POINT LOOMS

24/01/2007
CARMICHAEL BACKS STAGED WITHDRAWAL OF BRITISH FORCES FROM IRAQ

19/01/2007
4,000 LOCAL PEOPLE ENTITLED TO DIGITAL SUPPORT - CARMICHAEL

18/01/2007
CARMICHAEL ENCOURAGES LOCAL VETERANS TO APPLY FOR MEDAL

12/01/2007
View from Westminster - The seeds of Saddam Hussein’s martyrdom have been sown

09/01/2007
CARMICHAEL SLAMS MOVE TO BAN CHEESE ADS ON TV

08/01/2007
GOVERNMENT MUST CUT NUMBER OF PENSIONERS BEING MEANS-TESTED - CARMICHAEL

08/01/2007
GOVERNMENT FAILURE TO BACK ROYAL MAIL IS ‘BREATHTAKING’ - CARMICHAEL

05/01/2007
CARMICHAEL QUESTIONS POSTWATCH SCOTLAND APPOINTMENT

22/12/2006
View from Westminster - New PM will face many challenges in 2007

21/12/2006
CUT IN DAYS AT SEA IS DISAPPOINTING - CARMICHAEL

19/12/2006
SCOTLAND OFFICE REJECT CROWN ESTATE REVIEW - CARMICHAEL

18/12/2006
LIB DEMS CRITICISE EXCESSIVE HIGHLAND AND ISLAND PARCEL POST CHARGES

15/12/2006
POST OFFICE ANNOUNCEMENT THE RESULT OF GOVERNMENT NEGLECT - CARMICHAEL

15/12/2006
FISHERIES MINISTER MUST NOT LET COMMISSION’S ‘IRRATIONAL’ POSITION WIN THE DAY – CARMICHAEL

13/12/2006
CARMICHAEL BACKS BLUE PETER SHOE APPEAL

13/12/2006
CARMICHAEL SLAMS HIDDEN £800M CSA WRITE-OFF

12/12/2006
POSTAL COMPETITION MUST NOT THREATEN UNIVERSAL SERVICE - CARMICHAEL

12/12/2006
CARMICHAEL MAKES CASE FOR LOCAL MARINE RENEWABLES

07/12/2006
BROWN HAS LITTLE REASON TO BE SMUG – CARMICHAEL

07/12/2006
UK PLEASURE BOATS TO LOSE RIGHT TO USE RED DIESEL

05/12/2006
GOVERNMENT ASSURANCES ON ISLE POST OFFICE CLOSURES MUST BE HONOURED - CARMICHAEL

05/12/2006
BLAIR HAS GOT IT WRONG ON TRIDENT – CARMICHAEL

05/12/2006
CARMICHAEL RENEWS CAMPAIGN AGAINST EXCESSIVE DELIVERY CHARGES TO THE NORTHERN ISLES

27/11/2006
CARMICHAEL DEMANDS FAIR TREATMENT FOR LOCAL CSA CASES

15/11/2006
View from Westminster - Time for Loganair to rethink baggage limits

15/11/2006
QUEEN’S SPEECH CONFIRMS THAT LABOUR HAS RUN OUT OF IDEAS - CARMICHAEL

07/11/2006
LABOUR’S COUNCIL TAX REVALUATION WOULD HIT SCOTLAND’S HARD WORKING FAMILIES - CARMICHAEL

03/11/2006
CROWN ESTATE’S ROLE MUST CHANGE - CARMICHAEL

03/11/2006
LOGANAIR AND BA MUST EXPLAIN BAGGAGE POLICY - CARMICHAEL

01/11/2006
REPRIEVE WELCOMES CARMICHAEL'S APPEAL TO GOVERNOR IN KENNY RICHEY CASE

31/10/2006
CARMICHAEL TO VOTE FOR IRAQ INQUIRY

30/10/2006
ORKNEY AND SHETLAND WOULD BE HARD HIT BY POST OFFICE CLOSURES - CARMICHAEL

27/10/2006
View from Westminster - Wishing You a 'Happy Energy Efficiency Week'

