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Nicola Sturgeon has been accused of insulting Scotland’s police officers with a ‘derisory’ pay offer. Douglas Ross made the claim at FMQs, as he focused on the dispute between the Scottish Police Federation and the SNP Government, which has led to officers taking the strongest industrial action the

Column originally published in The Inverness Courier, 24 June 2022   I am delighted to announce the return of my summer surgery tour.

The First Minister was today challenged by Edward Mountain MSP to keep the Scottish Government’s ‘twice-made promise’ to debate the findings of John Sturrock QC’s report into bullying within NHS Highland. This comes after Edward Mountain MSP highlighted new figures yesterday, which showed that ther

Highlands and Islands MSP Edward Mountain has expressed his “deep concern” at new figures which show that workplace bullying in NHS Highland remains a challenge. In NHS Highland the number of bullying cases rose from 5 in 2017-18 to 40 in 2020/21, before dropping slightly to 35 in 2021/22. Figures

Reacting to the revelation that £50,000 was spent on the launching ceremony for the MV Glen Sannox, a vessel which remains unfinished to this day, Edward Mountain MSP commented: “It is astounding that £50,000 was wasted on a sham launching ceremony for a vessel that even now is nowhere near fi

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps on building a railway fit for the future.

Highlands and Islands MSP and shadow business and tourism minister Jamie Halcro Johnston has said that strike action by the RMT union later this month threatens to leave people across the region cut off. The strikes scheduled for 21, 23 and 25 June are expected to cause severe disruption to ra

Commenting on the SNP’s renewed push for a second independence referendum, Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston said: “Voters across the Highlands and Islands would be forgiving for thinking it’s Groundhog Day again as Nicola Sturgeon launches just her latest ‘big push’ for an

Commenting on the Scottish Government’s decision to reject co-operative work with the UK Government on gene-editing in agriculture, a position opposed by NFU Scotland, Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston said: “At a time where the need for food security and supporting our food prod

Stop Labour’s Strikes, which will hit the poorest hardest.