Six leaders, one room, and no one mentioned the Highlands

Scotland Business Hustings 2026 — political leaders on stage discussing the Scottish economy before the Holyrood election

I was in Edinburgh yesterday afternoon for Scotland’s Business Hustings, the first joint hustings of the Holyrood election campaign. I’m Drew Hendry, a strategic adviser and former MP based in Inverness, and questions about the Highland economy and the Scotland election are never far from my mind. I went along as someone who thinks every […]