Grangemouth closure is bad news for Scotland Friday, 24 November, 2023 For anyone concerned about Scotland’s prosperity, Wednesday could not have started much worse, with the announcement that oil refining at Grangemouth would end in 2025. Some in the Scottish Government will think this is great news, but those who believe the potential loss of around eight per cent of Scotland’s manufacturing base is the price of addressing climate change should not be anywhere... Opinions
Anti-social behaviour means many are living in fear 17th November 2023 There has been much publicity about human rights this week, and no-one would deny they include living in your own home without fear. Yet across Edinburgh the... Opinions
Sue Webber MSP Calls for Fair and Equal Access to Diabetes Technology across Scotland 16th November 2023 Scottish Conservative MSP Sue Webber recently attended Diabetes Scotland’s World Diabetes Day Parliamentary Reception for the launch of their Diabetes Tech Can... Local News
Police need the resources to tackle firework hooligans 10th November 2023 Only four weeks ago I wrote about the impact of the SNP’s police budget raids, how repeated cost cutting had slashed the number of front-line officers and was... Opinions
College sector is vital to Scotland as AI power grows 3rd November 2023 Opinion is divided on the benefits and dangers of artificial intelligence (AI) but it’s here to stay and by calling this week’s global summit at Bletchley Park... Opinions
Troubled SNP try every trick in the book to shore up support 27th October 2023 With an unfunded Council Tax freeze and a whole splurge of spending promises in Humza Yousaf’s conference speech apparently blocked by the civil servants for... Opinions
Under-pressure Yousaf is losing party control 20th October 2023 What were you doing yesterday? At work as normal, occupying the kids at half-term, getting the shopping in? What you weren’t doing was voting in the second... Opinions
Blight of low-level offending as police struggle to gain funding 13th October 2023 Anyone who has arrived at the ASDA at Chesser for a quick evening shop will know it can sometimes be an uncomfortable experience passing groups of intimidating... Opinions
Diverted HS2 cash could help fund Edinburgh station 6th October 2023 One thing we didn’t need to learn from Lord Hardie’s report into the Edinburgh tram fiasco is if you don’t live near the line then your benefit is virtually... Opinions
Council doing virtually zero about reaching net zero 29th September 2023 One benefit of being an MSP is use of Holyrood’s underground car park, but living on the edge of Edinburgh and with regular appointments across Lothian, it’s no... Opinions
