With many demands on officers’ time, it’s time to think about how much we are asking the police to do This is the subject matter of my...

Air quality might be a pressing issue – but where is the ground-level approach to dealing with the state of the roads? This is my latest...

I have written an interesting article for Scotland's 1919 magazine in their recently published February '24 issue. Police Scotland has an...

Police tactics like stop and search can help but a long-term resolution requires social interventions, support for troubled families,...

The vital ingredients of success in any endeavour – good people and good systems – went missing from the Post Office Read what I have to...

'Boris Johnson's Downing Street wallpaper a cruel distraction from plight of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and persecuted postmasters' To...

Safety concerns were one of the main reasons why Edinburgh’s original Hogmanay street party was set up 30 years ago Happy New Year to you....

I was delighted to be given a copy of Professor Dame Sue Black's latest best seller book 'Written In Bone: Hidden Stories In What We...

After a challenging year for Scottish justice, 2024 could be even worse for some in the sector This is my latest Scotsman column...

missed the real scandal The fact that there were only two traffic cars on duty for the whole of Lothian and Borders shows just how...

‘Violence reduction’ approach has had a dramatic effect on the number of murders and other killings in Scotland and those responsible are...

Politicians should avoid interfering in operational matters like the policing of a pro-Palestinian demonstration in London. This is the...

There is always a price to pay for cost-cutting.... Read what I have to say on this in my latest column, out in today's Scotsman (31...

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...