When I first became interested in the Crown Estate Commission, more than 30 years ago, I could hardly believe my luck on reading Section 1, Clause 1 (5) of the…
Itâs best to err on the side of caution in claiming to have left any personal mark on the course of public policy. Just occasionally, however, one would like to…
I have believed in Scottish independence for the better part of my adult life. I say that at the outset because what follows might sound like the words of a…
Remarkably little attention has been paid to a statement made by John Swinney in the Scottish Parliament on 23 November when, in effect, he announced the formation of a vast…