
About Alastair
Alastair is a strategic public affairs specialist with private sector, parliamentary and NGO experience.
He is a national columnist specialising in Scottish history, devolution and UK politics. His bylines include The Times, The Scotsman, The Herald and the Edinburgh Evening News.
He has a particular interest in Winston Churchill’s connections to Scotland.
Columnist
Freelance writer. Extensive experience writing for newspapers and journals worldwide.
PR & Public Affairs
Chartered PR Practitioner. Strategic public affairs specialist with private sector, parliamentary and NGO experience.
Digital
Digital innovator. Web construction, social media marketing and digital consulations.
Columnist
Writing for publications including The Times, The Herald and The Edinburgh Evening News. Weekly columnist for The Scotsman.
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The Scotsman
- Former prime ministers like Gordon Brown and John Major should set up non-party political ‘brains trust’ to help the nation in times of crisis
- James Bond’s enduring appeal is best understood through the books
- Televised Tory leadership debates are a charade that sums up our trying times
- Tom Hanks enters culture wars over role as gay man in Philadelphia but fails to mention his most insensitive tropes
- As Tory leadership contenders burnish their military credentials, will a new Winston Churchill emerge or just a little generalissimo?
- Labour’s refusal to consider return to EU shows it’s just pandering to Boris Johnson’s populist myths
- Scottish independence referendum: SNP and unionist parties have put Scotland on course for Catalonia style chaos
- Scottish independence: SNP’s permanent revolution is showing signs of Maoist tendencies and George Orwell’s Two Minutes Hate
- NHS in crisis: How private businesses can ease the pressure on the health service
- What now for justice in the high stakes court of public opinion?
- Anti-feminism and anti-woke backlashes is being disguised as legitimate criticism
- Scotland’s council elections produced a slew of coalitions, but why can’t the public have a say in their make-up?
- Scottish independence: Unionists should learn from history and form an anti-SNP alliance
- Keir Starmer to oust Boris Johnson? How history shows UK may be ready for a boring prime minister
- Scottish independence: ‘One-party state’ Scotland needs to find a resolution to its perennial problem
- Netflix’s The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On is wholesale relationship slaughter and one reason why streaming services are in trouble
- Film and TV industry should realise that sometimes we need heroes to help us escape from reality
- Covid finally got me and, trust me, we all still need to keep testing for this awful disease
- Ukraine war: Vladimir Putin’s regime, not ordinary Russians, is responsible for the deaths and destruction
- Will Smith might have been in the right, but in the real world his slap would hurt a lot more
- Ukraine-Russia war: Volodymyr Zelensky is demonstrating that heroes really do exist – Alastair Stewart
- Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee: A damp squib of an institution in decline or a return to the heady days of 2012?
- Social media algorithms can drive traffic for seemingly harmless film and TV reviews laced with racism, sexism and other forms of prejudice
- Russia-Ukraine war: West must resist crisis fatigue and realise opposing Vladimir Putin requires long-term commitment
- Ukraine-Russia war: Boris Johnson could be a worthy leader if he learns from Ukraine’s own Winston Churchill, Volodymyr Zelensky
- Women-only carriages on trains: Proposal shows the need to get tough on extreme anti-social behaviour
- Anti-car rhetoric is rising amid climate emergency but not all motorists are out for a Top Gear-style jolly
- Disney’s Pam & Tommy may be ‘based on’ fact, but should be viewed as fiction
- Social media: We need to reassess the increasing digitisation of our lives
- Boris Johnson beware. Scots MPs brought down Jim Callaghan and even tried to oust Winston Churchill during Second World War
- Downing Street parties: Boris Johnson is unlikely to go quietly so we can expect increasingly angry soundbites and absurd policies
- Cobra Kai’s success as a Karate Kid sequel is based on its adherence to Aristotle’s advice to be ‘consistently inconsistent’
- Covid lockdown restrictions have strained many friendships, but the true ones will remain
- Covid: New Year’s resolutions in the pandemic age are a mistake
- The question of what to do with the work of controversial artists
- Covid in Scotland: Nicola Sturgeon should realise even Winston Churchill’s rhetoric couldn’t hide the need for results in this war against the pandemic
- Covid Omicron variant: Government should act decisively, not keep us all on tenterhooks with constant warnings
- Think Winston Churchill hated Scotland? Think again
- We need a cultural shift that equates wellbeing with success
- Scotland’s NHS is in crisis as people fail to realise that they too could become a statistic
- COP26 climate change summit: A world government may be required to truly tackle global warming
- Scotland’s councillors should be better paid given their level of responsibility for education, environment, homelessness and more
- Vicious political language is spilling over into violence. We must change how we talk about each other
- Covid pandemic saw planning consultations go online. The results were not what you might expect
- How James Bond is being let down by Boris Johnson and co in the battle for hearts and minds
- Scottish independence vs the Union: Police Scotland and Gaelic being drawn into culture-war politics is a sign we’re in trouble
- SNP-Green ‘coalition’ is not what Scotland voted for and there is a better way to run the country
- Covid vaccine passports should be expanded to become full-blown medical ID cards
- Scottish independence: Why the Scottish Parliament should be given the power to call second referendum
- Dyslexia is not a superpower or a ‘gift’, whatever Princess Beatrice says
- Spain’s most far-right town was made rich off the backs of low-paid migrant workers but some still long for General Franco’s return
- SNP needs to get real about foreign policy in a complicated world
- Is Nicola Sturgeon at risk from the ‘curse’ of China’s panda diplomacy?
