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Fergus Ewing is the Member of Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Inverness and Nairn. The SNP politician has been elected to Holyrood since 1999. He has previously served as a Scottish Government minister and later a cabinet minister from 2011-2021.

Fergus Ewing

FERGUS EWING: More of this could be an antidote to the tribalism within Holyrood

30 September 2024
FERGUS EWING: More of this could be an antidote to the tribalism within Holyrood

FERGUS EWING: More of this could be an antidote to the tribalism within Holyrood

30 September 2024

The SNP MSP also assures Courier readers that he buys his own clothes and has never had a free ticket to a Taylor Swift concert.


FERGUS EWING: Feeling the cold? Winter fuel payment move could be Chancellor’s biggest mistake

03 September 2024
FERGUS EWING: Feeling the cold? Winter fuel payment move could be Chancellor’s biggest mistake

FERGUS EWING: Feeling the cold? Winter fuel payment move could be Chancellor’s biggest mistake

03 September 2024

However, the biggest blunder any government in the UK has made this century could be coming, fears the SNP MSP.


FERGUS EWING: Seagull menace and lack of progress on Nairn bypass

12 August 2024
FERGUS EWING: Seagull menace and lack of progress on Nairn bypass

FERGUS EWING: Seagull menace and lack of progress on Nairn bypass

12 August 2024

“They are a total menace”, a constituent told me at my surgery last week - seagulls.


FERGUS EWING: I want to tell Scottish secretary in-person why Inverness is right place for GB Energy

29 July 2024
FERGUS EWING: I want to tell Scottish secretary in-person why Inverness is right place for GB Energy

FERGUS EWING: I want to tell Scottish secretary in-person why Inverness is right place for GB Energy

29 July 2024

Despite reports stating Inverness is out of the running, the SNP MSP doesn’t think that means giving up the fight yet.


FERGUS EWING: Why I’m backing putting GB Energy HQ in Inverness

15 July 2024
FERGUS EWING: Why I’m backing putting GB Energy HQ in Inverness

FERGUS EWING: Why I’m backing putting GB Energy HQ in Inverness

15 July 2024

Inverness never expected to be Europe’s oil and gas capital - nor should Aberdeen be the renewables capital, says SNP MSP.


FERGUS EWING: It’s time perhaps to review and reform devolution

21 May 2024
FERGUS EWING: It’s time perhaps to review and reform devolution

FERGUS EWING: It’s time perhaps to review and reform devolution

21 May 2024

The A9 dualling project and Post Office scandal are also topics for our MSP.


FERGUS EWING: Lack of info on A96 dualling is not good enough

07 May 2024
FERGUS EWING: Lack of info on A96 dualling is not good enough

FERGUS EWING: Lack of info on A96 dualling is not good enough

07 May 2024

SNP leadership, end of the power-sharing agreement with the Greens and wood-burning stoves are among the hot topics for our MSP.


Fergus Ewing: environmental laws must make sense for Highland households

23 April 2024
Fergus Ewing: environmental laws must make sense for Highland households

Fergus Ewing: environmental laws must make sense for Highland households

23 April 2024

Last week in Holyrood, the Scottish Government bowed to the inevitable. Climate change targets for 2030, always unachievable, have now been scrapped.


FERGUS EWING: The people spoke and the politicians listened

09 April 2024
FERGUS EWING: The people spoke and the politicians listened

FERGUS EWING: The people spoke and the politicians listened

09 April 2024

Working together across party divides can bring results, says our MSP.


FERGUS EWING: I asked ‘could we not just admit we were wrong?’

26 March 2024
FERGUS EWING: I asked ‘could we not just admit we were wrong?’

FERGUS EWING: I asked ‘could we not just admit we were wrong?’

26 March 2024

Fair to say the committee members, all of whom asked probing questions, were not overly impressed, says our MSP.


FERGUS EWING: My 'crime' was standing up for my constituents

12 March 2024
FERGUS EWING: My 'crime' was standing up for my constituents

FERGUS EWING: My 'crime' was standing up for my constituents

12 March 2024

'If my constituents had wanted a doormat, they would have gone to B&Q!' says our MSP.


FERGUS EWING: Bond system could end healthcare short change

27 February 2024
FERGUS EWING: Bond system could end healthcare short change

FERGUS EWING: Bond system could end healthcare short change

27 February 2024

Last week, during the hullabaloo in Westminster, in Holyrood we debated the NHS and lack of NHS dentistry.


FERGUS EWING: Resignation brings hope for A9 dualling vision?

13 February 2024
FERGUS EWING: Resignation brings hope for A9 dualling vision?

FERGUS EWING: Resignation brings hope for A9 dualling vision?

13 February 2024

In nearly a quarter of a century in Holyrood I have never called upon anyone to resign as a Minister.


FERGUS EWING: It's about time Transport Scotland had an Inverness office

31 January 2024
FERGUS EWING: It's about time Transport Scotland had an Inverness office

FERGUS EWING: It's about time Transport Scotland had an Inverness office

31 January 2024

Staff usually drive up and back on the same day or have to stay over in hotels – that does not seem a practical or effective, says our columnist.


FERGUS EWING: Honour Mr Bates for standing up to Post Office

17 January 2024
FERGUS EWING: Honour Mr Bates for standing up to Post Office

FERGUS EWING: Honour Mr Bates for standing up to Post Office

17 January 2024

The Post Office used a flawed computer system.


FERGUS EWING: Here’s hoping for a more boring year in politics!

02 January 2024
FERGUS EWING: Here’s hoping for a more boring year in politics!

FERGUS EWING: Here’s hoping for a more boring year in politics!

02 January 2024

My job is to press the government to implement the A9 plan whilst listening carefully to industry about how in practice we ensure it can be delivered.


FERGUS EWING: Pressure has kept the issue of A9 dualling alive

19 December 2023
FERGUS EWING: Pressure has kept the issue of A9 dualling alive

FERGUS EWING: Pressure has kept the issue of A9 dualling alive

19 December 2023

This week, I expect the Scottish Government to make its much vaunted Ministerial Statement on the A9 dualling project.


FERGUS EWING: Positive steps towards an increase in NHS dentists

06 December 2023
FERGUS EWING: Positive steps towards an increase in NHS dentists

FERGUS EWING: Positive steps towards an increase in NHS dentists

06 December 2023

In addressing insufficient NHS dental services the challenge spans the entirety of Scotland and is particularly pronounced in the Highlands.


FERGUS EWING: Political stalwart is still an example for all of us

22 November 2023
FERGUS EWING: Political stalwart is still an example for all of us

FERGUS EWING: Political stalwart is still an example for all of us

22 November 2023

Helping promote an important health message and remembering a towering figure of Scottish politics.


FERGUS EWING: People can have a stake in Highland wind farms they look at – here's what has to happen

07 November 2023
FERGUS EWING: People can have a stake in Highland wind farms they look at – here's what has to happen

FERGUS EWING: People can have a stake in Highland wind farms they look at – here's what has to happen

07 November 2023

Better than a fixed cash payment is a share in ownership of each farm, says Inverness and Nairn MSP.


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