25/10/2006
CARMICHAEL SLAMS CUT IN STATE VETERINARY SERVICE

25/10/2006
CARMICHAEL JOINS WASTE WATCHERS

15/10/2006
View from Westminster - Back into thick of it again after recess

12/10/2006
POSTCOMM RIGHT TO HIGHTLIGHT NEED FOR GOVERNMENT ACTION ON POST OFFICES - CARMICHAEL

10/10/2006
STATE AID RULES MUST BE CLEAR AND FAIR - CARMICHAEL

04/10/2006
POSTWATCH RIGHT TO HIGHLIGHT IMPORTANCE OF RURAL POST OFFICES - CARMICHAEL

02/10/2006
View from Westminster - Conference Gets Serious

25/09/2006
View from Westminster - MP Talks Hydrogen (not hot air)

22/09/2006
LIB DEMS VOTE TO CUT PRICE OF FUEL IN THE ISLES

29/08/2006
CARMICHAEL BACKS LOCAL FOOD CAMPAIGN

18/08/2006
View from Westminster - Frustration with Tony Blair Mounts

17/08/2006
ORKNEY AND SHETLAND MUST NOT LOSE OUT ON DIGITAL RADIO - CARMICHAEL

10/08/2006
SECURITY MEASURES HAVE PUBLIC SUPPORT – CARMICHAEL

09/08/2006
600 FAMILIES IN NORTHERN ISLES FAILED BY CSA - CARMICHAEL

09/08/2006
PARLIAMENT MUST BE RECALLED TO DEBATE MIDDLE EAST CRISIS - CARMICHAEL

02/08/2006
HOME OFFICE WILL NOT APPEAL AGAINST SAKCHAI MAKAO DECISION - CARMICHAEL

31/07/2006
HOME OFFICE MUST TAKE HEED OF SAKCHAI JUDGEMENT - CARMICHAEL

25/07/2006
View from Westminster - Standing up against unfair Extradition Treaty

13/07/2006
GOVERNMENT ATTITUDE TO OMBUDSMAN DEMONSTRATES ARROGANCE - CARMICHAEL

11/07/2006
CARMICHAEL ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED AT SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME TO SAKCHAI’S APPEAL

11/07/2006
GOVERNMENT STILL LACKING COHERENT ENERGY POLICY - CARMICHAEL

11/07/2006
CARMICHAEL URGES GOVERNMENT TO BE LESS CAUTIOUS ON ROAD PRICING

11/07/2006
View from Westminster - Superficial Cameron is playing a dangerous constitutional game

05/07/2006
TORIES AND LABOUR UNITE TO BLOCK FAIR FUEL PRICES IN NORTHERN ISLES

05/07/2006
100 MPs BACK SAKCHAI MOTION

04/07/2006
GOVERNMENT RECOGNISES LOCAL SUPPORT FOR SAKCHAI MAKAO

04/07/2006
CARMICHAEL BACKS PUSH FOR FAIR FUEL PRICES

27/06/2006
View from Westminster - Sakchai’s release is not the end of the story

27/06/2006
RISING COMPLAINTS UNDERLINE NEED FOR CHILD SUPPORT OVERHAUL - CARMICHAEL

23/06/2006
CARMICHAEL SLAMS GOVERNMENT INACTION ON RURAL POST OFFICE STRATEGY

20/06/2006
CARMICHAEL WELCOMES BAIL FOR SAKCHAI

15/06/2006
CARMICHAEL TABLES CROSS-PARTY MOTION IN SUPPORT OF SAKCHAI MAKAO

14/06/2006
CARMICHAEL SLAMS TV LICENSING FOR TELLING SHETLANDERS TO TRAVEL 600 MILES TO PAY FOR LICENCES

14/06/2006
ONE IN FIVE SCOTTISH POST OFFICES CLOSE UNDER LABOUR - CARMICHAEL

13/06/2006
CARMICHAEL TO MAKE CASE FOR LOCAL POST OFFICE NETWORK

09/06/2006
View from Westminster - A Thought Provoking Week in the Isles

09/06/2006
CARMICHAEL CALLS FOR MINISTER TO GO AS 1,500 LOCAL FAMILIES REPAY £1.2 MILLION OF TAX CREDITS

08/06/2006
POSTCOMM MUST ENGAGE WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES – CARMICHAEL