- Love Island is brain-dead smut and reality TV is the modern-day equivalent of Victorian freak shows
- Scotland can’t just play the perfect friend on the world stage
- Boris Johnson is not a true conservative in the style of either One Nation Tory Benjamin Disraeli or Margaret Thatcher
- James Bond: Will a physically imperfect 007 ever face a handsome supervillain or will out-dated stereotypes continue?
- Reading Hitler and Lenin does not make you a Nazi or a communist. We must examine the worst of our history
- Scottish independence: MSPs who are also MPs, like Douglas Ross, could help keep the Union together – Alastair Stewart
- Scottish independence: Scots living in rest of UK should be allowed to vote in any future referendum
- Scottish independence, like Brexit, depends on creating a villain as politics turns into militant smearing
- Scottish independence: Irredentism, not nationalism, will deliver a Yes vote
- We should elect the monarch – and banish a millennium’s worth of privilege
- Scottish independence: Why Dominic Cummings’ gift to the Yes campaign is no good reason to leave the UK
- Nicola Sturgeon’s personality cult may mean she will ultimately face the same fate as Margaret Thatcher
- Scottish independence may seem a good idea amid ‘post-war’ euphoria of Covid pandemic’s end but history warns against unrealistic dreams
- Why reliance on social media is bad for our politics
- Politicians must act to shore up flagging public morale as motivation to follow the rules flags
- Winston Churchill was close friends with a founder and leader of the SNP, Andrew Dewar Gibb, and supported Scottish home rule
- Scottish independence: Why James Bond’s most incredible mission just might be saving the Union
- Digital exclusion is not just a problem for the elderly
- How can we love the art while hating the artist?
- Why Douglas Ross should remain an MP
- Scottish independence: How a federal UK could save the Union
- George MacDonald Fraser’s Flashman can teach us a lesson in morality
- Donald Trump is the President who would be king, just as shine comes off Britain’s Royal family
- VE Day: Why Britain is not overly obsessed with the Second World War
- Climate change means lockdown-induced boom in working from home is here to stay
- Coronavirus: Why we should beware talk of global utopia after Covid-19 threat recedes
- Coronavirus: Is Britain now at war with Covid-19?
- Coronavirus: How Covid-19 could torpedo independence
- Amateur ‘coronavirus experts’ should learn a lesson from Jurgen Klopp
- Thatcher, Churchill and the Lib Dems: The danger posed by simplistic judgements
- Freedom of movement in the EU was a geopolitical wonder
- How Scotland’s political parties failed to respond to devolution
- How TV talent shows exploit a horrible human instinct
- Why hating the Tories is bad for Scotland
- We need healthy debate over avoidable deaths
- Never mind saving the world, a Jane Bond could change it
- How Hollywood seems to be embracing use of ‘ghost actors’
- Should we treat Tony Blair as an elder statesman or put him on trial?
