Councillors believe that centralised decision-making is threatening the community’s sustainabilityThe most northerly part of the UK has voted decisively to consider declaring its independence from Scotland. Shetland Islands council has backed a motion to begin examining options to achieve “financial and political self-determination”. The move stems from a growing sense of frustration over cuts to its funding and moves towards centralised decision-making in Edinburgh and London. A motion, carried by 18 votes to two by island councillors, states: “We believe that Shetland has the wherewithal to have a positive future. However, in recent times we have seen more and more decision-making being centralised and public funding being

Source: The Times September 10, 2020 11:03 UTC