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CHARLES BANNERMAN: Are qualifications from UHI really that credible?

07 April 2023
CHARLES BANNERMAN: Are qualifications from UHI really that credible?

CHARLES BANNERMAN: Are qualifications from UHI really that credible?

07 April 2023

Our columnist believes the Highland further education institution has an identity crisis.


CHARLES BANNERMAN: Meeting needed for Academy Street boffins to face folk in Inverness

31 March 2023
CHARLES BANNERMAN: Meeting needed for Academy Street boffins to face folk in Inverness

CHARLES BANNERMAN: Meeting needed for Academy Street boffins to face folk in Inverness

31 March 2023

Despite claims of 'consultation', plenty of answers still elude the vast majority of council taxpayers, says our columnist.


CHARLES BANNERMAN: Benefits aplenty if use of Inverness Common Good Fund was different

27 March 2023
CHARLES BANNERMAN: Benefits aplenty if use of Inverness Common Good Fund was different

CHARLES BANNERMAN: Benefits aplenty if use of Inverness Common Good Fund was different

27 March 2023

Revenues must no longer be squandered on inane trivia, says our columnist.


CHARLES BANNERMAN: We must break free of this social media nonsense

21 March 2023
CHARLES BANNERMAN: We must break free of this social media nonsense

CHARLES BANNERMAN: We must break free of this social media nonsense

21 March 2023

Our columnist examines problems with social media.


CHARLES BANNERMAN: Merging Caley Thistle and Ross County could solve financial woes!

09 March 2023
CHARLES BANNERMAN: Merging Caley Thistle and Ross County could solve financial woes!

CHARLES BANNERMAN: Merging Caley Thistle and Ross County could solve financial woes!

09 March 2023

Radical move to combine rivals could make them sustainable without serious charity from the wealthy, says shareholder.


Charles Bannerman: 'Realistically, Kate Forbes’ opponents don’t offer much'

04 March 2023
Charles Bannerman: 'Realistically, Kate Forbes’ opponents don’t offer much'

Charles Bannerman: 'Realistically, Kate Forbes’ opponents don’t offer much'

04 March 2023

Kate Forbes asserts the leadership contest "is about independence”. Reassuring, that, if you’re waiting for cancer treatment or stuck without a ferry.


Charles Bannerman: 'Council shouldn’t let coronation cost kids even more education'

25 February 2023
Charles Bannerman: 'Council shouldn’t let coronation cost kids even more education'

Charles Bannerman: 'Council shouldn’t let coronation cost kids even more education'

25 February 2023

Columnist Charles Bannerman questions the need for yet another official bank holiday to mark a royal event.


Charles Bannerman: 'Dissent from Fergus Ewing over A9 is for all the right reasons'

17 February 2023
Charles Bannerman: 'Dissent from Fergus Ewing over A9 is for all the right reasons'

Charles Bannerman: 'Dissent from Fergus Ewing over A9 is for all the right reasons'

17 February 2023

MSP's outspoken broadside over A9 row wins praise from columnist Charles Bannerman.


Charles Bannerman: 'Affairs of nations are far too precious to entrust to politics and politicians'

11 February 2023
Charles Bannerman: 'Affairs of nations are far too precious to entrust to politics and politicians'

Charles Bannerman: 'Affairs of nations are far too precious to entrust to politics and politicians'

11 February 2023

It’s hardly surprising that the current standard of government, both national and devolved, is the worst in living memory.


CHARLES BANNERMAN: Improvements at secondary school mightn’t go amiss

04 February 2023
CHARLES BANNERMAN: Improvements at secondary school mightn’t go amiss

CHARLES BANNERMAN: Improvements at secondary school mightn’t go amiss

04 February 2023

Retired teacher Charles Bannerman speaks out about concerns at Inverness Royal Academy.


Charles Bannerman: 'Closing the educational attainment gap is not as easy as some may think'

27 January 2023
Charles Bannerman: 'Closing the educational attainment gap is not as easy as some may think'

Charles Bannerman: 'Closing the educational attainment gap is not as easy as some may think'

27 January 2023

Charles Bannerman argues the education secretary shouldn't be condemned for saying that elimination of the educational attainment gap isn’t possible.


Charles Bannerman: 'City traffic flow is barely viable under ideal conditions'

20 January 2023
Charles Bannerman: 'City traffic flow is barely viable under ideal conditions'

Charles Bannerman: 'City traffic flow is barely viable under ideal conditions'

20 January 2023

Columnist Charles Bannerman reacts to the impact of this week's snows on our creaking transport infrastructure.


Charles Bannerman: 'Royal family feuds have been with us throughout'

13 January 2023
Charles Bannerman: 'Royal family feuds have been with us throughout'

Charles Bannerman: 'Royal family feuds have been with us throughout'

13 January 2023

This fixation with Spare, Harry’s latest whingefest published on Tuesday, baffles me, writes Charles Bannerman.


Charles Bannerman: 'Will NHS warning be a wake up call for government?'

06 January 2023
Charles Bannerman: 'Will NHS warning be a wake up call for government?'

Charles Bannerman: 'Will NHS warning be a wake up call for government?'

06 January 2023

Columnist Charles Bannerman calls for urgent action and an end to point scoring amid dire warnings for the health of the NHS.


Charles Bannerman: 'I’m deeply worried that sports facilities may be in firing line'

30 December 2022
Charles Bannerman: 'I’m deeply worried that sports facilities may be in firing line'

Charles Bannerman: 'I’m deeply worried that sports facilities may be in firing line'

30 December 2022

Within days, gyms will be full and an increased army of runners will be taking to the streets as festive overindulgence prompts fitness consciousness.


Sighting aliens sits in same bracket as seeing real Santa

23 December 2022
Sighting aliens sits in same bracket as seeing real Santa

Sighting aliens sits in same bracket as seeing real Santa

23 December 2022

Tomorrow night they'll be writing their Santa notes and leaving out their reindeer food.


Why do they chase external funding for the sake of it?

16 December 2022
Why do they chase external funding for the sake of it?

Why do they chase external funding for the sake of it?

16 December 2022

This council has a dreadful record for irresponsible expenditure of public resources in a manner that their electorate don’t need, want or deserve.


Policing must get back to basics for all our sakes

09 December 2022
Policing must get back to basics for all our sakes

Policing must get back to basics for all our sakes

09 December 2022

I was reminded of these halcyon days of coppering on arriving at Inverness’s Burnett Road police station early one weekday evening to seek help.


Charles Bannerman: Old bridge is fond memory of better architectural era

02 December 2022
Charles Bannerman: Old bridge is fond memory of better architectural era

Charles Bannerman: Old bridge is fond memory of better architectural era

02 December 2022

One of my childhood memories from Dalneigh is the constant thump of the hammering in of the supports for “The New Bridge” which opened in 1961.


Charles Bannerman: Time to bring an end to unnecessary public spending

26 November 2022
Charles Bannerman: Time to bring an end to unnecessary public spending

Charles Bannerman: Time to bring an end to unnecessary public spending

26 November 2022

Far too often, the Common Good Fund has been hijacked as a catch-all cash cow for jolly japes and wacky wheezes.


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