- Churchill’s roar drowns out Johnson’s huge ego
- We need to talk about an independent Scotland’s foreign policy
- Brexit: Why Gibraltar’s border issue is most likely flashpoint for violence
- Nuclear weapons: Big question is whether UK would use them in revenge
- Brexit: How Brexiteers’ worldview can be understood through history
- Brexit Britain must realise it cannot stand alone in the 21st-century world
- Why people are not listening to Greta Thunberg
- A robust Tory party can only be good for Scotland’s democracy
- Corbyn can save the Union if he embraces federalism
- Why political opinion polls may well be harming our democracy
- How to make your career ambitions come true in the digital age
- The danger to democracy posed by voting apps and internet politics
- How we’ve failed to heed Nikita Khrushchev’s warning about personality cults
- How US-style politics could be damaging British democracy
- What the public can learn from MPs’ pragmatism
- French Revolution has lessons for Brexit Britain
- One more (reluctant) fight – that’s why we love comeback screen heroes (print only)
- The European Union’s biggest failure? Explaining what it does
- Why we’re fascinated by Jeremy Kyle, Katie Hopkins and the like
- Why Gothic Edinburgh was born to be Gotham City
- MP for Spain? Expats need a voice
- Brexit: Why it’s wrong to blame the older generation
- Social media addiction is gaining recognition from an unlikely source
- How does the UK reconcile post Brexit? (print only)
- Brexit: To expats in EU, the UK sounds like it’s preparing for war
- Dear John McDonnell, if Winston Churchill is a villain, who is a hero?
- Scottish independence would strip Churchill of his ‘Britishness’
- Here’s how to end the UK’s ‘elective dictatorship’
- Will tourist tax have the same effect on tourists as plastic bag tax had on bags?
- What Donald Tusk can learn from Winston Churchill
- Winston Churchill: Ross Greer is wrong, but so is Piers Morgan
- Scottish Secretary should be elected by MSPs
- Donald Trump’s wealth is no reason to denounce him
- Churchill once defended ‘Scottish nationalism’ at Ibrox stadium
- Disagreeing is a virtue our society is fast forgetting (print only)
- Macedonian village healer changed my life in a way I didn’t expect
- North Macedonia? Don’t you ‘North Briton’ me!
- Scotland is the Casablanca of the Great Brexit
The Herald
The Times
Edinburgh Evening News
- Orthodox good will reflects our Scottish diversity
- Covid in Scotland: Something is terribly wrong with our NHS
- Edinburgh’s statue slavery row: Interactive, digital plaques could be used to teach us their real history
- Going digital is the way forward for planning
- Today it’s a fear and loathing in Edinburgh day
- Meadows action plan should be a city template
- Why aparthotels are ready-made Covid solution
- It’s time for a rethink on living in retirement
- Scotland needs fresh ideas for empty homes
- Donald Trump has saved our democracy
- Going digital is no quick fix for Christmas cheer
- This war on virus is unearthing political truths
- Switch to digital is boosting community engagement
- Don’t let social media scare stories add to pandemic fears
- Churchill’s Scottish connections run deeper than we may think
- Tory strength in opposition is good for Scottish democracy
- Colour-blind casting ensures new talent gets recognition
- Disabled can bear brunt of social shaming in Scotland
- Two decades after devolution, do we actually understand it?
- A problem with pubs re-opening
- Great men and women have earned a place in our history
- We’re a shell shocked nation in need of cautious optimism
- Let’s make our streets interactive learning places
- Even reduced democracy is better than no democracy
- If we don’t all follow the rules then the chances are none of us will
- Coronavirus: Is lockdown showing us the shape of things to come?
- Coronavirus: Let’s get virtually married, it will be good for morale
- Coronavirus: Isolation will start the clock on a mental health timebomb
- Immigration: The UK’s new policy is an affront to reason
- As a society, we seem torn between fear and optimism
- Burns Night a good time to see our history for what it is
- We don’t need a solution to homelessness, we need a resolution
- Would independent Scotland be a ‘good global citizen’
Scotland on Sunday
Blog & Essays
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The Backbencher
Bella Caledonia
Common Space
- Alastair Stewart: We need to see our history as it is, not how we want it to be
- Alastair Stewart: The last of the summer PMs?
- Alastair Stewart: Should commentators run for office?
