by Colin Campbell AS an alternative to Partygate and Angela Rayner’s legs, yesterday we thought we’d turn our attention to something of substance that has virtually disappeared from the landscape altogether. Namely, the number of people in Highland hospitals with covid. Many people I suspect view this as yesterday’s news. How lucky those of us who tend to think like that are to be in … Continue reading After covid infections soared, details on Highland hospital numbers mysteriously vanished

by Colin Campbell I ANTICIPATED the decision might go the other way, but councillors on Monday refused to force the closure of the Private Eyes so called “sex entertainment venue” in Academy Street, Inverness. This may be seen as a “sensitive issue” in the current censorious climate, where so many people are hunting around for things to be offended by. But it’s only as “sensitive” … Continue reading Councillors refuse to throw women out of work to appease holier than thou SNP hypocrites

by Colin Campbell LAST week Nicola Sturgeon inserted into the SNP council elections manifesto the provision that the election of  every SNP candidate would be construed and utilised as support for independence. In Inverness, the councillors who opposed the Gathering Place, like Ron MacWilliam (now standing as an independent), Bill Boyd and Ken Gowans were mainly from the SNP. This had nothing whatever to do … Continue reading Salmond piles on the pressure to steer clear of SNP candidates

by Colin Campbell I HAVE a young relative who will very shortly turn 13. Becoming a teenager is a special milestone and it’s intended that she should enjoy a special birthday celebration to match. I hope she enjoys the freedom and lack of responsibility that goes with it. Because if things take a more serious turn and she evolves into another young Greta Thunberg, she … Continue reading Crackpot plan for 16-year-old MPs

by Colin Campbell EASTER Monday mask freedom day should have represented freedom from Nicola Sturgeon and the end at last of her two year reign of dictating often in the most minute detail how we should live our lives. Instead she was on the front pages of virtually ever paper and branded a “mask hypocrite” because she was reported to the police by some opportunistic … Continue reading Masks mainly abandoned in city centre in final step back to normality

by Colin Campbell NICOLA Sturgeon is on a campaign bus tour of Scotland with the outsize vehicle adorned by a giant picture of her which looks years out of date. It might have been taken seven years ago when the fresh faced new SNP leader was mobbed like a rock star by a vast crowd on Inverness High Street, many of them ardent devotees and … Continue reading Sturgeon adorns campaign superbus with out of date, golden girl photo