![Gary Robinson is eager to ensure the UK and Scottish Governments honour their pledges to Shetland.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/140815_framework_for_the_islands_pose-240x140.jpg)
SIC to ‘strike while iron is hot’ to gain influence
![Gary Robinson is eager to ensure the UK and Scottish Governments honour their pledges to Shetland.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/140815_framework_for_the_islands_pose-240x140.jpg)
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![Alistair Carmichael MP](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Carmichael_a-240x140.jpg)
![Jean Urquhart](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/140919_Jean_Urquhart-240x140.jpg)
![Scottish secretary and northern isles MP Alistair Carmichael](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/130921_Alistair_Carmichael_2-240x140.jpg)
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![Shetland News columnist Genevieve White argues the case for a No vote at Thursday's referendum - Photo: Hans J Marter/Shetland News](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/140915_Genevieve_White_copy-240x140.jpg)
![Shetland's returning officer Jan Riise. Photo: Shetnews](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/140915_jan_riise_ballot_box-240x140.jpg)
![Ria Moncrieff, pictured here in Bruce Eunson's film 'Dis Quiet', was impressed by the focus on the role of women in film during this year's Screenplay.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/140906_dis_quiet_2_-_ria-240x140.jpg)
![Miriam Brett, 23, from Bressay, has played a major role in the Common Weal and Generation Yes movements during the referendum campaign. Photo: Simon Baker](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/140912_miriam_brett-240x140.jpg)
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![Actor Steven Robertson with Screenplay's Kathy Hubbard. Photo: Shetnews/Neil Riddell](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/140908_steven_robertson_kathy_hubbard-240x140.jpg)
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![Diana Inkster, 18, is feeling "excited but nervous" about setting off to study dentistry in Glasgow.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/140903_diana_inkster_uni-240x140.jpg)
![Better Together: former UK trade minister Brian Wilson and Shetland MSP Tavish Scott. Photo: Shetnews/Neil Riddell](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/140903_brian_wilson__tavish_scott-240x140.jpg)
![AHS pupil Jade Cole pictured with Brigadier HD Allfrey. Photo: Dana Stewart](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/140902_jade_cole_and_brigadier_HD_Allfrey-240x140.jpg)
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![Kris Drever (centre) with Ewen Thomson, Ross Couper, Eamonn Coyne and Maurice Henderson. Photo: Floortje Robertson](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/140831_drever_group-240x140.jpg)
![Isles MP and Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael says he is "straining every sinew" to achieve a No vote. Photo: Shetnews](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/140828_carmichael_indyref-240x140.jpg)
![BBC Radio Shetland's John Johnston chairs the BBC referendum debate with Brian Smith and Jean Urquhart (right) for Yes and Tavish Scott and Susan Bowie for No. Photo Shetnews](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/140827_bbc_debate_1-240x140.jpg)
![Deputy first minister Nicola Sturgeon, with SNP list MSP Mike Mackenzie, outside Islesburgh on Wednesday morning. Photo: Shetnews](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/140827_sturgeon_and_mackenzie-240x140.jpg)
![Scotland's deputy first minister Nicola Sturgeon takes the campaign for a Yes vote to Shetland on Wednesday.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Nicola_Sturgeon-240x140.jpg)
![Writer and film maker Christopher Silver.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/chris_silver-240x140.jpg)
![Jeff Merrifield](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/140823_jeff_merrifield-240x140.jpg)
![Traditional music institution Battlefield Band are looking forward to playing Mareel on Wednesday.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/140823_battlefield_band-240x140.jpg)
![Bertie Armstrong: ' delighted with detailed responses'](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Bertie_Armstrong-240x140.jpg)
![Shetland Islands Council leader Gary Robinson holds up the two pledges from the UK and Scottish governments for greater island powers following the independence referendum.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/140815_framework_for_the_islands_pose-240x140.jpg)
![Scottish secretary Alistair Carmichael is in Stornoway to launch the UK government's ten point plan for Scottish islands - Photo: ShetNews](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/130921_Alistair_Carmichael_2-240x140.jpg)
![A confident Shetland MSP Tavish Scott takes in Hillswick as part of his marathon speaking tour of the isles to promote the No vote in the independence referendum. Photo Shetnews](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/140813_tavish_in_hillswick-240x140.jpg)
![Ruth Davidson joining Better Together Shetland campaigners at their Cunningsburgh Show stall on Wednesday. Photo: Shetnews](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/140813_ruth_davidson_visit-240x140.jpg)
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![Ian Hudghton MEP: 'Scotland needs to be represented internationally' - Photo: Hans J Marter/ShetNews](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/140811_Ian_Hudghton_MEP-240x140.jpg)
![Deputy first minister Nicola Sturgeon is to visit Shetland ahead of the referendum.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Nicola_Sturgeon-240x140.jpg)
![Fiddle Frenzy's Melbourne contingent: Louise, Claire, Declan and Judy. Photo: Davie Gardner](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Melbourne_contingent-240x140.jpg)
![One of the first photos of David Cameron in Shetland taken shortly after his arrival at Sumburgh airport in the afternoon of 22 July. With him is Alistair Carmichael, the Scottish secretary and local MP - Photo: Ronnie Robertson](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/140722_Cameron-240x140.jpg)
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![Neville Staple, a founding member of The Specials, is bound for Shetland.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/neville_staple-240x140.jpg)
![Bruce Eunson giving a reading at Yestival. Photo: Ria Moncrieff](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/YesBruce-240x140.jpg)
![Yes Shetland chairman Brian Nugent.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/131030_Brian_Nugent2-240x140.jpg)
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![Catriona MacDonald will give a lecture on Tom Anderson's music as part of this year's Fiddle Frenzy.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/For_Sat_9th_Aug_Catriona_MacDonald-240x140.jpg)
![Professor James Mitchell](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/140704_Prof_James_Mitchell-240x140.jpg)
![SIC political leader Gary Robinson.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1309_2_small-240x140.jpg)
![Alt rockers Algernon Doll are one of 12 visiting bands for Shetfest.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/algernon-240x140.jpg)
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![Jen Stout](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/10259777_10152110312638507_2934468047349507671_n-240x140.jpg)
![Geordie Jacobson is urging young voters to say no to Scottish independence.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Geordie_Jacobson-240x140.jpg)
![The Lunnasting War Memorial.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/war_memorial-240x140.png)
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