07/06/2006
CARMICHAEL STATEMENT ON SAKCHAI MAKAO

07/06/2006
CARMICHAEL BACKS CARERS’ WEEK 2006

07/06/2006
CARMICHAEL SLAMS GOVERNMENT’S ‘FOOLISH’ DRUG THRESHOLD PLAN

06/06/2006
CARMICHAEL SIGNS THE PLEDGE

01/06/2006
CARMICHAEL CALLS FOR OVERHAUL OF CHAOTIC TAX CREDIT SYSTEM

01/06/2006
TV LICENSING SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO WALK AWAY FROM ISLANDERS - CARMICHAEL

30/05/2006
Alistair's weekly article

26/05/2006
PENSIONS WHITE PAPER UNLIKELY TO PROVIDE A LONG-TERM SETTLEMENT FOR PENSIONS - CARMICHAEL

18/05/2006
MISSED PENSIONS CREDIT TARGET UNDERLINES NEED FOR FUNDAMENTAL PENSIONS REFORM - CARMICHAEL

18/05/2006
FARMING MINISTER SHOULD BE A FULL TIME JOB - CARMICHAEL

18/05/2006
Alistair's weekly article

18/05/2006
CARMICHAEL WELCOMES START OF DISCOUNTED AIR FARES FOR ISLANDERS

12/05/2006
CARMICHAEL WELCOMES MOVEMENT OVER TELEVISION LICENCES

11/05/2006
“GOVERNMENT STILL HAS QUESTIONS TO ANSWER ON SEARCH AND RESCUE CONTRACT” – CARMICHAEL

02/05/2006
CARMICHAEL ATTACKS THE INCREASING COMPLEXITY OF THE BENEFITS SYSTEM

02/05/2006
CARMICHAEL QUESTIONS HOW THE MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR TAX CREDITS HAS SURVIVED

02/05/2006
CARMICHAEL PRESSES SHIPPING MINISTER OVER FUTURE USE OF SCAPA FLOW AS A CONTAINER HUB

18/04/2006
BROWN’S NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES COULD BE GOOD FOR NORTHERN ISLES – CARMICHAEL

18/04/2006
OFGEM CONSULTATION A KEY OPPORTUNITY FOR NORTHERN ISLES RENEWABLE ENERGY - CARMICHAEL

18/04/2006
TV LICENCE DECISION IS ANOTHER NAIL IN THE COFFIN OF RURAL POST OFFICES – CARMICHAEL

18/04/2006
CARMICHAEL WELCOMES REPRIEVE FOR SHETLAND TA UNIT

18/04/2006
BROWN’S NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES COULD BE GOOD FOR NORTHERN ISLES – CARMICHAEL

18/04/2006
CHANCELLOR’S COMPENSATION FOR TERRORISM’S FORGOTTEN VICTIMS TOTALLY INADEQUATE - CARMICHAEL

18/04/2006
CARMICHAEL SUPPORTS SUB-POSTMASTERS CAMPAIGN TO SAVE THE POST OFFICE CARD ACCOUNT

18/04/2006
PROBLEMS OF NUCLEAR WASTE UNDERMINE CASE FOR NEW GENERATION OF REACTORS - CARMICHAEL

17/03/2006
CARMICHAEL SLAMS TORIES OVER CLIMATE CHANGE BILL

16/03/2006
Alistair's weekly article - 14 March 2006

13/03/2006
CARMICHAEL DELIGHTED WITH PROMOTION TO TRANSPORT

13/03/2006
LABOUR’S FAILURE ON CHILD POVERTY LEAVES THEIR WELFARE REFORM AMBITIONS IN A SHAMBLES – CARMICHAEL

13/03/2006
LIGHT DUES DECISION WELCOME BUT MORE ACCOUNTABILITY NECESSARY - CARMICHAEL

13/03/2006
CARMICHAEL CALLS FOR COMPENSATION FOR TERRORISM’S FORGOTTEN VICTIMS

08/03/2006
Alistair's weekly article - 1 March 2006

08/03/2006
GOVERNMENT SHOULD LISTEN TO ITS OWN ADVISERS ON NUCLEAR POWER - CARMICHAEL

02/03/2006
GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS ON COASTAL PROTECTION “TIMID TO THE POINT OF USELESSNESS” - CARMICHAEL

