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Nicky Marr: Should we worry about robots?

10 May 2023
Nicky Marr: Should we worry about robots?

Nicky Marr: Should we worry about robots?

10 May 2023

Sentient robots and chatbots are still the stuff of science fiction, aren’t they?


NICKY MARR: Housing crisis impacting Highland staff shortages

04 May 2023
NICKY MARR: Housing crisis impacting Highland staff shortages

NICKY MARR: Housing crisis impacting Highland staff shortages

04 May 2023

Ask any business – or employer for that matter – what their biggest challenge is, and alongside increased costs of trading, will be staff shortages.


Nicky Marr: Is Raigmore on the critical list?

26 April 2023
Nicky Marr: Is Raigmore on the critical list?

Nicky Marr: Is Raigmore on the critical list?

26 April 2023

It is vital that Raigmore should have the staff, resources, and capacity to treat and care for all its patients. But right now, that is not happening


Nicky Marr: Have some lost the art of behaving in public spaces?

19 April 2023
Nicky Marr: Have some lost the art of behaving in public spaces?

Nicky Marr: Have some lost the art of behaving in public spaces?

19 April 2023

Am I just getting old and intolerant or has a proportion of our society forgotten how to behave in public?


Nicky Marr: Academy Street solution shouldn’t be beyond us

12 April 2023
Nicky Marr: Academy Street solution shouldn’t be beyond us

Nicky Marr: Academy Street solution shouldn’t be beyond us

12 April 2023

It shouldn’t be beyond the wit of us Highlanders to come up with a solution for Academy Street in Inverness that gives it back to its people.


NICKY MARR: Rewriting the rules for cordial cohabitation

05 April 2023
NICKY MARR: Rewriting the rules for cordial cohabitation

NICKY MARR: Rewriting the rules for cordial cohabitation

05 April 2023

In the years since we last lived together full-time, our lives have each expanded to fill the space the other used to occupy.


Nicky Marr: Other people’s opinions of us occupy far too much of our time

29 March 2023
Nicky Marr: Other people’s opinions of us occupy far too much of our time

Nicky Marr: Other people’s opinions of us occupy far too much of our time

29 March 2023

Other people’s opinions really shouldn’t matter and we’d probably all sleep better if we really did care less.


Nicky Marr: SNP leader debate underlined issues facing folk across the north

23 March 2023
Nicky Marr: SNP leader debate underlined issues facing folk across the north

Nicky Marr: SNP leader debate underlined issues facing folk across the north

23 March 2023

Columnist Nicky Marr reflects on being the host for the Inverness Courier SNP Leadership Debate in Inverness last Friday.


Nicky Marr: Westminster energy payment ignores Highland climate

15 March 2023
Nicky Marr: Westminster energy payment ignores Highland climate

Nicky Marr: Westminster energy payment ignores Highland climate

15 March 2023

Despite the 27C difference in overnight temperatures last week, the UK government thinks its ‘one size fits all’ solution works.


Nicky Marr: Inverness Courier Leadership Debate - You know what’s important, don’t keep it to yourself

08 March 2023
Nicky Marr: Inverness Courier Leadership Debate - You know what’s important, don’t keep it to yourself

Nicky Marr: Inverness Courier Leadership Debate - You know what’s important, don’t keep it to yourself

08 March 2023

Whatever your politics are, the next few weeks are important for all of us in Scotland, as the SNP chooses a successor to Nicola Sturgeon.


Nicky Marr: Social media's shame over Nicola Bulley

01 March 2023
Nicky Marr: Social media's shame over Nicola Bulley

Nicky Marr: Social media's shame over Nicola Bulley

01 March 2023

News updates serve a legitimate purpose. But nothing can excuse the Tiktokkers, YouTubers and keyboard warriors hindering searches.


NICKY MARR: Are we tolerant if we can’t tolerate Kate Forbes’ beliefs?

21 February 2023
NICKY MARR: Are we tolerant if we can’t tolerate Kate Forbes’ beliefs?

NICKY MARR: Are we tolerant if we can’t tolerate Kate Forbes’ beliefs?

21 February 2023

Nicky Marr ponders if we might miss out on a 'sharp, intelligent, and economically astute' next First Minister.


Nicky Marr - Nicola Sturgeon: Run out of fuel or running away?

15 February 2023
Nicky Marr - Nicola Sturgeon: Run out of fuel or running away?

Nicky Marr - Nicola Sturgeon: Run out of fuel or running away?

15 February 2023

Let’s turn the page and find a more positive chapter for all of Scotland’s people, please.


Nicky Marr: Where have our politicians gone?

14 February 2023
Nicky Marr: Where have our politicians gone?

Nicky Marr: Where have our politicians gone?

14 February 2023

I’m curious. What actually is the role of our elected representatives in Holyrood and Westminster?


Nicky Marr: I’m warming myself, rather than the house

08 February 2023
Nicky Marr: I’m warming myself, rather than the house

Nicky Marr: I’m warming myself, rather than the house

08 February 2023

As I write this, I’m wearing three layers and a scarf, with a hot water bottle stuffed up my jumper.


Nicky Marr: Progress on trans rights depends on open conversation

01 February 2023
Nicky Marr: Progress on trans rights depends on open conversation

Nicky Marr: Progress on trans rights depends on open conversation

01 February 2023

In case it’s important for you to know this, I am a woman, and I am a trans ally.


Nicky Marr: Sometimes quitting is brave thing to do

25 January 2023
Nicky Marr: Sometimes quitting is brave thing to do

Nicky Marr: Sometimes quitting is brave thing to do

25 January 2023

There’s an image of Banksy’s that I used as my screensaver for a while, and it came to mind again this week.


Nicky Marr: Freeport win is a chance for a bright Highland future

18 January 2023
Nicky Marr: Freeport win is a chance for a bright Highland future

Nicky Marr: Freeport win is a chance for a bright Highland future

18 January 2023

You’ll have heard the news then? One of two new green freeports for Scotland will be in the Cromarty Firth and Inverness area.


Nicky Marr: Bridge closures send a chill through us all

11 January 2023
Nicky Marr: Bridge closures send a chill through us all

Nicky Marr: Bridge closures send a chill through us all

11 January 2023

“The Kessock Bridge is closed due to a police incident”. How often have those words been shared recently?


Nicky Marr: Bring hope via less talk and more action

04 January 2023
Nicky Marr: Bring hope via less talk and more action

Nicky Marr: Bring hope via less talk and more action

04 January 2023

I HATE the phrase ‘good riddance’, but I’ll not be sorry to see the back of 2022.


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