Politics

‘Frankly appalling’ conditions at an Inverness school have been raised with Scotland’s education minister by a Highland MSP.

Members of the community in Nairnshire are being invited at an event which will see the Cabinet Secretary for Transport Fiona Hyslop in attendance.

Green councillors have welcomed Highland Council’s £2 billion investment plan for public services over the next 20 years.

The departure of Humza Yousaf was all but welcomed by Inverness MSP Fergus Ewing and I doubt MP Drew Hendry needed to wipe away the tears either.

She is now surely the most influential political voice to emerge from the Highlands in a generation. But just who is Kate Forbes?

Kate Forbes has been appointed Deputy First Minister by John Swinney, it has been announced.

Too many Highlanders have frightening recent experiences of wildfires, says MSP

Every new First Minister says words to the effect that they intend to govern for the whole of Scotland.

Alex Salmond is set to give evidence to the A9 dualling inquiry at Holyrood tomorrow.

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

We are getting set to host an event to discuss the development and future of the scheme this month.

John Swinney has been crowned the new leader of the SNP after winning the support of potential contender, Highland MSP Kate Forbes.

Duncan McDonald is taking on his latest challenge as the newly-elected independent representative for Inverness South on Highland Council.

Failure to bring back a late night train linking Inverness with Ross-shire communities is having an “affect on the city’s night-time economy”.

The last few years in Holyrood has seen a fixation on the peripheral at the cost of the substantial, says our columnist.

Highland MSP Fergus Ewing is demanding Scotland’s future First Minister makes a concrete pledge on A96 dualling before the summer.

In less than two years Scotland has had three Prime Ministers and will get its third First Minister – without a vote.

Kate Forbes says the SNP must ‘rewin trust’ but is change possible for a party after 17 years in power?

She says ‘the best way to deliver the urgent change Scotland needs is to join with John Swinney’.

Colleagues paid tribute to her saying ‘ thank you Bet, thank you for all you have done’.