02/03/2006
CARMICHAEL DEMANDS ANSWERS ON CLOSURE OF SHETLAND TA UNIT

23/02/2006
CARMICHAEL WARNS POST OFFICE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OVER THREATENED CLOSURES

16/02/2006
CARMICHAEL ATTACKS GOVERNMENT ON ‘GLORIFICATION’ OF TERRORISM

14/02/2006
SECOND CSA REVIEW IN A YEAR IS BEYOND ABSURD – CARMICHAEL

14/02/2006
GOVERNMENT LACK COURAGE OF THEIR CONVICTIONS ON ID CARDS - CARMICHAEL

06/02/2006
MINISTERS MUST WAKE UP TO THE THREAT TO OCCUPATIONAL PENSIONS - CARMICHAEL

06/02/2006
VIOLENT PROTESTS UNACCEPTABLE - CARMICHAEL

31/01/2006
CARMICHAEL WELCOMES MET OFFICE RETHINK

26/01/2006
NORTHERN ISLE’S INCAPACITY CLAIMANTS LET DOWN BY GOVERNMENT- CARMICHAEL

13/01/2006
CARMICHAEL BACKS HEARING AID CAMPAIGN

09/01/2006
CARMICHAEL CALLS FOR MORE ACTION ON CHILD POVERTY

22/12/2005
CARMICHAEL COMMENTS ON FISHING DEAL

14/12/2005
RICHEY CAMPAIGNERS WELCOME ‘CONSTRUCTIVE’ MEETING WITH FOREIGN OFFICE

13/12/2005
CARMICHAEL CALLS FOR ‘HUMANE’ TREATMENT OF ASYLUM SEEKER CHILDREN

09/12/2005
View from Westminster - 'Mystery Cat' Chancellor avoids blame

08/12/2005
CARMICHAEL CALLS FOR COD RECOVERY PLAN REVIEW

08/12/2005
MCA GUARANTEE FUTURE OF HELICOPTER RESCUE STAFF AT SUMBURGH - CARMICHAEL

07/12/2005
PORT STRATEGY MUST BE RIGHT FOR NORTHERN EUROPE - CARMICHAEL

06/12/2005
PRE-BUDGET STATEMENT IS A MIXED BAG - CARMICHAEL

02/12/2005
CARMICHAEL’S CARERS’ RIGHTS DAY CALL

02/12/2005
CARMICHAEL JOINS CAMPAIGNERS ON ‘WORLD AIDS DAY’

01/12/2005
DRUG REVIEW COULD BACKFIRE - CARMICHAEL

30/11/2005
CHANCELLOR MUST NOT BE ALLOWED TO BREAK PENSIONS CONSENSUS - CARMICHAEL

29/11/2005
NO NEW NUCLEAR - CARMICHAEL

29/11/2005
CARMICHAEL QUESTIONS FUTURE OF POSTWATCH

28/11/2005
View from Westminster - Blair Backs Nuclear Cuckoo

24/11/2005
FAILING CSA MUST BE SCRAPPED - CARMICHAEL

11/11/2005
CARMICHAEL WELCOMES EXTENSION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY PRICE CAP FOR 10 MORE YEARS

10/11/2005
CARMICHAEL WELCOMES PROGRESS ON ABERDEEN MET OFFICE

09/11/2005
CARMICHAEL WELCOMES GOVERNMENT DEFEAT ON 90 DAY DETENTION

08/11/2005
HOME OFFICE SNUBS LORD ADVOCATE - CARMICHAEL

03/11/2005
1100 LOCAL WOMEN PENSIONERS EXCLUDED FROM £200 PAYMENT - CARMICHAEL

31/10/2005
View from Westminster - Carmichael enters New Labour Wonderland

19/10/2005
ID CARDS WILL BE NEW LABOUR’S POLL TAX -CARMICHAEL

14/10/2005
View from Westminster - Praying for opposition against protest ban

14/10/2005
COST OF CROWN ESTATE SPIN INCREASES BY 66% IN ONE YEAR - CARMICHAEL

13/10/2005
CARMICHAEL UNCOVERS POSTCOMM ADVICE TO CLOSE 1,600 RURAL POST OFFICES

12/10/2005
CARMICHAEL DEFENDS RIGHT TO PROTEST IN PARLIAMENT SQUARE

11/10/2005
CARMICHAEL SLAMS GOVERNMENT ON BENEFIT FRAUD AND ERROR

10/10/2005
CARMICHAEL CALLS ON TREASURY TO SCRAP VAT ON RNLI DONATIONS

04/10/2005
CARMICHAEL, WALLACE AND SCOTT MAKE CASE FOR SCOTLAND’S MET OFFICE

16/09/2005
View from Westminster - Could Hurricane Katrina Be a Wind of Change?

