Entrepreneurship has been a keen interest of mine for many years. My wife started her own business as a veterinary surgeon on Orkney. I know that through all the trials and tribulations there are great rewards and satisfaction that come …
Yesterday found me back on Islay for the first time since becoming Secretary of State. It was a packed day and going from meeting to visit frequently involved running into someone that I had been at school with, or who …
Islay will always have a special place in my heart – it’s where I grew up, where I went to school and where my parents still live. It might be a few years since I lived there but I’m a …
Last week I spent a couple of days in Denmark on government business. It is a fascinating country which has recently had a prominent profile in Scotland, not least because of successful Danish TV series such as Borgen and The …
There’s been a lot of talk in recent days about the need for some people to have a plan B. Well, the good news is that today I found one. I was at Lourdes Secondary School in Glasgow when I …
