- Member for: South Scotland
- Party: Scottish National Party
- Date of Birth:
Education:
St Columba's Comprehensive, Greenock
James Watt FE College, Greenock
MA (Hons) in Scottish History and Economic History, Glasgow University
Postgraduate Diploma in Newspaper Journalism, City University, London
Career History:
Former columnist and commentator for the Sunday Times and the Herald
Former Deputy Editor of the Herald
Former Editor of the Sunday Times Scotland
Former columnist and commentator for the Scotsman
Weekly columnist with the Daily Record