Episode 8

Tha oileanaich air fulang gu mòr thar àm a' chòròna-bhìorais. Chaidh na cothroman àbhaisteach a bhiodh air a bhith aca a thoirt air falbh, agus bha iomagain air gu leòr ri linn cho mì-àbhaisteach 's a dh'fhàs cùisean. A-nis, gus cuir ri na h-iomagain sa dha gu leòr, tha e a' fàilneachadh air cuid de dh'oileanaich àite-fuirich iomchaidh a lorg. Tha taigheadas do dh'oileanaich aig prìs reusanta fìor ghann ann an cuid de bhailtean na h-Alba.

Tha Anndra MacFhionghain a' rannsachadh na cùis, agus a' bruidhinn ri oileanaich a tha air a bhith a' strì gus àite-fuirich a lorg airson grunn mhìosan. Cluinnidh sinn cuideachd bho na h-oilthighean fhèin, agus bho Riaghaltas na h-Alba, mu na tha iadsan a' dèanamh gus a' chùis a rèiteach.

Students have faced many hardships throughout the pandemic. The normal student experience has been taken away from many, and the burden of remote study has caused much anxiety. Now, to add to the challenges already facing students, many of them are struggling to find suitable accommodation. Affordable student housing is something which has seemed out of reach to many in some of Scotland's cities.

Andrew MacKinnon discusses the issue with some students who have struggled to find somewhere to live for many months, and we hear responses from the universities, and from the Scottish Government, about what they have done to alleviate the problem.

Tha Comhairle Shealtainn a' beachdachadh air roghainnean a dh'fhaodadh barrachd saorsa a thoirt dha na h-eileanan a thaobh gnothaichean poileataigeach agus ionmhasail. Chan eil iomairt phoblach air cùlaibh seo ach tha draghan aig a' chomhairle mu cho-dhùnaidhean a tha Riaghaltasan na h-Alba agus Westminster a' dèanamh agus a' bhuaidh a bheir seo air Sealtainn. Tha iad den bheachd gu bheil eaconamaidh nan eilean làidir gu leòr airson barrachd saorsa a bhith aca. Chan e seo a' chiad turas a tha a' cheist seo air a bhith air a togail ge-tà. Beagan is bliadhna an dèidh do chomhairlichean bhòtadh airson seo a rannsachadh, tha Eòrpa ann an Sealtainn airson bruidhinn ri muinntir an àite mu mar a dh'fhaodadh seo obrachadh. Tha am prògram cuideachd a' coimhead air modail eile de dh'eileanan aig a bheil saorsa poileataigeach agus ionmhasail - na h-Eileanan Fàrach.

Shetland Islands Council are exploring options for achieving financial and political autonomy. This was not brought on by a public campaign. Rather, councillors are concerned about decisions being made in Holyrood and Westminster and their potential impact on the islands. They also believe that their economy is strong enough to justify greater autonomy. This isn’t the first time the issue has been raised. Just over a year since councillors voted in favour of this exploration, Eòrpa visits Shetland to find out what Shetlanders think of it. The programme also looks at the model of autonomy used by the Faroes.