The newsroom
Our writers
The correspondents of The Scottish Review and the beats they cover.
Political Correspondent
Moira Tennant
Moira Tennant has reported on Holyrood since the second parliamentary session. She covers the Scottish Government, the devolution settlement and the committee corridors where most decisions are actually made.
27 articles · Scottish Parliament, devolution, elections
Business & Economy Correspondent
Callum Rennie
Callum Rennie writes about the Scottish economy — energy transition on the north-east coast, the industrial base on the Clyde, and what UK fiscal decisions mean north of the border. He trained as an economist before moving to journalism.
23 articles · Scottish economy, energy, public finance
Social Affairs Correspondent
Isla Mackechnie
Isla Mackechnie covers social affairs: housing, child poverty, local government and the public services people actually queue for. She spent six years in the third sector in Glasgow before joining the Review.
22 articles · Housing, poverty, local government, public health
News Editor
Douglas Pate
Douglas Pate runs the news desk. A general-assignment reporter by background, he handles breaking stories and the national picture, and edits the Review's daily coverage.
26 articles · Breaking news, national affairs
Arts & Culture Writer
Effie Sinclair
Effie Sinclair covers the festivals, Gaelic culture and the arts funding settlement. She has reviewed the Edinburgh Fringe every August for more than a decade and still files from the Royal Mile.
10 articles · Edinburgh festivals, Gaelic language, arts policy
Columnist
Ranald Bain
Ranald Bain writes the Review's opinion column on Scottish public life. He argues that most of Scotland's hard questions are administrative rather than constitutional, which has not made him popular.
23 articles · Scottish public policy, commentary
Westminster Correspondent
Fiona Dunlop
Fiona Dunlop covers Scotland at Westminster — the Scottish Affairs Committee, the fiscal framework, and the bills that reach Holyrood already half-decided.
27 articles · Westminster, fiscal framework, constitutional affairs
Energy & Industry Correspondent
Gregor Naysmith
Gregor Naysmith writes about the energy transition and what is left of Scottish heavy industry. He worked offshore in his twenties and has covered the North Sea since.
23 articles · North Sea energy, manufacturing, shipbuilding
Health Correspondent
Priya Sandhu
Priya Sandhu covers NHS Scotland — waiting lists, workforce, and the health boards that keep running deficits. She trained as a pharmacist before turning to journalism.
21 articles · NHS Scotland, public health, social care
Reporter
Struan Baird
Struan Baird is a general-assignment reporter. He covers courts, weather, transport and whatever the day sends, and files faster than anyone else on the desk.
26 articles · Courts, transport, breaking news
Gaelic Affairs Correspondent
Mairi Nicolson
Mairi Nicolson reports on Gaelic language policy, the islands and the funding that sustains both. She is from Lewis and writes in both languages.
10 articles · Gaelic language, island communities, arts funding