- Alastair Stewart: A very British fudge – why democratising the monarchy may be the best compromise
- Alastair Stewart: It’s not nationalism which explains Brexit – it’s irredentism
- Alastair Stewart: Referenda are a fad – don’t let them undermine democratic accountability
- Alastair Stewart: I’m a Scot in Spain with a Macedonian fiancée – here’s why Brexit makes me angry
- Alastair Stewart: Why Tam Dalyell’s death was the passing of the old guard in Scotland
- Alastair Stewart: Can you really compare Scotland and Catalonia?
Conservative Home
Edinburgh Reporter
InPEC Magazine
The International Political Forum
The Scottish Review
The Mallard
Place Design Scotland
Scottish History Network
Think Scotland
- Churchill: The man, not the myth, Part II
- Churchill: The man, not the myth, Part I
- The Scottish Parliament’s time limits should be reformed
- Yes, real men do eat quiche!
- Lights, Camera, Salmond!
- Where now for Spain and Catalonia?
- Theresa May should bring back David Cameron
- Cameron and May failed as one-nation conservatives: We must now build a new consensus
- Do we really want a race of uneducated Northern Britons?
- 2012 demonstrates the triumph of Britain without empire
- Edinburgh Fringe Review: Enlightenment Titans
- Edinburgh Fringe Review: Winston on the Run
Churchill and Scotland
Alastair has a particular interest in Winston Churchill and is leading the team to create one of the first books on Churchill’s Scottish connections.
He is Chair of the Internatonal Churchill Society – Scotland.
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Features & columns
THE HERALD
THE TIMES
It’s time for Scotland to reclaim Winston Churchill (PDF)
EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS
Churchill’s Scottish connections run deeper than we may think
Great men and women have earned a place in our history
FINEST HOUR
Why have the Scots forsaken Churchill?
INTERNATIONAL CHURCHILL SOCIETY
Why Have the Scots Forsaken Churchill?
THE SCOTSMAN
Think Winston Churchill hated Scotland? Think again
VE Day: Why Britain is not overly obsessed with the Second World War
Thatcher, Churchill and the Lib Dems: The danger posed by simplistic judgements
Churchill’s roar drowns out Johnson’s huge ego
Dear John McDonnell, if Winston Churchill is a villain, who is a hero?
Scottish independence would strip Churchill of his ‘Britishness’
What Donald Tusk can learn from Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill: Ross Greer is wrong, but so is Piers Morgan
Churchill once defended ‘Scottish nationalism’ at Ibrox stadium
Johnson should take care what conflicts he conjures up (print only)
BBC RADIO SCOTLAND
HISTORY SCOTLAND
Why have the Scots forsaken Churchill?
Remember the man, not the myth series
Part 1: Debunking the cult of Churchill
Using primary sources to explore the statesman’s life and work.
Part 2: Churchill as a military leader
A look at Churchill’s reputation as a boorish war leader with a penchant for expeditions over expediency. Is it justified?
Part 3: Churchill the actor
For all his flaws and quirks, Churchill makes for an infinitely more interesting character study than the heavily redacted, and catastrophically cliched, caricature of a stoic leader with a jutted jaw and cigar.
Part 4: Why the real quotes are better than the memes
Alastair calls for a more significant distinction between the real and apocryphal stories about Churchill.
Part 5: A heavy drinker?
Examining Churchill’s reputation as a heavy drinker.
Part 6: The real price of ale
If Churchill wasn’t an alcoholic, but if he fanned tall drinking tales about himself, then what was he at heart?
Part 7: Churchill was a peacemaker, not just a warrior
Exploring Churchill’s post-war role as a peacemaker.
Part 8: The Dream reveal’s Churchill’s soul
What ‘The Dream’ can tell us about Churchill’s relationship with the father he thought never believed in him.
Part 9: Churchill & Europe – the ultimate myth?
The many Churchills, the many Europes.
Part 10: Churchill on our doorstep
Where are the books dedicated to Churchill and Scotland?
E-INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Would Churchill have voted for Brexit?