15/09/2005
CARMICHAEL WELCOMES CROWN ESTATE REVIEW OF FISH FARMING RENTS

15/09/2005
CARMICHAEL BACKS MACMILLAN CANCER RELIEF’S WORLD’S BIGGEST COFFEE MORNING

14/09/2005
CARMICHAEL SEEKS LOCAL NOMINATIONS FOR QUEEN’S VOLUNTEER AWARDS

13/09/2005
ORKNEY PETROL PRICES INCREASE BY 10% IN FIVE MONTHS - CARMICHAEL

13/09/2005
SHETLAND PETROL PRICES INCREASE BY 12.5% IN FIVE MONTHS - CARMICHAEL

08/09/2005
TAX CREDIT ‘CHAOS’ CONTINUES - CARMICHAEL

05/09/2005
View from Westminster - London is not the same after 7 July

31/08/2005
GOVERNMENT MUST NOT FUEL MARKET FOR SECOND HOMES - CARMICHAEL

30/08/2005
CARMICHAEL SEEKS ANSWERS ON PAPA STOUR POST OFFICE TEMPORARY CLOSURE

17/08/2005
CARMICHAEL SLAMS BLUNKETT COMMENTS ON CITIZEN’S PENSION

05/08/2005
View from Westminster - Carmichael gets a new parliamentary t-shirt

29/07/2005
View from Westminster - A week of contrasts

27/07/2005
GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES CONSULTATION ON RENEWABLE ENERGY PRICE CAP - CARMICHAEL

21/07/2005
CLOSURE OF RAF SAXA VORD A ‘DEVASTATING BLOW’ - CARMICHAEL

13/07/2005
CROWN ESTATE PROFITS HIT RECORD HIGH - CARMICHAEL

12/07/2005
CARMICHAEL CRITICISES EU VITAMIN RULING

11/07/2005
View from Westminster - ID Cards threaten our liberties

05/07/2005
CARMICHAEL MAKES CASE FOR NORTHERN ISLES NOT TO BE LEFT BEHIND WITH DIGITAL SWITCHOVER

01/07/2005
HISTORIC SCOTLAND BUREAUCRATS THWART MAKE POVERTY HISTORY CAMPAIGNERS - CARMICHAEL

30/06/2005
KENNY RICHEY CASE: DISAPPOINTMENT AT DELAYS IN JUSTICE

27/06/2005
CARMICHAEL SEEKS ANSWERS ON COASTGUARD AGENCY SAFETY ALLEGATIONS

24/06/2005
View from Westminster - Will the 'Walking Thermometer' return to help Make Poverty History?

23/06/2005
CARMICHAEL SLAMS MET OFFICE CENTRALISATION

23/06/2005
CARMICHAEL CALLS FOR INDEPENDENT REGULATOR TO PROTECT SUPERMARKET SUPPLIERS

22/06/2005
REPORTS ADD TO CASE TO WRITE OFF TAX CREDIT OVERPAYMENTS - CARMICHAEL

20/06/2005
LIB DEMS HIGHLIGHT ‘UNFAIR’ FUEL COSTS IN NORTH OF SCOTLAND

15/06/2005
MET OFFICE MUST RESTORE MARINE WEATHER FORECAST TEXT MESSAGES FOR ORKNEY AND SHETLAND - CARMICHAEL

15/06/2005
CARMICHAEL WELCOMES ‘PROGRESS AT LAST’ ON HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGY

13/06/2005
View from Westminster - Death of EU Constitution Will Be Mourned By Few

09/06/2005
CARMICHAEL QUESTIONS USE OF TERRORISM LAWS TO STOP AND SEARCH G8 PROTESTERS

09/06/2005
CARMICHAEL CALLS FOR FAIR PENALTIES FOR UK FISHERMEN

08/06/2005
CARMICHAEL CONDEMNS PLAN FOR EXTRA TAXES ON LOCAL FLIGHTS

06/06/2005
CARMICHAEL BACKS ROAD PRICING

06/06/2005
LOCAL YOUNG VOTERS WANT POLICE NOT PLASTIC - CARMICHAEL

02/06/2005
1,400 LOCAL FAMILIES REPAYING OVER £1.5MILLION OF TAX CREDITS - CARMICHAEL

01/06/2005
CARMICHAEL SLAMS POSTCOMM PRICE CAP PROPOSAL

01/06/2005
DIGITAL SERVICES MUST REACH MORE PEOPLE - CARMICHAEL

31/05/2005
View from Westminster - New Parliament is no place for Carmichael Cynicism

