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FERGUS EWING: Inconvenient truths in the battle for energy future

25 April 2023
FERGUS EWING: Inconvenient truths in the battle for energy future

FERGUS EWING: Inconvenient truths in the battle for energy future

25 April 2023

A very long time ago I debated with the distinguished Labour MP Tam Dalyell.


FERGUS EWING: Will the Green tail keep wagging the SNP dog?

11 April 2023
FERGUS EWING: Will the Green tail keep wagging the SNP dog?

FERGUS EWING: Will the Green tail keep wagging the SNP dog?

11 April 2023

The SNP MSP says: "I do not believe that this deal [with the Greens] helps us at all, on the contrary, I’m certain it’s damaging Scotland."


FERGUS EWING: Courier debate achieved clear promises on the A9

28 March 2023
FERGUS EWING: Courier debate achieved clear promises on the A9

FERGUS EWING: Courier debate achieved clear promises on the A9

28 March 2023

Columnist Fergus Ewing discusses the future of the A9 and the A96.


FERGUS EWING: Livelihoods are at risk from ‘disastrous’ scheme

15 March 2023
FERGUS EWING: Livelihoods are at risk from ‘disastrous’ scheme

FERGUS EWING: Livelihoods are at risk from ‘disastrous’ scheme

15 March 2023

All over Scotland small brewers and distillers are desperately worried about the introduction of the deposit return scheme.


FERGUS EWING: Deposit Return Scheme is textbook example of how not to govern

28 February 2023
FERGUS EWING: Deposit Return Scheme is textbook example of how not to govern

FERGUS EWING: Deposit Return Scheme is textbook example of how not to govern

28 February 2023

Veteran SNP MSP says he has never come across anything quite so shambolic in government.


FERGUS EWING: 'Once trust goes – elections are lost. And deservedly so'

12 February 2023
FERGUS EWING: 'Once trust goes – elections are lost. And deservedly so'

FERGUS EWING: 'Once trust goes – elections are lost. And deservedly so'

12 February 2023

Veteran SNP MSP brands 'lame' A9 dualling delay excuses as balderdash – and fears more lives will be lost.


Our Man in Holyrood: Inquiry could help speed up A9 and A96 road dualling projects

01 February 2023
Our Man in Holyrood: Inquiry could help speed up A9 and A96 road dualling projects

Our Man in Holyrood: Inquiry could help speed up A9 and A96 road dualling projects

01 February 2023

MSP Fergus Ewing provides his latest views on the A9 and A96 dualling, the reopening of the Cairngorm funicular railway, and remembers the Holocaust.


Our Man in Holyrood: 'Planning changes could help secure rural futures'

18 January 2023
Our Man in Holyrood: 'Planning changes could help secure rural futures'

Our Man in Holyrood: 'Planning changes could help secure rural futures'

18 January 2023

Back to work at Holyrood after Christmas we debated the future of planning policy in Scotland, writes MSP Fergus Ewing.


Fergus Ewing: 'We haven’t delivered on our A9 dualling promise'

03 January 2023
Fergus Ewing: 'We haven’t delivered on our A9 dualling promise'

Fergus Ewing: 'We haven’t delivered on our A9 dualling promise'

03 January 2023

In the year ahead, I shall continue to press for more investment in our Highland roads, writes MSP Fergus Ewing.


Fergus Ewing: Don’t miss out on chance to get pension payment

21 December 2022
Fergus Ewing: Don’t miss out on chance to get pension payment

Fergus Ewing: Don’t miss out on chance to get pension payment

21 December 2022

According to recent statistics, around 40 per cent of people entitled to pension credit don’t apply for it.


MSP FERGUS EWING: If you can, help keep our small shops and businesses open

07 December 2022
MSP FERGUS EWING: If you can, help keep our small shops and businesses open

MSP FERGUS EWING: If you can, help keep our small shops and businesses open

07 December 2022

He says 'buy local this festive period'


FERGUS EWING: Gaelic language is a talking point for MSPs

22 November 2022
FERGUS EWING: Gaelic language is a talking point for MSPs

FERGUS EWING: Gaelic language is a talking point for MSPs

22 November 2022

Last week in Holyrood we debated the achievements and challenges facing the Gaelic language and the Scots tongue.


Fergus Ewing: What is at stake is surely beyond party politics

08 November 2022
Fergus Ewing: What is at stake is surely beyond party politics

Fergus Ewing: What is at stake is surely beyond party politics

08 November 2022

Last week in the Holyrood chamber Mr Ewing pressed the case for the dualling of the A9 and the A96 in his constituency.


FERGUS EWING: Liz Truss should have followed Shakespeare's advice – 'Neither a borrower nor a lender be'

27 October 2022
FERGUS EWING: Liz Truss should have followed Shakespeare's advice – 'Neither a borrower nor a lender be'

FERGUS EWING: Liz Truss should have followed Shakespeare's advice – 'Neither a borrower nor a lender be'

27 October 2022

The decision by the former PM to borrow billions will cost everyone in the UK dearly


FERGUS EWING: ‘Rural proofing’ needed in cost of living plans

14 October 2022
FERGUS EWING: ‘Rural proofing’ needed in cost of living plans

FERGUS EWING: ‘Rural proofing’ needed in cost of living plans

14 October 2022

The cost of living crisis dominates the world of politics and rightly so.


FERGUS EWING: We must deliver on A9/A96 dualling

27 September 2022
FERGUS EWING: We must deliver on A9/A96 dualling

FERGUS EWING: We must deliver on A9/A96 dualling

27 September 2022

Last week in Holyrood I raised again the issue of dualling the A9 and the A96 from Inverness to Auldearn (including the Nairn bypass).


FERGUS EWING: Stagecoach vows to communicate about buses

31 August 2022
FERGUS EWING: Stagecoach vows to communicate about buses

FERGUS EWING: Stagecoach vows to communicate about buses

31 August 2022

Our man in Holyrood discusses the transport company and transparency about current issues in the Highlands.


FERGUS EWING: Shows are where it is happening this summer with Covid in retreat

17 August 2022
FERGUS EWING: Shows are where it is happening this summer with Covid in retreat

FERGUS EWING: Shows are where it is happening this summer with Covid in retreat

17 August 2022

The Inverness Games, Nairn Show, Grantown Show and Moy Fair were 'all a huge success this year'


FERGUS EWING: Cross-party support for bid increases its chances

04 August 2022
FERGUS EWING: Cross-party support for bid increases its chances

FERGUS EWING: Cross-party support for bid increases its chances

04 August 2022

The Highlands are at the heart of new industries to tackle climate change and provide energy security.


FERGUS EWING: Road improvements are my top priority

20 July 2022
FERGUS EWING: Road improvements are my top priority

FERGUS EWING: Road improvements are my top priority

20 July 2022

Fergus Ewing tells how A9 tragic crash prompted phone calls and how road improvements are his priority.


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