Sir Mark Rowley, the Met Commissioner, has some impressive ideas. Here's my latest Scotsman column, published today, 16th June 2023. I...

This my column out in today's Scotsman, 2 June 2023. The protection of children requires general watchfulness, writes Tom Wood, as not...

Blocking roads, spray-painting buildings, and interrupting lawful public events do not count as peaceful protest This is my latest...

laws, not scrap jury trials, to improve low conviction rate This is my latest Scotsman column, published 8th May 2023. An out-dated...

...adds yet more pressure Here's my latest article in the Scotsman, published on 24th April 2023. A few weeks ago I was pleased to be...

The remarkable story of the safe-cracking criminal who won the hearts of the Scottish public, is the subject of my latest article,...

The Moffat Museum’s new exhibition on the Moffat Ravine Murders - the Birth of Modern Forensics has seen record numbers of visitors since...

...I still think he can be brought to justice Here's my latest Scotsman column, published on 10th April 2023. Forty years ago last...

...its history of theft, fake bomb plots and the like Here's my latest column, published on 27th March 2023. There seems to be a row...

...Police Scotland's historic cases unit Here's my latest Scotsman column, published on 13th March 2023. It’s been a while since I was...

I'm totally delighted that for the second year in a row now, my true crime book, Ruxton: The First Modern Murder has become my publisher...

...something similar happened 90 years ago in Moffat. This is my latest Scotsman column, published on 27th February 2023. Far be it for...

...finally look set to be honoured “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed it’s the...

This is my latest Scotsman column, published 30th January 2023.... As a young policeman rising through the ranks, I was thoroughly...

My latest article on the life and crimes of audacious safe-breaker Hugh Kelly Mannion has just appeared in the January issue of...

This is my latest column in the Scotsman, published on 16th January 2023. The case of Eleanor Williams was unusual to say the least. Ms...

Here's my first column for 2023, published 2nd January. Few would claim 2022 was a glittering year. War, political turmoil and recession...

This is my latest article in the Scotsman, published 19th December 2022. An unsolicited email dropped into my inbox the other day....

Read what I have to say on this, in my latest Scotsman column, published 5th December 2022. Buried on the inside pages last week were our...

I was asked by the new YouTube channel Crime Time Inc to write and narrate the story of Percy Sillitoe, one of Scotland's greatest...