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![Hopes were high when this delegation addressed chief treasury secretary Danny Alexander on the SIC housing debt last December. From left: Alistair Carmichael MP, SIC convener Malcolm Bell, SIC chief executive Mark Boden, SIC housing manager Anits Jamieson, SIC social services chairman Cecil Smith, vice chairman Allison Duncan and SIC leader Gary Robinson.](/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/121220_sic_housing_delegation-240x140.jpg)
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![Council leaders Angus Campbell, Gary Robinson and Steven Heddle in Lerwick for the Highlands and Islands Convention. Photo Malcolm Younger/Millgaet Media](/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/130325_angus_campbell_gary_robinson_steven_heddle_by_malcolm_cropped-240x140.jpg)
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