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DAVID STEWART: This was the greatest achievement in the history of the Highlands

08 September 2024
DAVID STEWART: This was the greatest achievement in the history of the Highlands

DAVID STEWART: This was the greatest achievement in the history of the Highlands

08 September 2024

Our columnist also relives some insurance company woes.


POLITICS MATTERS: New measures in the pipeline aim to boost workers’ right

24 August 2024
POLITICS MATTERS: New measures in the pipeline aim to boost workers’ right

POLITICS MATTERS: New measures in the pipeline aim to boost workers’ right

24 August 2024

Improving rights for workers has always been an important part of my political DNA, from the early years as an MP until my retirement as an MSP.


POLITICS MATTERS: Is new opponent winning enough to triumph over Donald Trump?

10 August 2024
POLITICS MATTERS: Is new opponent winning enough to triumph over Donald Trump?

POLITICS MATTERS: Is new opponent winning enough to triumph over Donald Trump?

10 August 2024

George Bernard Shaw once famously said that 'Britain and America are two countries divided by a common language'.


POLITICS MATTERS: Is it only a matter of time before there is another serious attack on an MP?

27 July 2024
POLITICS MATTERS: Is it only a matter of time before there is another serious attack on an MP?

POLITICS MATTERS: Is it only a matter of time before there is another serious attack on an MP?

27 July 2024

A rise in the culture of threats and intimidation could deter many excellent potential candidates from standing for public office, says our columnist.


POLITICS MATTERS: SNP is a big loser while there’s a gold rush for Lib Dems

10 July 2024
POLITICS MATTERS: SNP is a big loser while there’s a gold rush for Lib Dems

POLITICS MATTERS: SNP is a big loser while there’s a gold rush for Lib Dems

10 July 2024

All political parties will want to see a major improvement in the process when its Scottish Parliament elections, says our columnist.


POLITICS MATTERS: For a sitting MP, the election count is a nerve-shattering drama

29 June 2024
POLITICS MATTERS: For a sitting MP, the election count is a nerve-shattering drama

POLITICS MATTERS: For a sitting MP, the election count is a nerve-shattering drama

29 June 2024

Winning a seat, particularly if it was unexpected, gives a political high that goes off the Richter scale, says our columnist.


POLITICS MATTERS: Stop victims being the poor relation in the Scottish criminal justice system

18 May 2024
POLITICS MATTERS: Stop victims being the poor relation in the Scottish criminal justice system

POLITICS MATTERS: Stop victims being the poor relation in the Scottish criminal justice system

18 May 2024

One reason I was so motivated to provide a better deal for victims was from hearing about harrowing experiences, says our columnist.


POLITICAL MATTERS: Could resetting the dial benefit the Highlands?

03 May 2024
POLITICAL MATTERS: Could resetting the dial benefit the Highlands?

POLITICAL MATTERS: Could resetting the dial benefit the Highlands?

03 May 2024

The last few years in Holyrood has seen a fixation on the peripheral at the cost of the substantial, says our columnist.


DAVID STEWART: How do we make our roads safer for younger drivers?

19 April 2024
DAVID STEWART: How do we make our roads safer for younger drivers?

DAVID STEWART: How do we make our roads safer for younger drivers?

19 April 2024

Limiting post-test driving freedom is worth it to save just one young life, says our columnist.


POLITICS MATTERS: What will a new Labour government do with the House of Lords?

06 April 2024
POLITICS MATTERS: What will a new Labour government do with the House of Lords?

POLITICS MATTERS: What will a new Labour government do with the House of Lords?

06 April 2024

Reforming the House of Lords might not seem the obvious and most pressing item on the possible new Prime Minister’s to-do list, says our columnist.


POLITICS MATTERS: Defence spending is in focus amid an unsettled world

24 March 2024
POLITICS MATTERS: Defence spending is in focus amid an unsettled world

POLITICS MATTERS: Defence spending is in focus amid an unsettled world

24 March 2024

Columnist David Stewart explores the importance of defence spending in an increasingly unstable world.


POLITICS MATTERS: How will Budget impact us? Fuel duty freeze will be welcomed in north

10 March 2024
POLITICS MATTERS: How will Budget impact us? Fuel duty freeze will be welcomed in north

POLITICS MATTERS: How will Budget impact us? Fuel duty freeze will be welcomed in north

10 March 2024

Higher cost of fuel in our area and the substantial mileages racked up for business or pleasure means car ownership is an expensive outlay for many.


POLITICS MATTERS: It’s time for an urgent rethink on pension proposals

23 February 2024
POLITICS MATTERS: It’s time for an urgent rethink on pension proposals

POLITICS MATTERS: It’s time for an urgent rethink on pension proposals

23 February 2024

People will face the impossible dilemma of being too old to work and too young to retire, says our columnist.


POLITICS MATTERS: What sort of nation will we become in the next decade?

21 January 2024
POLITICS MATTERS: What sort of nation will we become in the next decade?

POLITICS MATTERS: What sort of nation will we become in the next decade?

21 January 2024

The national elections in the UK and US this year will still provide shocks. They also mean so much more, says our columnist.


POLITICS MATTERS: Wacky predictions for what politics might bring in 2024

17 December 2023
POLITICS MATTERS: Wacky predictions for what politics might bring in 2024

POLITICS MATTERS: Wacky predictions for what politics might bring in 2024

17 December 2023

As this is my last column of the year it is time for my political predictions for 2024, some more serious than others!


POLITICS MATTERS: Bringing politics to book – just in time for Christmas

27 November 2023
POLITICS MATTERS: Bringing politics to book – just in time for Christmas

POLITICS MATTERS: Bringing politics to book – just in time for Christmas

27 November 2023

Christmas shopping is the top of the agenda for many readers at this time of the year.


POLITICS MATTERS: Green freeport must look at socio-economic needs of the Highlands

10 November 2023
POLITICS MATTERS: Green freeport must look at socio-economic needs of the Highlands

POLITICS MATTERS: Green freeport must look at socio-economic needs of the Highlands

10 November 2023

Green Freeport must address the looming crisis of climate change, transform our local use of energy and develop a hydrogen network, says columnist.


POLITICS MATTERS: Council tax levels should be left to Highland Council

27 October 2023
POLITICS MATTERS: Council tax levels should be left to Highland Council

POLITICS MATTERS: Council tax levels should be left to Highland Council

27 October 2023

All party leaders, irrespective of the colour of their rosettes, love flashy, new announcements at annual conference before the party faithful.


DAVID STEWART: We need improved pay and conditions for school support staff

30 September 2023
DAVID STEWART: We need improved pay and conditions for school support staff

DAVID STEWART: We need improved pay and conditions for school support staff

30 September 2023

Most Highland schools were shut on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday due to some non-teaching staff being on strike.


DAVID STEWART: Transport ministers have turned A9 procrastination into an art form

16 September 2023
DAVID STEWART: Transport ministers have turned A9 procrastination into an art form

DAVID STEWART: Transport ministers have turned A9 procrastination into an art form

16 September 2023

Our columnist also highlights Fergus Ewing as "running his own one-man-band guerrilla warfare against the SNP hierarchy".


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