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First Minister, John Swinney, on Jeane Freeman, The Herald, 8 February 2026: Transcript of some of the interview with John Swinney on Radio Scotland: Laura Maciver, presenter of Radio Scotland … Continue reading Jeane Freeman Values
It is now over three years since my petition for a Sunshine Act for Scotland was closed. Over this time I have on occasion requested an update from the Scottish … Continue reading A Sunshine Act – Scottish Government ignores the Scottish people
22 March 2018: Two years to the day, from the release of the outcome of the public consultation on my petition, I returned to the Scottish Parliament to make a … Continue reading Open your ears, listen, let the people petition and be heard
It was good to see this advert in last Sunday’s Scottish papers. It has taken a while to get to this stage. I do hope that the successful applicant will … Continue reading Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland
A letter by Alexander McKay to the Editor of the Scotsman, 2 March 2024, begins: The letter went on to say:
Scotland’s National Clinical Director, Professor Jason Leitch, has recently featured in the news: ‘A pre-bed ritual’ Freedom of Information and the law Yet his attendance at this recent conference in … Continue reading Jet setting in the skies of the world
In today’s Herald, David Hamilton, Scotland’s Information Commissioner, was quoted: In commenting on what has been described as “industrial scale deletion” of WhatsApp messages by the Scottish Government, he went … Continue reading Freedom of Information and the law
UK Covid-19 Inquiry, Module 2A I watched this morning’s evidence of this Inquiry with interest. During the hearing, the National Clinical Director for Scotland, Professor Jason Leitch, stated: “I was … Continue reading “I was the spokesperson and communicator”