The latest fiasco over car parking charges in Fort William illustrates once again the contempt with which Inverness treats Lochaber and other remote areas.
To advise Andrew Baxter and his colleagues that they could discount charges for a short period in the run up to Christmas, then rescind that advice afterwards, is outrageous. If they genuinely realised that the advice had been wrong, they should have done the decent thing and supported the decision, with necessary system improvements introduced afterwards.
Mr Baxter has again proved himself willing to put his head above the parapet. Councillors from the greater Inverness area responsible for this situation should be ashamed. Too often Lochaber is treated as the poor relation and I shall be writing to councillors and encourage other Lochaber residents to do likewise.