THE SOL TIMES
When Churchill bribed Franco (print)
THINK SCOTLAND
Press coverage
Quest launched to unlock treasure trove of Churchill’s Scottish connections (The Courier)
Churchill and Scotland: First scholarly research appeal launched (North Edinburgh News)
Efforts are underway to recognise Churchill’s Scottish connections (The Herald)
Churchill’s Scottish connections run deeper than we may think (The Edinburgh Evening News)
Academics appeal for information in bid to make Churchill a “celebrated hero” in Scotland (Deadline News)
Campaign to honour Churchill’s connections north of the border (PDF) The Times (Scotland)
Winston Churchill should be a ‘celebrated hero in Scotland’ (The Scotsman)
Churchill’s Scottish links explored (Third Force News)
Bid to uncover Churchill’s Scottish connections (Scottish Field)
It’s time for Scotland to reclaim Winston Churchill (PDF) The Times (Scotland)
Churchill’s ties to Scotland falling ‘out of public knowledge’, warns great grandson (The Scotsman)
History’s greatest Englishman Winston Churchill was really ‘a Scot’ (Daily Record)
International Comment
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Euroweekly News
- Teacher in Spain launches online petition for MPs for Brits living abroad
- A very British fudge – why democratising the Monarchy may be the best compromise
- It’s time to call Theresa May undemocratic
- Votes for life must only be the beginning
- Why it’s time for overseas MPs
- Passports are a hint of things to come
- Guns will stop the US government? Give me a break
- Is Batfleck the hero for the Trump generation?
- Star Trek: Discovery isn’t really Star Trek
- If Nigel Farage is calling for a second referendum, it’s time…
- Decluttering social media
- New Year’s resolutions are hogwash
- The Apprentice is bad for business and bad for the BBC
- Have you noticed something about Bond villains?
- I’m a member of the Scottish Parliament – Get Me Out Of Here
- It’s not superhero fatigue, it’s misery fatigue
- Brits abroad must help support stray cats and dogs
- Shouldn’t International Men’s Day be as important as the female…
- Lights, camera, Salmond!
- The rise of the social media wedding
- Kevin Spacey has betrayed his fans and they’re hurting too
- Why irredentism explains Brexit
- Catalonia was a gross injustice, plain and simple
- The day America accidentally dropped a nuclear bomb on Spain
- Read this before you see the film Dunkirk
- Don’t be afraid of the big, bad doctor
- The Diana tapes are a ‘macabre indulgence’
- Brexit, the game show!
- Stop panicking about new Doctor Who Jodie Whittaker
- Expatriates need to stop calling themselves ‘expats’
- Doctor Who travels through space, time and… Spain
- Why doesn’t Spain love the iPhone?
- Why Brexit matters in Almeria
- Dual mandates are wrecking British politics
- Who’s who in Almeria politics
- Our responses to terror must be consistent
- Opinion: Why Tim Farron had to go
- When Winston Churchill bribed Spain’s General Franco
- May-day: Looking at the General Election result
- Grenfell Tower blaze victims deserve justice
- Why Theresa May is wrong about human rights
- Of course Wonder Woman deserves an all-female showing
- Understanding Spain’s political parties
The Olive Press News
Kurir
Колумна на новинарот Алистер Стујарт: Северна Македонија? Не ме прави Севернобританец (Don’t you North Briton me!) (Kurir)
The Sol Times
- A street called 17 January 1966
- At home and abroad: What does Europe mean? (print)
- A very British fudge – Why democratising the Monarchy is the only way forward
- Brexit makes me angry, and you should be too
- Brexit, the game show! (print)
- Brexit thoughts: Through the glass, darkly with Mrs May (print)
- Boris, Brexit and Britons in Spain (print)
- Brits abroad must support stray cats in Europe
- Can you compare Scotland and Catalonia (print)
- Catalonia was a gross injustice, plain and simple (print)
- Decluttering the hell of social media
- Did the sun really seton the British empire? (print)
- Doctor Who travels through space, time…and Spain
- Don’t be afraid of the big, bad doctor (print)
- Dual mandates are wrecking British politics (print)
- Expatriates need to stop calling themselves ‘expats’ (print)
- Gibraltar doesn’t, shouldn’t and won’t bother the Spanish (print)
- Grenfell Tower blaze victims deserve justice (print)
- Guns will stop the US government? Give me a break!
- Have you noticed something about Bond villains? (print)
- History and hope over terror and tyranny (print)
- How do the Spanish feel about the UK general election? (print)
- I’m a member of the Scottish Parliament, get me out of here!
- If Nigel Farage is calling for a second referendum, it’s time for a rethink
- Is Batfleck the hero for the Trump generation?
- Is Discovery Star Trek?
