Lazy scaremongering from George Lyon – must do better
For Argyll reports very rarely mention the party affiliation of any Scottish politician. This is a contribution to focusing on what really matters – the issues, the evidence, the decisions, the...
View ArticleAlyn Smith MEP gets £135 million EID Relief Fund through Brussels committee
Alyn Smith, one of Scotland’s 6 MEPs , has won a breakthrough crucial to farmers. An amendment of his to create a £135 million Relief Fund related to Electronic Identification (EID) of sheep – a...
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SNP carries the fight to Bute
As the prequel to the General Election campaign gathers pace, it is always interesting to find out who’s going where and what’s happening.Mike Mackenzie, the SNP’s candidate for Argyll & Bute’s...
View ArticleEuropean parliament goes for sanctions against unsustainable mackerel fishing
The European Parliament and the Danish Presidency today agreeda comprehensive sanctions package against countries and territories engaged in unsustainable mackerel fishing practices.Iceland and the...
View ArticleThe future of European Fisheries: Struan Stevenson MEP speaking at SAMS on...
With discussions ongoing on the belated reform of the Common Fisheries Policy, this is a critical moment in the shaping of the future of that policy - and for the future of EU Funding in...
View ArticleScottish Islands Federation starts signing up MEPs to election pledge – and...
With the European elections coming up on the inside track, the Scottish Islands Federation [SIF] is working to make sure that the needs of our islands, and those of the smaller islands in particular,...
View ArticleMost pointless vote in most pointless election to most pointless parliament
This Thursday, 22nd May 2014, the member states of the European Union hold elections to the European Parliament.The votes cast are not for candidates. They are for parties. They are voted and counted...
View Article#indyref: 36 answers in 39 steps
Charles Dixon-Spain, one of the three founding energies of For Argyll, the Director whose skills keep it online and whose inventiveness constantly develops its service, recently published an article on...
View ArticleScottish Conservatives call for ‘Electricity free-trade zone’ in North Sea
Scottish Conservative MEP, Dr Ian Duncan, has been in Aberdeen to hear of boosts the oil industry has eeceived from the recent UK budget announcements.As part of the General Election campaign, he also...
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