Just over a week before a US Presidential Inauguration, world headlines are dominated by a former spy named Christopher Steele, a dossier alleging the newly-elected President Trump might have compromised himself with prostitutes in 2013…
Okay, so I projected there would have been a new President Clinton in the Oval Office by now. Oops. However, I was right when I said in my last post about the US election that…
The recent temporary closure of some 17 schools in Edinburgh which were all built under the controversial PPP/PFI arrangement struck a chord with me. Some 13+ years ago, when these schemes were still in their…
Firstly, thanks to everyone who has visited this site recently and who have taken the time to contact me regarding various stories, projects and other more private matters. I will do my utmost to respond…
I did a little interview for the superb website allmediascotland about My Biggest Break. It’s really a summary of my career and how I got here and so on. I have to admit, as someone who rarely…
I was asked to write a review of the Channel 4 Dispatches recently which focused on Sir Malcolm Rifkind and Jack Straw being filmed on camera apparently offering cash-for-access to a fake Chinese company. Given…
My new BBC Radio Scotland documentary ‘Spying in the 21st Century: How Safe Are You?’ was broadcast recently. You can catch up with it here. It got really good reviews and was even a Radio…
The big story this autumn and early winter has been the success of the US National Public Radio (NPR) series, ‘The Serial. I don’t want to give any spoilers away, so suffice…
The IRA tried and shot alleged sex-offenders in their communities it’s been claimed tonight by none other than Gerry Adams, who is out and about – and on his Blog – explaining Sinn Fein’s position on…
A quick post to welcome any visitors to my site who are participating in the Introduction to Journalism MOOC being run by the University of Strathclyde and hosted by FutureLearn. I hope you are enjoying…