- It’s time to call Theresa May undemocratic
- It’s not superhero fatigue, it’s misery fatigue
- Kevin Spacey has betrayed his fans and they’re hurting too
- Lights, camera, Salmond
- May, Rajoy and ‘Brexpats’ (print)
- May is right to hold a general election (print)
- May-day: Looking at the general election (print)
- Moggmentum is the last straw of sanity (print)
- New Year’s resolutions are hogwash
- Of course Wonder Woman deserves and all-female showing (print)
- Opinion: Terrorism can’t become normalised (print)
- Our responses to terror must be consistent (print)
- Passports are a hint of things to come
- Read this before you see Dunkirk (print)
- Shouldn’t International Men’s Day be as important as International Women’s Day?
- Stop panicking about Jodie Whittaker (print)
- The Apprentice is bad for business and bad for the BBC
- The Diana tapes are a macabre indulgence (print)
- The old men in grey suits should be listened to (print)
- The rise of the social media wedding
- Tired of government officials lying to you? (print)
- Trains, planes and bins: how Almeria works (print)
- Trump’s obvious historical strategy (print)
- The UK is not coming apart at the seams over Europe (print)
- Understanding Spain’s political parties (print)
- Votes for life must only be the beginning
- When Churchill bribed Franco (print)
- Who’s who in Almeria politics (print)
- Why Brexit matters to Almeria (Almeria)
- Why Esteban Gonzalez Pons’ comments on Scotland don’t matter (print)
- Why doesn’t Spain love the iPhone? (print)
- Why irredentism explains Brexit
- Why it’s time for overseas MPs
- Why Theresa May is wrong about human rights (print)
- Why Tim Farron had to go (print)
- Why Trump matters to Europe (print)
- Why Spain and Britain are two peas in a pod (print)
- WIll apps kill pubs? (print)
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The Sol Times - News reporting
News reporting (gallery)
Journals & Magazines
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Finest Hour
History Scotland
Why have the Scots forsaken Churchill?
The Scot who nearly killed Franco
Churchill: Remember the man, not the myth
Part 1: Debunking the cult of Churchill
Using primary sources to explore the statesman’s life and work.
Part 2: Churchill as a military leader
A look at Churchill’s reputation as a boorish war leader with a penchant for expeditions over expediency. Is it justified?
Part 3: Churchill the actor
For all his flaws and quirks, Churchill makes for an infinitely more interesting character study than the heavily redacted, and catastrophically cliched, caricature of a stoic leader with a jutted jaw and cigar.
Part 4: Why the real quotes are better than the memes
Alastair calls for a more significant distinction between the real and apocryphal stories about Churchill.
Part 5: A heavy drinker?
Examining Churchill’s reputation as a heavy drinker.
Part 6: The real price of ale
If Churchill wasn’t an alcoholic, but if he fanned tall drinking tales about himself, then what was he at heart?
Part 7: Churchill was a peacemaker, not just a warrior
Exploring Churchill’s postwar role as a peacemaker.
Part 8: The Dream reveal’s Churchill’s soul
What ‘The Dream’ can tell us about Churchill’s relationship with the father he thought never believed in him.
Part 9: Churchill & Europe – the ultimate myth?
The many Churchills, the many Europes.
Part 10: Churchill on our doorstep
Where are the books dedicated to Churchill and Scotland?
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E-International Relations
Print Gallery
The Scotsman
History Scotland
Public Affairs & PR
The Olive Press News
The Times
Finest Hour
The Edinburgh Reporter
Edinburgh Evening News
Scotland on Sunday
Sol Times (News)
The Herald
Churchill & Scotland PR
Sol Times (Features)
Reviews
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Broadway Baby
Den of Geek
Bugs: remembering an ahead-of-its-time tech TV thriller
Star Trek: looking back at the BBC’s ban and censorship
Crime Traveller: celebrating an underappreciated 90s sci-fi
The Crown review: a mesh of history books and melodrama
Star Trek: what Discovery can take from its past
Stargate SG-1: was longevity its curse?
Finest Hour - International Churchill Society
Fringe Review
Arrival Guides
PR, Public Affairs & Digital
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Orbit Communications - Digital Consultations
Providing public affairs, public relations, design and digital support to clients. Sample work below.
