Articles for the Herald and Post

In this week's column I am writing about the menopause. A few years ago that might have raised a few eyebrows, but it’s a subject we should talk about without...

This week's article for the Herald and Post... When people think about the countryside, the first image is often green fields full of grazing sheep or lumbering...

Last week’s news agenda was of course dominated by the Budget. Top of the list of priorities was to maintain the progress on driving down inflation and debt...

For this week's column for the Herald and Post I return to the subject of fraud... I wouldn’t normally answer a call on my mobile if I didn’t see a number I...

This latest article for the Herald and Post follows the decision to ban mobile phones in schools... In December 2022 I wrote in this column about children and...

This week's article for the Herald and Post... Economic indicators rarely move in a smooth straight line. Last week’s GDP figures are a reminder that we are not...

Last week my column was all about pharmacists and this week it’s all about dentists. I’m sure many of you were heartened by the news that the government has...

This week's article for the Herald and Post... I hope many of you will have seen the announcement last week about ‘Pharmacy First’. It’s a new service, starting...

In this week's column for the Herald and Post I thought I’d cover a few of the other issues that were discussed at my public meeting in Liss, but that I ran out...