Limiting post-test driving freedom is worth it to save just one young life, says our columnist.
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.
Columnist David Stewart explores the importance of defence spending in an increasingly unstable world.
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.
People will face the impossible dilemma of being too old to work and too young to retire, says our columnist.
The national elections in the UK and US this year will still provide shocks. They also mean so much more, says our columnist.
As this is my last column of the year it is time for my political predictions for 2024, some more serious than others!
Christmas shopping is the top of the agenda for many readers at this time of the year.
Green Freeport must address the looming crisis of climate change, transform our local use of energy and develop a hydrogen network, says columnist.
All party leaders, irrespective of the colour of their rosettes, love flashy, new announcements at annual conference before the party faithful.
Most Highland schools were shut on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday due to some non-teaching staff being on strike.
Our columnist also highlights Fergus Ewing as "running his own one-man-band guerrilla warfare against the SNP hierarchy".
There is also the obvious concern that the worrying pollution levels of the city centre may just be displaced, says our columnist.
Patients in other countries, such as America, look with envy at our system of free healthcare, says our columnist.
If not, it will affect the quality of representation we have in Scottish politics, says our columnist.
We should all be proud that 35 years before the NHS in Scotland we had our own system in the Highlands and Islands, says our columnist.
The resignation honours by Boris stank to high heaven of entitlement, privilege and snobbery, says our columnist.
Our columnist asks: Is it not time for government to set up an independent public inquiry to investigate the unacceptable delays in dualling the A9?
During my 14 years of service as an MSP campaigning to improve the safety of young drivers became a passion, or perhaps an obsession.
Humza Yousaf should not be allowed to forget is promises to the area, says our columnist.
