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Some of you may have noticed political leaflets of all persuasions dropping through your letterboxes of late, as voters in Arbroath West, Letham & Friockheim will…

It is Budget time again at the Scottish Parliament. There is a great deal I enjoy about my role as an MSP. This is my least…

Climate Change The recent series of severe weather events, culminating Storm Babet, have served to remind us of the developing threat posed by Climate Change. This…

Parliament returns on Tuesday September 5. It feels like the summer recess has disappeared in the blink of an eye. That’s what happens when you pack…

Weeks on from the announcement, I remain baffled by the decision of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) to renege on their longstanding commitment to base a…

Kirriemuir has much to recommend it. From the Wee Red Toon’s links to JM Barrie through to the amazing range of activities undertaken by the community…

If life in general can throw up the unexpected then it can be so much more the case in political life. The decision of Nicola Sturgeon…

Calling Out Misogyny I admit it, I’m a bit of a dinosaur. I don’t have Tik Tok. And whilst I do technically have an MSP Twitter…

Supporting Our Posties I doubt there is a single household that has not been inconvenienced, or at least impacted, by the ongoing industrial dispute at Royal…

A Moment in History Over the past couple of weeks, many of us will have felt the keen sense of living through a moment in history. The…