In my latest Scotsman column, published on 17th October 2023, I cover the health board saying its tackling racial inequality and racism...

Rollercoaster funding does nothing to improve the development of public services like the police. Read my latest article on this subject,...

Former Commando and safe-blower ‘Gentle’ Johnny Ramensky managed to break out of the supposedly escape-proof Peterhead prison four times....

Bungled attempt to murder a man in Cumbernauld leads to an overly lenient sentence that may have fatal consequences Here's my latest...

There are no shortcuts to solving crime . Recruiting master detectives is the stuff of fiction. Read what I have to say about this in my...

...require public consent Most reasonable people realise the need for some traffic controls but politicians should seek to build a...

...deliver on good policies like ‘Road to Recovery’ Here's my latest column in the Scotsman on 28th July 2023.... There is a debate to be...

I was delighted to see that there are now 200 Amazon reviews for my book ‘Ruxton the first Modern Murder’ with mostly 5 star reviews,...

...for child-killer Robert Black Robert Black was convicted of killing young children partly on the basis of complex circumstantial...

I’m delighted to announce that my true crime book, Ruxton: The First Modern Murder is now available as an audio book. My Glasgow-based...

Forty years ago this month, five-year-old Caroline Hogg was abducted from Portobello, Edinburgh. The massive murder investigation that...

...meddling in operational matters and turned troubled force around This is my latest Scotsman column, published today, 30th June 2023....

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...