The ease of communication provided by social media, the sale of large-scale pyrotechnics and a lack of police boots on the ground means...

This is my latest column, published in the Scotsman on 24th December 2024. Merry Christmas to you all... Scotland’s justice system should...

This is my latest column, published in today's Scotsman (10th December 2024).... With previous funding levels for public services like...

This is my latest article, which I penned for 1919 Magazine, appearing in the November issue.

Further to my blog post yesterday - my interviews relating to the news story about the search that's been launched for the families of...

I've written this article for the Scotsman (online) and it will appear in the paper tomorrow (20th November). The use of cutting-edge...

Last week I was interviewed and filmed by BBC News, for a piece they've run online (and will broadcast on our national TV news,...

This is my latest Scotsman column, published today (12th November 2024). There’s no doubt that our national and local government services...

This is my latest column, out on today's Scotsman (29th October 2024) The one good thing to come from the Chris Kaba shooting trial was...

Organised criminals will realise there’s money to be made in moving alcohol from England to Scotland, and with it will come drugs and...

The legal pursuit of the late Mohamed al-Fayed and his enablers is more than justified, but going after soft-touch Harrods misses the...

This is the subject of my latest Scotsman column, published in today's newspaper (17th September 2024). Pressure on Scotland’s prison...

This is my latest column, published today (3rd September 2024). It is time for an independent commission on Scotland’s drug policy. Our...

This is my latest Scotsman column, published in today's paper (20th August 2024). With years, sometimes decades between riots, specialist...

This is my latest column, published in the Scotsman on 5th August 2024. As in Toxteth in 1981, the people rioting today are mostly angry...

As you may recall, the US-based company Small Town Dicks, which produces true crime podcasts has created “Beyond Recognition”, a six-part...

Thank you to the Edinburgh Reporter for this great write up, about the premier of my true crime podcast 'Beyond Recognition: The Ruxton...

Daily Motion: Has the assassination attempt given Donald Trump the keys to the White House? The attempted assassination of Donald Trump...

As you may recall, the US-based company Small Town Dicks, which produces true crime podcasts has created “Beyond Recognition”, a six-part...

This is my latest column, published in today's Scotsman (9th July 2024). The conviction of three people who ran brothels in Edinburgh and...