Debate Ignites as Orkney Islands Consider Nordic Connections and Loosening UK Ties

…By Henry George for TDPel Media.

Council leader James Stockan has put forward a motion, arguing that alternative forms of governance could offer more economic opportunities for Orkney.

UK Government Rejects the Proposals

However, the motion does not commit the council to any specific option, and any constitutional changes would require a combination of petitions, referenda, and legislation at the Scottish Parliament and the UK Parliament.