31/05/2005
CARMICHAEL RENEWS CAMPAIGN ON RED DIESEL

19/05/2005
NORTHERN ISLES MUST BE VISIBLE ON BBC WEATHER MAP - CARMICHAEL

16/05/2005
EU TO INVESTIGATE RENEWABLE ENERGY TRANSMISSION CHARGES - CARMICHAEL

13/05/2005
View from Westminster - Voting system is 'affront to democracy'

06/04/2005
CARMICHAEL WELCOMES BORG COMMITMENT TO VISIT NORTHERN ISLES

06/04/2005
CARMICHAEL HAS THE LAST WORD WITH BLAIR

01/04/2005
CARMICHAEL, SCOTT AND LOCAL FISHING LEADERS TO MEET EU FISHERIES COMMISSIONER

23/03/2005
NUCLEAR ENERGY IS ‘OFF THE AGENDA’ - CARMICHAEL

23/03/2005
CARMICHAEL REMINDS PENSIONERS OF WINTER PAYMENT DEADLINE

21/03/2005
CARMICHAEL CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE CLEAR GUIDELINES TO PROTECT PUBLIC AND BUSINESSES FROM IDENTITY THEFT

18/03/2005
GOVERNMENT BRIBE IS SEXIST AND AGEIST - CARMICHAEL

18/03/2005
CARMICHAEL CALLS FOR ACTION ON ‘MONKFISH SCANDAL’

18/03/2005
View from Westminster - Thursday lasts 42 hours

17/03/2005
BUDGET ‘TIMID’ - CARMICHAEL

10/03/2005
CHANCELLOR SHOULD HELP FIRST TIME BUYERS IN BUDGET - CARMICHAEL

09/03/2005
CARMICHAEL MEETS FAIRTRADE FARMERS

08/03/2005
CARMICHAEL WELCOMES GOVERNMENT MOVES TO LIMIT RENEWABLE ACCESS CHARGES

04/03/2005
View from Westminster - Taking Liberties

03/03/2005
CARMICHAEL BACKS CARERS’ CAMPAIGN

02/03/2005
CARMICHAEL MAKES PLEA ON LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTATION

02/03/2005
BBC MUST MAINTAIN HIGH QUALITY LOCAL SERVICES - CARMICHAEL

28/02/2005
ACTION NEEDED TO HELP FIRST-TIME BUYERS - CARMICHAEL

28/02/2005
SCOTLAND’S PENSIONERS DESERVE BETTER - CARMICHAEL

24/02/2005
WESTMINSTER GOVERNMENT MUST CONSULT SCOTLAND ON ANTI-TERRORISM BILL - CARMICHAEL

21/02/2005
GOVERNMENT MUST ACT TO TACKLE GROWING CONSUMER DEBT - CARMICHAEL

21/02/2005
POSTWATCH IS FAILING LOCAL COMMUNITIES - CARMICHAEL

18/02/2005
View from Westminster - Listening to a Wise Old Man in Trafalgar Square

