Writing

Chris is regularly commissioned to write by think tanks, newspapers and magazines. He has also been a columnist at Holyrood Magazine

One Building, Two Lives

Edinburgh International Book Festival | June 2024

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Building a social care system fit for purpose

Reform Scotland | November 2021

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We all have a mental health story – here’s mine

The Courier | August 2021

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Better use of the experts can close the implementation gap

Holyrood Magazine | June 2021

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Charity boards need an injection of youth

Holyrood Magazine | March 2021

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Yes needs a big win for legitimacy

Holyrood Magazine | December 2020

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The arguments for change in the Scottish Parliament

Holyrood Magazine | October 2020

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Creating change for the better

Holyrood Magazine | April 2020

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We're not done talking about mental health

Holyrood Magazine | February 2020

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We can make the 2020s the decade of listening

Holyrood Magazine | April 2020

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I found myself a prisoner of circumstances over which I had little control

Holyrood Magazine | November 2019

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Don't let stigma stand in the way of HIV eradication

Holyrood Magazine | September 2019

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There is no quick fix in mental health

Holyrood Magazine | September 2017

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Scotland in a post-pandemic world

The RSA | April 2021

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Can Scotland find a new political consensus

British Future | May 2015

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Why this election feels different in Scotland

British Future | May 2015

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Scottishness and me: coming home without going back

British Future | April 2014

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