THE Labour UK Government came to office on a set of big promises, and their Budget last week was their first major opportunity to meet them ...
IN the 1850s, the last (legal) distillery in the Cabrach closed. Yesterday, a new distillery opened ...
IN one of his essays, Somhairle MacLean wrote that “Scottish Gaelic song is the chief artistic glory” of Scotland.
IN the first few months of the Labour Government, they seem intent on offending the population of the Highlands and Islands.
AS a Gaelic speaker, I was privileged to be appointed as Scotland’s first-ever Cabinet Secretary for Gaelic earlier this year...
THE news that the Grangemouth will close in 2025 will be a massive shock, if not a surprise, to everybody ...
THE SNP will earn the right to be heard – by delivering on the public’s priorities ...
I AM writing this column on board the Corran Ferry, heading home after a few days in Lochaber. I met representatives of the community councils to discuss care and respite provision for the peninsula’s population ...
THE General Election result was very disappointing for the Scottish National Party. There is no escaping that reality.
WE now have less than four weeks until polling day and the General Election campaign in Scotland is in full swing.
