by Colin Campbell THE barriers surrounding the Riverside site where the ridiculous Gathering Place is being built don’t cast a shadow over the adjacent Bught Park, but they should. The Bught is the latest target for potential redevelopment by the council. And after the prolonged and ongoing riverside travesty just across the road from it, people should be wary about what happens next at the … Continue reading Plans to ‘develop’ the Bught Park should be closely scrutinised by the public, right from the off

by Colin Campbell INVERNESS pubs were lit up again after dark for the first time in months on Monday, with a solid level of expectation that this time they’ll be allowed to stay that way. Under the latest easing of rules drink and food can now be served indoors until 10.30pm. Despite warnings over the past 14 months that some might close down for good, … Continue reading Pubs light up for first time in months as normality returns to city centre

by Colin Campbell A FEW days I reported on a vicious attack on newly-elected SNP MSP Emma Roddick, on the influential and widely read nationalist website Wings of Scotland. Ms Roddick has had the last laugh, earlier than might have been expected. Two days ago Wings owner Stuart Campbell penned a long, angry and bitter farewell to his readers, saying he was packing it all … Continue reading If hard-up Emma plays SNP game, she’ll soon find it’s raining money

by Colin Campbell SO much for the “supermajority”. So much for “the settled will of the people”. So much for the “mass street protests”. The empty threats that the nationalists have been regaling us with in recent months look pretty worthless now. In their triumphalism and arrogance they set themselves up for a heavy fall and they’ve come crashing down now. The SNP won the … Continue reading Sturgeon’s fake ‘electoral mandate’ will get her absolutely nowhere

by Colin Campbell WHEN Inverness councillor Emma Roddick stepped forward on the podium at the counting centre on Saturday as a newly-elected list SNP MSP for the Highlands, it must have been one of the best moments of her life. As the youngest MSP elected to Holyrood, at just 23 years old, her sense of joy must have been overwhelming, as she spoke of the … Continue reading New Inverness SNP MSP hit by venom at the heart of nationalism

by Colin Campbell WOULD the Great Independence Election Day herald the beginning of a new era for the SNP’s Inverness candidate Fergus Ewing, for whom the election process will have a certain familiarity? He’s held the Inverness seat since 1999, and sought a return to Holyrood for the sixth time. So for 22 tortuous years he has been unable to break free of the huge … Continue reading Ewing, Hendry, Blackford and the other SNP chancers are now safely back with their snouts in the trough