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Nicky Marr: Progress on trans rights depends on open conversation

01 February 2023
Nicky Marr: Progress on trans rights depends on open conversation

Nicky Marr: Progress on trans rights depends on open conversation

01 February 2023

In case it’s important for you to know this, I am a woman, and I am a trans ally.


Nicky Marr: Sometimes quitting is brave thing to do

25 January 2023
Nicky Marr: Sometimes quitting is brave thing to do

Nicky Marr: Sometimes quitting is brave thing to do

25 January 2023

There’s an image of Banksy’s that I used as my screensaver for a while, and it came to mind again this week.


Nicky Marr: Freeport win is a chance for a bright Highland future

18 January 2023
Nicky Marr: Freeport win is a chance for a bright Highland future

Nicky Marr: Freeport win is a chance for a bright Highland future

18 January 2023

You’ll have heard the news then? One of two new green freeports for Scotland will be in the Cromarty Firth and Inverness area.


Nicky Marr: Bridge closures send a chill through us all

11 January 2023
Nicky Marr: Bridge closures send a chill through us all

Nicky Marr: Bridge closures send a chill through us all

11 January 2023

“The Kessock Bridge is closed due to a police incident”. How often have those words been shared recently?


Nicky Marr: Bring hope via less talk and more action

04 January 2023
Nicky Marr: Bring hope via less talk and more action

Nicky Marr: Bring hope via less talk and more action

04 January 2023

I HATE the phrase ‘good riddance’, but I’ll not be sorry to see the back of 2022.


Nicky Marr: Traitors star reveals reality of ultimate game of deception

28 December 2022
Nicky Marr: Traitors star reveals reality of ultimate game of deception

Nicky Marr: Traitors star reveals reality of ultimate game of deception

28 December 2022

The last person I expected to see on press night at Eden Court’s panto was a man who had been murdered the night before.


Nicky Marr: Football cast its spell, if only for a moment

21 December 2022
Nicky Marr: Football cast its spell, if only for a moment

Nicky Marr: Football cast its spell, if only for a moment

21 December 2022

I DIDN’T mean to watch the final of the World Cup on Sunday afternoon


Nicky Marr: Our Christmas tree is the story of us

14 December 2022
Nicky Marr: Our Christmas tree is the story of us

Nicky Marr: Our Christmas tree is the story of us

14 December 2022

I LIKE to wait till December is in double figures before starting to get ready for Christmas.


Nicky Marr: Goblin mode is great but name’s a bit naff

07 December 2022
Nicky Marr: Goblin mode is great but name’s a bit naff

Nicky Marr: Goblin mode is great but name’s a bit naff

07 December 2022

It’s that time of the year where we find out 2022’s official Words of the Year.


Nicky Marr: No magic wand for business crisis

30 November 2022
Nicky Marr: No magic wand for business crisis

Nicky Marr: No magic wand for business crisis

30 November 2022

These days I can measure someone’s happiness by how long they have left on their fixed-rate mortgage.


Nicky Marr: Project doesn’t just cultivate plants...

23 November 2022
Nicky Marr: Project doesn’t just cultivate plants...

Nicky Marr: Project doesn’t just cultivate plants...

23 November 2022

That’s it – my garden recycling bin has been filled to bursting for the final time this year.


Nicky Marr: Tech giants’ wealth poses big questions

16 November 2022
Nicky Marr: Tech giants’ wealth poses big questions

Nicky Marr: Tech giants’ wealth poses big questions

16 November 2022

On Monday morning, Dolly Parton was trending on Twitter, and that cold pang of fear struck.


Nicky Marr: Hospitality at risk unless we act now

09 November 2022
Nicky Marr: Hospitality at risk unless we act now

Nicky Marr: Hospitality at risk unless we act now

09 November 2022

As a student I worked in restaurants – we all did, didn’t we?


Nicky Marr: It’s not roads that cause accidents, it’s drivers – and speed

02 November 2022
Nicky Marr: It’s not roads that cause accidents, it’s drivers – and speed

Nicky Marr: It’s not roads that cause accidents, it’s drivers – and speed

02 November 2022

It doesn’t matter how old your children are; as a parent you never really stop worrying about them.


Nicky Marr: Will political chaos ease with new PM?

26 October 2022
Nicky Marr: Will political chaos ease with new PM?

Nicky Marr: Will political chaos ease with new PM?

26 October 2022

In several of the coaching sessions I have conducted recently, the issue of imposter syndrome has arisen.


Nicky Marr: Please give Renee’s family some closure

09 October 2022
Nicky Marr: Please give Renee’s family some closure

Nicky Marr: Please give Renee’s family some closure

09 October 2022

Grief runs to its own timetable in each of us, impacts us all differently, and going through it is a far-from linear process.


Nicky Marr: Fergus Ewing – the right kind of politician

02 October 2022
Nicky Marr: Fergus Ewing – the right kind of politician

Nicky Marr: Fergus Ewing – the right kind of politician

02 October 2022

It’s the question on everyone’s lips; what do we really want from our elected representatives?


Nicky Marr: Remarkable level of respect shown as we return to ‘norm’

25 September 2022
Nicky Marr: Remarkable level of respect shown as we return to ‘norm’

Nicky Marr: Remarkable level of respect shown as we return to ‘norm’

25 September 2022

I’m writing this as we come out of an official period of mourning after the Queen’s funeral.


Nicky Marr: Our world could do with more like Elsie

16 September 2022
Nicky Marr: Our world could do with more like Elsie

Nicky Marr: Our world could do with more like Elsie

16 September 2022

The world needs people who stand up for what they believe in.


Nicky Marr: People in the NHS are working miracles

04 September 2022
Nicky Marr: People in the NHS are working miracles

Nicky Marr: People in the NHS are working miracles

04 September 2022

In the 20-plus years since I’ve been writing, I‘ve never had the luxury of someone to type for me.


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