Delighted to announce my return to practice as a KC and to join Ampersand Advocates @AmpersandAdv, one of the leading stables (Chambers) at the Scottish bar.

18 Gand Slam singles titles 31 Grand Slam doubles titles 10 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles Happy Birthday, Martina Navratilova! 🎉🏆

“The further a society drifts from truth, the more it will hate those who speak it.” – George Orwell Truth doesn’t need validation. It needs courage.

Come along if you can.

"It is because of O’Flaherty that rapists could be housed in women’s prisons and female athletes made to compete against males." The architect of Yogyakarta cannot accept that British women have trounced his sexist ideology. https://t.co/21maO6PRd0

Please note these important comments from the @EHRCChair Kishwer Falkner

EXC: Complaints against the National Library of Scotland's decision to withdraw The Women Who Wouldn't Wheesht from its centenary exhibition have been upheld. The review describes the Library's actions as "inadequate". Full details @heraldscotland ⬇️ https://t.co/zczVi6RhbF

The @EHRC has written to the Secretary of State asking for the draft revised statutory Code of Practice to be laid before Parliament as a matter of urgency, and for the 2011 Code to be revoked

Very good analysis by @michaelpforan of @MichaelCJT intervention against the UK's Supreme Court https://t.co/X0zxkp5mpN

Written submissions in Peggie v NHS Fife for the respondents (Jane Russell KC and David James) and for TransLucent, intervening (Robin White and Oscar Davies) are now publicly available courtesy of @tribunaltweets.

Official review of China's compliance with Phase One Trade Deal is coming. Workers can't afford to let China off the hook on the promises they made. China is still tens of billions of dollars short in fulfilling their promises on manufactured goods. Strict compliance!

Oh for heaven’s sake! The Supreme Court held that constitutional conventions are non-justiciable back in 2017 (Miller 1) despite the Lord Advocate’s submissions to the contrary. This sort of back of the envelope nonsense is damaging the independence cause. https://t.co/qrEsTbmVpd

Statement from the FiLiA Trustees on the FiLiA Party (Issued 12th October 2025) Attendees may be aware of the unacceptable behaviour of two individuals last night at the FiLiA party. Please be assured that these individuals were removed as swiftly as possible and were not

Sparling, who is charged with embezzling nearly £16k from HIV Scotland skipped his trial & appears to have gone abroad. We wonder if @AngusRobertson has a comment on his former Aide's behaviour? https://t.co/i6s6iX5Jwf

Where does the time go? Can’t believe it’s been a year since Alex passed. My thoughts are still very much with Moira and wider family.

Fantastic @FiLiA_charity session celebrating the Supreme Court ruling of 16 April 2025, expertly chaired by our Trustee Joanna Cherry KC and with speakers including our CEO @KateBMwriting

Get Ready

Nicola Sturgeon says she “didn’t come in to politics to chuck vulnerable groups under the bus.” But that’s exactly what she did to 1000s of vulnerable women by encouraging men to self identify as women in prisons, hospitals, schools etc. https://t.co/jlsQdeI0gS

Remembering my dear friend Alex Salmond in happier times. The legacy of the greatest leader the independence movement ever had and Scotland’s most innovative FM won’t be forgotten despite the treachery of his erstwhile comrades. #TheDreamShallNeverDie

A real joy to chair the #FiLiA2025 session celebrating the @ForWomenScot win in the Supreme Court with lesbian & feminist activists. #WomensRightsAreHumanRights

It’s also about using false promises about Indy to distract attention from their record. The problem is that when they miss their target as they will, unionists will say that the issue has been put to bed for another five years, but of course maybe that’s what they want.

New York Young Republican Club President @StefanoLForte has a warning for Americans facing emergent Democrat-socialist candidates like Zohran Mamdani: “They are coming for everything. The barbarians are at the gate. They will not stop at New York City, they will not stop at

Sad but not surprised to see the SNP rebels vanquished once again. It reinforces my decision to stop banging my head off a brick wall. There is no way the SNP will win the election outright. This strategy is just about maximising their vote so the gravy train can continue.

Many of the mediocrities swanning about the SNP conference this weekend owe everything to Alex Salmond, yet they besmirch his memory: my feature in @heraldscotland

The treatment of Alex Salmond by @theSNP is almost as shameful as the trashing of his legacy. What’s left of the party should be ashamed of themselves. ‘SNP is pretending Alex Salmond, their greatest leader, never even existed'