Shetlanders flirt with going it alone

Of all the ramifications of the Brexit vote, the fate of the Shetland Islands in the North Atlantic and their oil fields and fisheries may not top the list for negotiators in London and Brussels.

But the prospect of a new bid for Scottish independence as Britain leaves the European Union is making some residents think again about whether they would be better off alone.

"It would be wonderful," said Andrea Manson, a Shetland councillor and a key figure in the Wir Shetland movement for greater autonomy.