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Amanda BlandAmanda Bland
1 article
Amanda Bland is an MSP for Central Scotland and Lothians West, serving as the Reform UK Scottish Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Justice. Her professional background spans roles in law, child protection, safeguarding and education.
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Amanda LindsayAmanda Lindsay
5 articles
Amanda Lindsay is The Most Excellent and Fantastical Dame, Rt Hon Lady High Priestess of the Eternal Spectrum, Baroness of the Fluid Realms and Viscountess of the Non-Binary Highlands (Reform UK MSP for a region…
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Andrew LennoxAndrew Lennox
1 article
Andrew Lennox spent several decades working in and around Scottish higher education. He has a particular interest in how political choices shape public institutions over time.
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Andrew RosindellAndrew Rosindell
1 article
Andrew Rosindell has been the member of Parliament for Romford since 2001. Andrew was a member of the “Tory Spartans”, the Conservative MPs who broke the Whip to vote against Theresa May’s Withdrawal Agreement three…
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Audrey DempseyAudrey Dempsey
3 articles
Audrey Dempsey set up a support service for vulnerable people in Glasgow in 2017 which has supported more than 60,000 individuals to date. She received a Point of Light award from the Prime Minister and…
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Brian MonteithBrian Monteith
23 articles
Brian Monteith is a former member of the Scottish and European parliaments and editor of ThinkScotland.org
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Carlton BrickCarlton Brick
1 article
Carlton Brick is a former academic. He writes extensively on Scottish politics and devolved policy.
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Christopher MoncktonChristopher Monckton
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Christopher Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monkton of Brenchley, is a former member of Margaret Thatcher’s Number 10 Policy Unit, a journalist and the inventor of the mathematical puzzle ‘eternity’. He speaks regularly on climate change and…
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Claire Mackie-BrownClaire Mackie-Brown
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Claire Mackie-Brown was elected as a councillor for Falkirk Upper Braes in 2022. She founded Falkirk's Forgotten Villages Group which campaigned about the fuel poverty crisis across the Falkirk region and led her to secure…
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Conrad RitchieConrad Ritchie
6 articles
Conrad Ritchie spent 36 years as the managing director of an international oil and gas service company. He was a candidate in the recent Holyrood election and hopes to stand for Reform again.
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David StarkDavid Stark
20 articles
David Stark is a retired architect who was Chair of the Reform UK Scotland Policy Group from May 2024 to November 2025. He stood in the Rutherglen constituency for a 2023 by-election and at the…
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Dean ThomsonDean Thomson
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Dean M Thomson is currently a lecturer with Beijing Normal - Baptist University (BNBU), formerly known as Beijing Normal - Hong Kong Baptist University, United International College (UIC). He has a Substack at deanmthomson.substack.com
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Drew AugustineDrew Augustine
2 articles
Drew Augustine is a freelance technical writer, best-selling author (under pen-names) and a realist who does not believe in auras, unicorns or celestial teapots circling planet Earth.
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Eben WilsonEben Wilson
4 articles
An honours graduate in economics from the University of St Andrews, Eben Wilson has had three careers; initially in journalism and broadcasting (including Milton Friedman’s TV series “Free to Choose”), economics (as an associate Scholar…
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Edward GrahamEdward Graham
2 articles
Edward Graham holds both an LLB and an LLM, and writes extensively on ECHR principles, Orwellian concerns surrounding compelled speech and cancel culture, and the preservation of traditional Scots law values. His work advocates for…
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Elsie HunterElsie Hunter
2 articles
Elsie Hunter is a Scotland-based multimedia journalist, producer, and storyteller with a focus on health, social issues, and lived experience narratives.
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Ewen StewartEwen Stewart
6 articles
Ewen Stewart is a well known economic commentator. He was founding Director of Walbrook Economics and prior to that worked for major investment banks in London. This article is written in a personal capacity.
