Beware back police office cuts. They can have unforeseen and tragic consequences
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...
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Tom Wood
Oct 24, 20233 min read
NHS Lothian should stop trying to atone for slavery and focus on cutting waiting times
In my latest Scotsman column, published on 17th October 2023, I cover the health board saying its tackling racial inequality and racism...
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Tom Wood
Oct 3, 20232 min read
Not seeing many police officers on the street? That's about to get a lot worse
Rollercoaster funding does nothing to improve the development of public services like the police. Read my latest article on this subject,...
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Tom Wood
Sep 19, 20232 min read
Khalife's 'Great Escape' from Wandsworth prison is reminder of a time when jail-breaking was an art
Former Commando and safe-blower ‘Gentle’ Johnny Ramensky managed to break out of the supposedly escape-proof Peterhead prison four times....
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Tom Wood
Sep 5, 20232 min read
Scotland's justice system is failing to protect the public with sentences like these
Bungled attempt to murder a man in Cumbernauld leads to an overly lenient sentence that may have fatal consequences Here's my latest...
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Tom Wood
Aug 22, 20233 min read
No shortcuts to solving crime
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...
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Tom Wood
Aug 8, 20233 min read
Edinburgh low-traffic neighbourhoods: Destruction of a surveillance camera is a reminder that laws..
...require public consent Most reasonable people realise the need for some traffic controls but politicians should seek to build a...
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Tom Wood
Aug 7, 20233 min read
Scotland's shocking drug-deaths rate is less about the legislation than repeated failures to...
...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...
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Tom Wood
Jul 20, 20232 min read
'Ruxton The First Modern Murder' – Hits 200 Reviews – With Mostly 5 Star Reviews! Thank You.
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,...
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Tom Wood
Jul 18, 20233 min read
How Lothian and Borders Police pioneered computerised investigations 40 years ago in the hunt...
...for child-killer Robert Black Robert Black was convicted of killing young children partly on the basis of complex circumstantial...
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Tom Wood
Jul 11, 20231 min read
My True Crime Book ‘Ruxton the First Modern Murder’ Launches as Audio Book
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...
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Tom Wood
Jul 11, 20231 min read
'Manhunt: the painstaking investigation to catch a child killer'
Forty years ago this month, five-year-old Caroline Hogg was abducted from Portobello, Edinburgh. The massive murder investigation that...
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Tom Wood
Jun 30, 20233 min read
Police Scotland: Outgoing Chief Constable Iain Livingstone fought to stop politicians...
...meddling in operational matters and turned troubled force around This is my latest Scotsman column, published today, 30th June 2023....
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Tom Wood
Jun 16, 20232 min read
What the new Met can teach Scotland about protecting officers and the public
Sir Mark Rowley, the Met Commissioner, has some impressive ideas. Here's my latest Scotsman column, published today, 16th June 2023. I...
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Tom Wood
Jun 2, 20233 min read
Young girl abducted by Andrew Miller may have saved her life when she escaped
This my column out in today's Scotsman, 2 June 2023. The protection of children requires general watchfulness, writes Tom Wood, as not...
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Tom Wood
May 19, 20233 min read
King Charles Coronation: We all have the right to protest, but police have a duty to keep the peace
Blocking roads, spray-painting buildings, and interrupting lawful public events do not count as peaceful protest This is my latest...
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Tom Wood
May 9, 20232 min read
Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill: We should modernise our 19th-century rape
laws, not scrap jury trials, to improve low conviction rate This is my latest Scotsman column, published 8th May 2023. An out-dated...
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Tom Wood
Apr 25, 20232 min read
Police funding cuts let violent predatory men into the service. The growing threat of cybercrime...
...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...
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Tom Wood
Apr 19, 20231 min read
‘Gentle’ Johnny Ramensky: safe-cracker, soldier and escape artist
The remarkable story of the safe-cracking criminal who won the hearts of the Scottish public, is the subject of my latest article,...
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Tom Wood
Apr 18, 20231 min read
My Talk on The Moffat Ravine Murders (the Birth of Modern Forensics) on 26 April in Moffat
The Moffat Museum’s new exhibition on the Moffat Ravine Murders - the Birth of Modern Forensics has seen record numbers of visitors since...
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