Shetland Greens councillor Alex Armitage at the autumn conference. Scottish Greens have passed a motion supporting Shetland autonomy – up to the “Faroese model”. Proposed by Shetland Greens councillor Alex Armitage, the motion was backed by 88 per cent of party members at the autumn conference in Dunfermline. “That is why Greens support Scottish independence, and that is why Greens should support Shetlanders if we want to have more power to make decisions that affect us,” Dr Armitage said. The motion agreed to support Shetland to achieve political and economic autonomy, as directed by the “democratic will of the people”, up to and including that of the Faroese.

Source: The Times October 30, 2023 11:32 UTC