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DAVID STEWART: Debates are cross between West Wing and Mastermind

17 March 2023
DAVID STEWART: Debates are cross between West Wing and Mastermind

DAVID STEWART: Debates are cross between West Wing and Mastermind

17 March 2023

Leadership debate will be high-stress occasion for trio, says our columnist.


POLITICS MATTERS: 'Will Kate Forbes join the illustrious group of Highlanders who have led their party?'

04 March 2023
POLITICS MATTERS: 'Will Kate Forbes join the illustrious group of Highlanders who have led their party?'

POLITICS MATTERS: 'Will Kate Forbes join the illustrious group of Highlanders who have led their party?'

04 March 2023

Columnist David Stewart reflects on the last time a party leader came from the Highlands, and what the SNP leadership contest may mean for the region.


DAVID STEWART: Government can’t back away from dualling promises

29 January 2023
DAVID STEWART: Government can’t back away from dualling promises

DAVID STEWART: Government can’t back away from dualling promises

29 January 2023

Local MSP Fergus Ewing offered to “eat his hat” if the A9 was dualled by the SNP government at the date promised in their pre-election manifesto.


Politics Matters: 'Time to make sure NHS is fit for the modern world'

14 January 2023
Politics Matters: 'Time to make sure NHS is fit for the modern world'

Politics Matters: 'Time to make sure NHS is fit for the modern world'

14 January 2023

Columnist David Stewart explores a possible five-point-plan to begin solving recent NHS problems.


Politics Matters: Tests will be energy costs, inflation and industrial disputes

26 December 2022
Politics Matters: Tests will be energy costs, inflation and industrial disputes

Politics Matters: Tests will be energy costs, inflation and industrial disputes

26 December 2022

Did you watch the World Cup final? For my part, it was the most thrilling, exhilarating and topsy-turvy game I've ever watched, writes David Stewart.


Political reading matter is perfect Christmas gift

11 December 2022
Political reading matter is perfect Christmas gift

Political reading matter is perfect Christmas gift

11 December 2022

Are you looking for a gift for a loved one who shares my addiction to politics?


DAVID STEWART: Proposed changes to boundaries make very little sense

28 November 2022
DAVID STEWART: Proposed changes to boundaries make very little sense

DAVID STEWART: Proposed changes to boundaries make very little sense

28 November 2022

Unity broke out among Highland councillors recently, when they queued up to throw brickbats at proposals for Westminster parliamentary boundaries.


David Stewart: No-one is in any doubt of the scale of climate crisis

13 November 2022
David Stewart: No-one is in any doubt of the scale of climate crisis

David Stewart: No-one is in any doubt of the scale of climate crisis

13 November 2022

Opening the COP27 Climate Conference, President Sisi of Egypt started with a negative tone, but undoubtedly a realistic one.


DAVID STEWART: What new PM does about his in-tray will impact us all

31 October 2022
DAVID STEWART: What new PM does about his in-tray will impact us all

DAVID STEWART: What new PM does about his in-tray will impact us all

31 October 2022

New Prime Minister Rishi Sunak takes over the hot seat this week and faces an in-tray that would make ordinary mortals run for cover


DAVID STEWART: I predict three PMs over the next two years

18 October 2022
DAVID STEWART: I predict three PMs over the next two years

DAVID STEWART: I predict three PMs over the next two years

18 October 2022

David Stewart is no Brahan Seer, nor a betting man but if he was, these would be his predictions…


DAVID STEWART: Families will have to choose between heating and gifts

24 September 2022
DAVID STEWART: Families will have to choose between heating and gifts

DAVID STEWART: Families will have to choose between heating and gifts

24 September 2022

You may not have noticed, but summer ended on Friday and the autumnal equinox heralds a new season, with cooler weather approaching.


DAVID STEWART: The cost-of-living crisis needs swift action not delays

12 August 2022
DAVID STEWART: The cost-of-living crisis needs swift action not delays

DAVID STEWART: The cost-of-living crisis needs swift action not delays

12 August 2022

This week was our first trip to London since the pandemic struck. It was strange being a tourist in my old place of work – the Palace of Westminster.


DAVID STEWART: Is it time for Inverness to have an elected mayor?

31 July 2022
DAVID STEWART: Is it time for Inverness to have an elected mayor?

DAVID STEWART: Is it time for Inverness to have an elected mayor?

31 July 2022

Donald Dewar famously said that devolution was a process, not an event. Why not give more clout to our local authorities?


David Stewart: Flying high on trip to see the trappings of President Reagan

17 June 2022
David Stewart: Flying high on trip to see the trappings of President Reagan

David Stewart: Flying high on trip to see the trappings of President Reagan

17 June 2022

He says the ex-actor known as a 'great communicator' was a fascinating person


Pensions could be hot topic in General Election

02 May 2022
Pensions could be hot topic in General Election

Pensions could be hot topic in General Election

02 May 2022

Inverness politician David Stewart suggests our state pension could be a major issue in next General Election.


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