18/02/2005
WHY THE RUSH TO OPEN UP THE MAIL MARKET ASKS CARMICHAEL

10/02/2005
FARMERS SHOULD NOT CARRY THE COST OF SUPERMARKET SPECIAL OFFERS - CARMICHAEL

09/02/2005
PROPOSED CHARGES ON NORTHERN ISLE RENEWABLES BREAK EU RULES - CARMICHAEL

07/02/2005
CROWN ESTATE INCOME FROM SHETLAND SHELLFISH FARMERS SOARS - CARMICHAEL

07/02/2005
CARMICHAEL WELCOMES EU SALMON DUMPING MEASURES

07/02/2005
CARMICHAEL STEPS UP PLEASURE BOAT FUEL CAMPAIGN

04/02/2005
View from Westminster - Groundhog Day at Ofgem

04/02/2005
OVER 750 LOCAL PENSIONER HOUSEHOLDS MISSING OUT ON PENSION CREDIT - CARMICHAEL

03/02/2005
DEBT RELIEF MUST NOT DAMAGE ESSENTIAL SERVICES - CARMICHAEL

01/02/2005
REFORM OF BENEFITS SYSTEM MUST RESULT IN GREATER FLEXIBILITY - CARMICHAEL

31/01/2005
GOVERNMENT TO PENALISE REMOTE COMMUNITIES WITH NEW PASSPORT REGULATIONS - CARMICHAEL

28/01/2005
NEW GAS TRANSPORT RULES WILL CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR ISLES - CARMICHAEL

27/01/2005
OFGEM INSIST ON APPLYING ‘PERVERSE’ CHARGES ON NORTHERN ISLES RENEWABLES - CARMICHAEL

26/01/2005
CARMICHAEL TO MEET OFGEM CHAIRMAN TO DISCUSS RENEWABLE ACCESS CHARGES

25/01/2005
CARMICHAEL WELCOMES PROGRESS IN KENNY RICHEY CASE

25/01/2005
WESTMINSTER GOVERNMENT IS FAILING PENSIONERS - CARMICHAEL

24/01/2005
View from Westminster - Defection and Drugs as 'Pre-election' Campaigns Begin

24/01/2005
CARMICHAEL BACKS NFU CAMPAIGN FOR FAIR TREATMENT

20/01/2005
ABOLITION OF PENSION BOOKS AND BAD WEATHER CAUSE DIFFICULTIES FOR LOCAL PENSIONERS - CARMICHAEL

11/01/2005
NORTHERN ISLES RENEWABLES MUST NOT BE PRICED OUT OF THE MARKET - CARMICHAEL

10/01/2005
LOCAL PENSIONERS ARE MISSING OUT ON COUNCIL TAX REBATES - CARMICHAEL

07/01/2005
View from Westminster - World Bank and IMF must match public generosity after Tsunami

23/12/2004
View from Finstown - Carmichael Misses Week of Political Excitement with Flu

22/12/2004
CROWN ESTATE PLAYING SCROOGE THIS CHRISTMAS - CARMICHAEL

22/12/2004
CARMICHAEL GIVES CAUTIOUS WELCOME TO FISHERIES DEAL

21/12/2004
CARMICHAEL WELCOMES DROPPING OF CLOSED AREAS

21/12/2004
HYDROGEN ECONOMY COULD REVOLUTIONISE REMOTE AND PERIPHERAL COMMUNITIES - CARMICHAEL

20/12/2004
CARMICHAEL TO VOTE AGAINST ID CARDS

20/12/2004
EXTRA INVESTMENT IN ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION NETWORK MUST BE MATCHED WITH FAIR ACCESS CHARGES - CARMICHAEL

16/12/2004
GOVERNMENT WRONG TO MERGE SCOTTISH REGIMENTS - CARMICHAEL

10/12/2004
View from Westminster - 'Real McCoy' apology but not from the Chancellor

09/12/2004
NORTHERN ISLE SALMON FARMERS MUST HAVE LEVEL PLAYING FIELD WITH COMPETITORS - CARMICHAEL

09/12/2004
HEWITT TELLS CARMICHAEL - CITIZEN’S PENSION WOULD HELP WOMEN PENSIONERS

09/12/2004
CARMICHAEL CHALLENGES BLAIR OVER INQUIRY INTO NUMBER OF IRAQI CIVILIAN DEATHS

07/12/2004
ROYAL COMMISSION REPORT OWES MORE TO POLITICS THAN SCIENCE - CARMICHAEL

06/12/2004
GOVERNMENT MUST HAVE POWER TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM HIGH PAYOUT GAMBLING - CARMICHAEL

03/12/2004
DEPARTURE OF FISCHLER GIVES GOVERNMENT OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE FISHERIES DEAL - CARMICHAEL

03/12/2004
CARMICHAEL SLAMS £50 CUT IN PENSIONER BENEFIT

02/12/2004
‘BROWN COMPLACENT ON ECONOMIC SITUATION’ - CARMICHAEL

30/11/2004
BRITISH FBI MUST NOT ‘RIDE ROUGHSHOD’ OVER SCOTS LAW - CARMICHAEL

29/11/2004
ISRAELI SECURITY WALL IS BARRIER TO PEACE - CARMICHAEL

26/11/2004
View from Westminster - Pomp, ceremony, dignity and La Bamba

19/11/2004
CARMICHAEL WELCOMES ROYAL MAIL PROFITS

18/11/2004
FISHERMEN MUST BE CONSULTED DURING FISHERIES COUNCIL - CARMICHAEL

15/11/2004
DETENTION WITHOUT CHARGE AT BELMARSH SHOULD END - CARMICHAEL

12/11/2004
View from Westminister - Are Brownies the answer to Obesity?

