Inverness
Image via Wikipedia One Scottish Highlands attraction most people won’t know about is performing arts. We have plenty to entertain us, and it’s not all bagpipes, drums and kilts. The Highlands has drama. It also has Jazz. Real Jazz. New York style Jazz For years now the Nairn Jazz Festival has attracted popular musicians from [...]
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Ullapool
Ullapool, on the west coast, is a gateway to the Scottish Highlands, if you arrive by boat that is. It’s the home of the Ullapool ferry which connects the mainland with Stornaway on the Isle of Lewis. It’s also popular with sailers, with a safe accessible harbour and lots of facilities including bars, hotels, the [...]
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Forget the Cuts We Need a Smaller Public Sector
CommentPublic sector organisation and provision of services is bad for business. Cutting back the burgeoning public sector in Scotland will be essential for reversing the country’s endemic economic decline. And the Highlands desperately needs a change, to allow private sector businesses to flourish. Until we get that about turn in direction, declines in living standards, [...]