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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

If Shetland was an independent nation of 23,000 and kept all of its oil revenue it would be the richest country in the world . I say let them go for it, it would become like a tiny super-advanced Scottish Wakanda and would probably end up driving Scottish tourism as a replacement for lost oil revenue (as Shetland is fairly small geographically, so any Shetland tourism is likely to come via Scotland) .

In all seriousness though I actually do fully support devolution options for islands. "Island Life" is a very specific thing and very different to how mainland communities operate, and they are NOTORIOUSLY mishandled by councils areas that cover both mainland and Island areas (e.g. Highland & Island council, Isle of Arran being covered by North Ayrshire council, etc.).

I think these communities should at the very least have full-devo options on local spending.

No thats not on land
it belongs to the UK