10/11/2004
‘BLAIR CAN’T SEE THE WOOD FOR THE TREES ON RUSSIAN MEDALS’ - CARMICHAEL

08/11/2004
CARMICHAEL CALLS FOR ACTION TO TACKLE PENSIONER POVERTY

05/11/2004
CARMICHAEL LAUNCHES WEBSITE

04/11/2004
MINISTER ACCEPTS ISLES CASE ON TRANSMISSION CHARGES - CARMICHAEL

04/11/2004
RACs MUST NOT BE AN END IN THEMSELVES - CARMICHAEL

04/11/2004
NEEDS OF POOR COUNTRIES MUST BE PRIORITY - CARMICHAEL

01/11/2004
NORTHERN ISLES MUST NOT LOSE OUT WITH DIGITAL SWITCHOVER - CARMICHAEL

29/10/2004
View from Westminster - Publication of Expenses

28/10/2004
CARMICHAEL BACKS SUBPOSTMASTERS MANIFESTO

28/10/2004
CARMICHAEL BACKS CAMPAIGN FOR CITIZEN’S PENSION

25/10/2004
CARMICHAEL JOINS BIG TURN OFF

21/10/2004
HADDOCK PERMIT SCHEME MUST GO - CARMICHAEL

20/10/2004
GOVERNMENT SHOULD RESPOND TO STRATEGY UNIT FISHING REPORT THIS YEAR - CARMICHAEL

19/10/2004
CARMICHAEL RESISTS PLAN TO PUT BRITISH TROOPS UNDER US CONTROL IN IRAQ

18/10/2004
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DISAPPEARANCE OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS IN IRAQ ASKS CARMICHAEL

18/10/2004
CARMICHAEL TO OPPOSE TIME CHANGE BILL

18/10/2004
View from Westminster

18/10/2004
CARMICHAEL WELCOMES PROGRESS ON PARCEL POST

04/10/2004
View from Westminster - Lib Dem Conference lacked White Witch Magic

04/10/2004
BOAT USERS WON’T BE REASSURED BY GOVERNMENT AMBIGUITY - CARMICHAEL

16/09/2004
CARMICHAEL WELCOMES MONEY FOR POST OFFICES BUT CALLS FOR GOVERNMENT STRATEGY

16/09/2004
CARMICHAEL URGES GOVERNMENT TO ‘GET TO GRIPS’ WITH ISLAND PARCEL POST

16/09/2004
GOVERNMENT FAILURE TO HONOUR RUSSIAN CONVOY VETERANS IS ‘UNFORGIVABLE’ - CARMICHAEL

10/09/2004
CARMICHAEL REGRETS DEPARTURE OF ANOTHER ENERGY MINISTER

09/09/2004
OFGEM MUST NOT PRICE RENEWABLES OUT OF THE MARKET - CARMICHAEL

08/09/2004
COST OF LEISURE BOAT FUEL TO TRIPLE - CARMICHAEL

01/09/2004
VIEW FROM WESTMINSTER: KIRKWALL GRAMMAR VISIT WESTMINSTER

10/08/2004
Carmichael Attends Opening of Marine Energy Centre

03/08/2004
Cost of Crown Estate Spin Hits New High

22/07/2004
Government needs to ‘Get Real’ on Industrial Fishi

21/07/2004
Detention of Children in Dungavel must end ‘sooner

21/07/2004
Over 200 MPs and MSPs sign Amicus Curiae (‘Friend

21/07/2004
Road Congestion Charging Could Reduce Excessive Pe

21/07/2004
Carmichael Backs Hall of Clestrain Campaign

21/07/2004
Coastguard Agency Must Answer Report Concerns - Ca

30/06/2004
Carmichael Highlights Flaws in Strategy Unit Repor

21/06/2004
Carmichael Backs Calls to Abolish CSA

21/06/2004
Carmichael Does a Mile for Sport Relief

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