Recognition
Digital community consultation | Scottish Government best practice
Insight
Going digital is the way forward for planning (Edinburgh Evening News)
Press coverage
Orbit digital engagement deemed best practice by Scottish Government (Scottish Housing News)
Edinburgh company’s digital engagement deemed best practice by Scottish Government (Deadline News)
Best practice digital nod for Orbit Communications (Scotland on Sunday)
Community Engagement Goes Digital (PAS)
Digital should become a permanent part of planning consultation process (Scottish Federation of Housing Associations)
Adapting to COVID-19 with Orbit Communications (Scottish Housing News)
Guest article: 2020: The year digital went mainstream (Consultation Institute)
Lobbying for change (Place Design Scotland)
Switch to digital is boosting community engagement (Consultation Institute)
Blog
Council elections 2022 – the likely winners and losers
Covid-19 could be a digital starting gun (Orbit)
We must be mindful of the isolation time bomb (Orbit)
Alastair Stewart: Adapting to COVID-19 with Orbit Communications (LinkedIn)
How to raise community support for planning proposals (Orbit)
2020 – Looking ahead to another curveball year? (Orbit)
Webinar Series
Click here to view
Engagement and project approval
Green light for Canongate office development
£140 million Grade A office block to go ahead on Argyle Street
Pinkhill flats plans set to be approved despite residents’ privacy fears
Green light for Edinburgh Old Town office development at UNESCO World Heritage Site
Build to rent Skyliner towers get green light for Leith
Digital
Gilston Park – http://gilston-park.scot/
Parkhead Hub – https://parkheadhub.scot/
British Land – Dougalston – https://bldougalston.co.uk/
Buckholm Corner – https://buckholmcorner.com/
Queensberry Properties – https://finance-house.co.uk/
PLATFORM_ – https://platform-edinburgh.co.uk/
Consultation Press
Former Edinburgh Lloyds Banking call centre to be converted into 170 flats
Public event will discuss plans to demolish Leith buildings such as John Lewis depot for housing
Around 145 student flats planned at old petrol station site on Montrose Terrace, Edinburgh
Podcast
Envipco among VIBES finalists for environment partnership
Events
Gorgie farm welcomes the Dalry llama
Explore ‘Glesca’ and ‘Embra’ on interactive Scots language map
Macedonia naming dispute
Working with the United Macedonian Diaspora to raise awareness about the implications of the Prespa Agreement and Macedonian accession to NATO and the EU.
Post-independence UK would hold all cards over Scotland (PDF)
North Macedonia? Don’t you ‘North Briton’ me! (The Scotsman)
Macedonian village healer changed my life in a way I didn’t expect (The Scotsman)
UMD appoints new communications director (UMD)
Колумна на новинарот Алистер Стујарт: Северна Македонија? Не ме прави Севернобританец (Don’t you North Briton me!) (Kurir)
Шкотски новинар за Преспански договор: Катастрофална пирова победа за Владата на Заев (Express MK)
Колумна на новинарот Алистер Стујарт: Северна Македонија? Не ме прави Севернобританец (The Grid)
Северна Македонија? Don’t you ‘North Briton’ me! (Time.MK)
Аластер Стујарт: Северна Македонија? Don’t you ‘North Briton’ me! (Denesen)
Северна Македонија? Don’t you ‘North Briton’ me! (Off.net.mk)
Идниот македонски зет од Шкотска не сака да биде „Севернобританец (New Macedonia)
Обединетата Македонска Дијаспора (ОМД) назначи нов Директор за Комуникации (Observer, Macedonia)
Overseas MPs
Launched a six-month campaign to introduce MPs for British citizens living in Europe. The central focus was on raising awareness as to the current status quo and putting forward suggested reforms.
Campaign to introduce MPs for British expatriates (Petition)
Scottish teacher launches petition for MPs for expats (Edinburgh Reporter)
Brexit: Brits in Spain react to Theresa May’s speech (The Local)
Scottish expat in Spain campaigns for MPs to represent Brits living abroad (The Olive Press News)
Teacher in Spain launches online petition for MPs for Brits living abroad (EuroWeekly News)
Almeria writer launches petition for MPs for British citizens abroad (The Sol Times)
March for The People’s Vote (Bremain in Spain)
Why Do We Need A People’s Vote? (Bremain in Spain)
Votes for Life must only be the beginning (Bremain in Spain)
Member of the month – Newsletter – Alastair Stewart (Bremain in Spain)
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