No amount of tears will wash away Covid responsibility 2nd February 2024 It would take a hard heart not to feel some sympathy for Nicola Sturgeon at the Covid Inquiry on Wednesday, pictured, struggling to contain her emotions as she... Opinions
Pressure prompts second thoughts on assisted dying 26th January 2024 Maybe the pandemic has changed attitudes towards death and the dying, but there is little doubt public opinion has swung behind changing the law to legalise... Opinions
Delighted at campaign taking battle for new Winchburgh railway station forward 19th January 2024 Over the past year I’ve been arguing hard for a new railway station for Winchburgh, taking the battle for badly needed transport infrastructure in the... Opinions
Humza’s unhappy new year message to Scottish people 12th January 2024 New Year is supposed to be a time of optimism, of thinking positively about the opportunities in the year ahead, but on Monday the First Minister delivered one... Opinions
Low level crime has a sorry history of fearsome escalation 5th January 2024 On Tuesday a Currie resident contacted me about trouble in his neighbourhood. What might be a minor nuisance once becomes disturbing if persistent, and three... Opinions
Difference north and south of border is stark 29th December 2023 Looking forward to 2024, there’s no denying my party faces huge challenges, but since Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s, pictured, Autumn Statement and the SNP Scottish... Opinions
Who needs a Grinch when we have a Robison? 22nd December 2023 We know the Green Party calls the shots in the SNP Scottish Government, but finance secretary Shona Robison should have gone the whole hog and painted her face... Opinions
PISA results not a wake-up call but a meltdown siren 15th December 2023 At the SNP conference in October, First Minister Humza Yousaf stunned Scotland’s local authorities by unilaterally announcing a council tax freeze he had no... Opinions
Council assistance for devastated residents too little 8th December 2023 I can’t begin to describe the horror I felt when I saw the scene of devastation in Baberton Mains Avenue last Saturday. Not just the rubble where a family home... Opinions
