SNP's soft-touch sentencing is no justice for the victims 3rd March 2019 THE SNP GOVERNMENT has confirmed it will introduce an order, which will effectively ban judges from handing out prison sentences of less than a year. This is an... Opinions
It's time for police governance to be revisited 20th December 2017 THE POLICE and Fire Reform Act 2012 that created Police Scotland built a structure involving a single Police Force, overseen by the Scottish Police Authority (... Opinions
SNP ‘break income tax pledge and squeeze councils’ 17th December 2017 Below is my article in The Press and Journal after the SNP budget: “The SNP manifesto for the Holyrood election last included a clear, unequivocal pledge not to... Opinions
The Justice Secretary may duck and dive but the buck stops with him 5th December 2017 LAST WEEK’S NEWS was dominated by allegations that have been made against senior Police Scotland officers, leading to a number of suspensions. I was asked by... Opinions
Bonuses Awarded at NHS Tayside 28th March 2017 TheCourier.co.uk this morning report on the news that NHS Tayside has paid more than £4million in awards to consultants and academics in the last year. The... Opinions
Liam Kerr's inaugural article for Think Scotland online now! 17th February 2017 Liam's inaugural article for Think Scotland is online now! "Why Nationalising the Railways would be bad on every level" "The idea that nationalisation is a... Opinions