What a year 2014 has been for Scotland. The eyes of the world have been upon us, and we rose to the challenge. In spite of a shaky start with controversy over ticket allocations and transport issues, the Glasgow Commonwealth Games were a shining success. There was the glory of an unprecedented haul of 53… Read more »
Posts By: Nicky Marr
Breastgate. It couldn’t happen in Scotland.
Bravo to Nigel Farage. Wow. Four words I never imagined I would use in type. But the most talked-about man in British politics (and father of four) has got us all talking about breastfeeding. And in doing so he has brought into sharp focus yet another of the ways in which Scotland is ahead of… Read more »
Allergen info on menus – great news!
It’s a challenge for any family to provide three meals a day, but more of a challenge when there are dietary requirements to be catered for. Ours is one such home; Daughter #2 was diagnosed 10 years ago with Coeliac Disease, a lifelong autoimmune intolerance to gluten. In a nutshell (for the record, nuts are… Read more »
Grab a good Black Friday bargain? And rugby questions…
Black Friday. It was an absolute embarrassment, wasn’t it? Midnight chimed, and with it the eruption of fights and violence, squalling and brawling. Shoppers were left bruised and battered, their dignity in tatters. Watching the scenes across the country I was sickened to be part of this consumerist society. When did the chance of a… Read more »
Proud of Nicola Sturgeon, and a peek at Inverness Campus
Last Wednesday was a momentous day for women and for Scotland when Nicola Sturgeon became the first female First Minister of our proud nation. And that milestone for women was enhanced even further two days later when Sturgeon’s first cabinet was announced. Where the Westminster Government, in spite of a concerted effort to balance the… Read more »
Michael Buerk – a guilty pleasure
I think we know each other well enough for confessions, so here goes. The best thing about stepping down from my position as co-host of the MFR Breakfast Show had nothing to do with early morning alarm clocks. While it has been a delight to return to the same time zone as the rest of… Read more »
They say you should never meet your heroes. Poppycock!
They say you should never meet your heroes. Meeting someone whose music, acting or writing you have admired, or whose image gazed out at you from your teenage bedroom walls, can only, so the theory goes, end in disappointment. Your idol has been the object of your desire or admiration perhaps for decades, and you… Read more »
Applying to Theresa May for a new job…
Does anyone have Home Secretary Theresa May’s email address? Because if the Westminster Government doesn’t appoint a new chair to head up the inquiry into the historical sex abuse scandal soon, I might get in touch with her to offer my services. You’ll have heard that Fiona Woolf, the second person to be appointed to… Read more »
Organ Donation – time to change to an opt-out system.
For all that I moan about unsolicited phone calls at tea time, last Wednesday’s call was one I was happy to receive. This one wasn’t about mis-sold PPI or replacement windows; rather it made me feel part of the bigger picture. Because for years I have been wondering whose opinion is really represented by opinion… Read more »
Time to wake up to Ebola, and thumbs down for easyJet
We’ve been on holiday for the past fortnight – a trip to Turkey to squeeze in some sunshine before the clocks go back, and to escape from the laptops for a while. The plan had been to disconnect completely, but with unexpected access to Wi-Fi, and the need to keep up to date with Daughter… Read more »