pulling down statues? This is my latest Scotsman column, published 1 August '22. The heartrending story of Sir Mo Farah’s childhood is a...

Here's my latest column in the Scotsman, published 18th July. Largely hidden by the psychodrama and endless news coverage of the Downing...

The second instalment of a three-part exclusive, I've written for 1919 Magazine's July issue, is out now - where I share my insight into...

My 100th Scotsman column, recently published (3rd July). For many of us involved in policing during the 80s and 90s, last week was a time...

Here's my latest Scotsman column, published 20th June 2022. I love The United States. I worked there, have good friends there, I even...

1919 Magazine, runs the first of it's three-part feature, recounting my insight into the unsolved murder of Sheila Anderson, back in...

This is my latest column in the Scotsman, published 6 June 2022. It’s an old debate and the subject of many a turgid criminology essay,...

and ex-officer gets £1m damages. These are truly strange times for justice... Below is my latest column for the Scotsman, published on 23...

Read my Scotsman column, published on 9th May, below. We seem to be living in an era of public inquiries. Long and expensive, they can be...

Many thanks to Gavin Madeley at the Scottish Daily Mail for the fantastic write up on Ruxton The First Modern Murder, which appeared in...

Here's my latest Scotsman column, on the above - as published on Monday 25th April 2022. The recent revelation that well over 100...

...mental disturbance This is my latest Scotsman column, out today (12th April 2022). Bowing out with no great fanfare last week was one...

...to justice My latest column in the Scotsman is below. When in 1945, the Ohrdruf Concentration Camp was the first to be liberated in...

...but legislation alone is not the answer This is the topic in my latest Scotsman newspaper column, published 14th March 2022. There was...

The Times, kindly carried the news about the American TV production company, owned by the actress Yeardley Smith (famous for her role as...

I am absolutely delighted to announce that I'm working with Yeardley Smith's US production firm Paperclip Ltd! They will be making a...

My latest Scotsman column was published on Monday 28th February. Here it is below.... I have never met Cressida Dick but I know a good...

Final sales figures for all Ringwood Publishing's books for 2021 are now in for all formats, paperback and ebooks, and for all areas, UK...

Read my latest column in the Scotsman, from 14th February 2022. Never mind the Russian tanks massed on Ukraine’s border, the...

A recent event made me reflect on the increasing tendency for institutional failure to be monetarised. Not so long ago, public bodies...