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‘An absurd argument from the opponents of assisted dying’

06 February 2025
‘An absurd argument from the opponents of assisted dying’

‘An absurd argument from the opponents of assisted dying’

06 February 2025

Those of us who are at a fairly advanced age are liable to take much more interest in the assisted dying issue than younger folk, says our columnist.


‘Tourist tax must not be used just to fleece our welcome visitors’

30 January 2025
‘Tourist tax must not be used just to fleece our welcome visitors’

‘Tourist tax must not be used just to fleece our welcome visitors’

30 January 2025

Columnist Colin Campbell asks: What are tourists being taxed for? Bringing money into the economy, providing jobs, keeping businesses open?


Enthusiasm for vaping has fag-end similarity to 1960s

23 January 2025
Enthusiasm for vaping has fag-end similarity to 1960s

Enthusiasm for vaping has fag-end similarity to 1960s

23 January 2025

I would be thoroughly dismayed if my youngest offspring took up vaping, almost as much as if they started smoking, says out columnist.


‘SNP at Westminster are now a virtual irrelevance’

16 January 2025
‘SNP at Westminster are now a virtual irrelevance’

‘SNP at Westminster are now a virtual irrelevance’

16 January 2025

It is not a good time to be an SNP politician at Westminster, says columnist Colin Campbell, show asks: What is your purpose? What are you there for?


‘Care service falls short as regulations rule the roost’

09 January 2025
‘Care service falls short as regulations rule the roost’

‘Care service falls short as regulations rule the roost’

09 January 2025

The rules they apparently are governed by have to take priority over actual needs, our columnist’s relative discovered.


Good luck remains prime factor for a healthy year ahead

02 January 2025
Good luck remains prime factor for a healthy year ahead

Good luck remains prime factor for a healthy year ahead

02 January 2025

While Inverness’s Raigmore Hospital is under pressure, columnist Colin Campbell talks to a veteran nurse.


Befrienders’ stalwart volunteers are a gilt-edged gift at Christmas

19 December 2024
Befrienders’ stalwart volunteers are a gilt-edged gift at Christmas

Befrienders’ stalwart volunteers are a gilt-edged gift at Christmas

19 December 2024

Many people will feel a special magic on Christmas Day, but it can also induce a strangely piercing sense of loneliness, says our columnist.


‘Real chance for Victorian Market to take its place at the heart of city life - and even death’

12 December 2024
‘Real chance for Victorian Market to take its place at the heart of city life - and even death’

‘Real chance for Victorian Market to take its place at the heart of city life - and even death’

12 December 2024

The Inverness market is still some distance short of being thrilling but at least its fortunes have taken a marked upturn, says our columnist.


‘Reckless boozers take up bed space in Raigmore’

05 December 2024
‘Reckless boozers take up bed space in Raigmore’

‘Reckless boozers take up bed space in Raigmore’

05 December 2024

There will be no age limits on those who take up hospital beds because of alcohol, says our columnist.


If Highland Council wants big tax rises, cut out the vanity projects

01 December 2024
If Highland Council wants big tax rises, cut out the vanity projects

If Highland Council wants big tax rises, cut out the vanity projects

01 December 2024

Taxpayers want officials to concentrate fully on delivering the basics, says our columnist Colin Campbell.


‘Assisted dying can offer the best possible way to depart’

21 November 2024
‘Assisted dying can offer the best possible way to depart’

‘Assisted dying can offer the best possible way to depart’

21 November 2024

I'm at an age when this becomes of considerably more relevance, says our columnist Colin Campbell.


‘Any random turnstile operator or tea lady would surely have made a better job of running Caley Thistle’

14 November 2024
‘Any random turnstile operator or tea lady would surely have made a better job of running Caley Thistle’

‘Any random turnstile operator or tea lady would surely have made a better job of running Caley Thistle’

14 November 2024

Those who have made the whole journey have been on an exhilarating rollercoaster ride, says our columnist Colin Campbell.


If it takes years to get a jail, how long for a new hospital?

07 November 2024
If it takes years to get a jail, how long for a new hospital?

If it takes years to get a jail, how long for a new hospital?

07 November 2024

Our latest News View column from Colin Campbell.


INVERNESS HOGMANAY SOLUTION? After fling fiasco, an ideal setting to usher in the new year

03 November 2024
INVERNESS HOGMANAY SOLUTION? After fling fiasco, an ideal setting to usher in the new year

INVERNESS HOGMANAY SOLUTION? After fling fiasco, an ideal setting to usher in the new year

03 November 2024

Our columnist Colin Campbell believes Eden Court could be an answer.


COLIN CAMPBELL: Labour ramming through winter fuel payment move was either ignorance or just not caring

24 October 2024
COLIN CAMPBELL: Labour ramming through winter fuel payment move was either ignorance or just not caring

COLIN CAMPBELL: Labour ramming through winter fuel payment move was either ignorance or just not caring

24 October 2024

Rachel Reeves’ inexplicable and extraordinary winter fuel betrayal is a whole lot worse than "Maggie Thatcher Milk Snatcher", says our columnist.


COLIN CAMPBELL: After Gathering Place debacle, Academy Street is another costly lesson

17 October 2024
COLIN CAMPBELL: After Gathering Place debacle, Academy Street is another costly lesson

COLIN CAMPBELL: After Gathering Place debacle, Academy Street is another costly lesson

17 October 2024

The current council planned to banish thousands of vehicles a day from Academy Street, says our columnist.


COLIN CAMPBELL: Raigmore Hospital is like a top-class hotel where you're attended to round the clock

10 October 2024
COLIN CAMPBELL: Raigmore Hospital is like a top-class hotel where you're attended to round the clock

COLIN CAMPBELL: Raigmore Hospital is like a top-class hotel where you're attended to round the clock

10 October 2024

NHS bill climbs higher after a sudden spell in Raigmore for our columnist.


COLIN CAMPBELL: There's still a role here for ex Inverness MP Drew Hendry

26 September 2024
COLIN CAMPBELL: There's still a role here for ex Inverness MP Drew Hendry

COLIN CAMPBELL: There's still a role here for ex Inverness MP Drew Hendry

26 September 2024

Over the years he has acquired experience and knowledge which should not go entirely to waste, says our columnist.


COLIN CAMPBELL: Queens Park upgrade is needed amid the ‘get active’ splashout

19 September 2024
COLIN CAMPBELL: Queens Park upgrade is needed amid the ‘get active’ splashout

COLIN CAMPBELL: Queens Park upgrade is needed amid the ‘get active’ splashout

19 September 2024

Money has been spent on trying to encourage people to be active but the needs of those who don't need to be encouraged, should not be neglected.


COLIN CAMPBELL: Botched plan for Academy Street has run out of road

12 September 2024
COLIN CAMPBELL: Botched plan for Academy Street has run out of road

COLIN CAMPBELL: Botched plan for Academy Street has run out of road

12 September 2024

Council votes were an unsatisfactory and unconvincing mandate for such drastic upheaval, says our columnist.


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