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...

This is my latest column in the Scotsman, published today 25th June 2024. Cameras are everywhere in modern society. Finally, police...

Crime Time Inc is one of the country's fastest growing podcasts and on Sunday 25th August from 2pm until 4pm, myself and co host Simon...

Historic apologies on behalf of others may seem virtuous but are usually meaningless and often misguided.... This is the my latest...

The Westport Murders part 1 This episode, which is out now - takes a deep dive into one of Scotland's most notorious cases - the story of...

My new true crime book 'The World's End Murders: The Inside Story' takes a detailed analysis into the horrific killing of two Edinburgh...

I've teamed up with the award-winning production and development company Paperclip Ltd founders, Yeardley Smith (actress and voice of...

With a decade of budget cuts and officers forced to deal with issues like mental health problems, new demands imposed on Police Scotland...

This is the subject of my latest Scotsman column, published in today's paper (14th May 2024). The widespread, casual use of high-strength...

Rishi Sunak's ‘shock and anger’ over clumsy comments by a police sergeant about an anti-semitism campaigner added to a hysterical...

When the first wave of heroin hit Scotland in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the decision to concentrate on prosecutions, rather than...

My latest interview, with the Los Angeles based podcast Ill Repute (which is a history podcast that supports women’s rights but more...