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Gail MacDonaldGail MacDonald
1 article
Gail MacDonald is from the west coast of Scotland. After studying at Nottingham, she has been a professional psychologist and writer for over twenty years, working in both public and private sectors. Views expressed are…
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Graeme ArnottGraeme Arnott
7 articles
Graeme Arnott has worked in the electrical contracting industry for over forty years, and currently works as an Assessor. He is a member of the Scottish Union for Education.
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Graham SimpsonGraham Simpson
2 articles
A former journalist and councillor, Graham Simpson has served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Central Scotland region since 2016. Originally elected as a Scottish Conservative and serving as a shadow…
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Helen McDadeHelen McDade
2 articles
Helen McDade stood for Westminster in 1987 for the SDP and Holyrood in 2003 as an Independent on "Save local hospitals". Other campaigning has been on health, the environment and energy.
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Iain StruanIain Struan
5 articles
Iain Struan is the political cartoonist for The Reformer, specialising in constitutional debate, public policy failure, and the performance politics of devolution.
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James GlenJames Glen
5 articles
James Glen is a community campaigner of many years standing and a small business owner.
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Jonathan SaxtyJonathan Saxty
2 articles
Jonathan Saxty is a businessman and political commentator based in London and Singapore. He is a lead comment writer for The Daily Express.
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Jonathan StanleyJonathan Stanley
18 articles
Dr Jonathan Stanley has worked in a variety of frontline NHS positions in the UK since qualifying as a surgeon thirteen years ago.
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Linda HoltLinda Holt
11 articles
From 2017-22 Linda Holt was a Councillor in Fife where she now runs a small business. She is the managing editor of The Reformer.
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Malcolm OffordMalcolm Offord
15 articles
Malcolm Offord is a Scottish businessman and politician who became the leader of Reform UK in Scotland in January 2026. A former Conservative life peer and UK government minister (2021–2024), he defected to Reform UK…
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Mark DaviesMark Davies
1 article
Mark Davies was the Reform UK candidate for Cowdenbeath Constituency in the recent Holyrood election. He served 40 years with the British Army and Ministry of Defence civil service. He is now Chair (designate) of…
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Maxi GorynskiMaxi Gorynski
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Maxi Gorynski is an engineer and founder of Progress, an organisation dedicated to a brighter future for Britain. He also maintains Heir to the Thought on Substack.
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Michael KnoxMichael Knox
6 articles
Mike Knox is a former policeman, businessman and company director. One of his businesses manufactured electronic firing systems for firework displays. He is now retired.
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Patrick Benham-CrosswellPatrick Benham-Crosswell
9 articles
Patrick Benham-Crosswell spent a decade as an Army Officer before becoming a successful entrepreneur. He has written books on soldiering and net zero as well as appearing on GB News and elsewhere as a defence…
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Pauline EggermontPauline Eggermont
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Pauline Eggermont is a retired regional manager for a well-known holiday letting company. She lives in the Highlands and became a political commentator on social media after the Independence referendum in 2014.
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Penny LewisPenny Lewis
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Penny Lewis is an academic and journalist working in Scotland and China. She writes on architecture and culture for a range of publications and is currently writing a book on Hannah Arendt for the Routledge…
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Richard TiceRichard Tice
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Richard Tice serves as the Deputy Leader of Reform UK and Member of Parliament for Boston and Skegness
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Roland Hanning JacksonRoland Hanning Jackson
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Roland Hanning Jackson served for 12 years in the British Army and worked within NATO Headquarters where he led strategic and international policy development. He has held senior management roles in both the corporate sector…
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Stuart CrawfordStuart Crawford
9 articles
Lt Col Stuart Crawford is a political and defence commentator and former army officer. Sign up for his podcasts and newsletters at www.DefenceReview.uk
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Todd FergusonTodd Ferguson
2 articles
Todd Ferguson was first elected to North Ayrshire Council in 2017 and now sits as an Independent. He has worked in communications for an MSP at the Scottish Parliament and as a Business Development Manager…
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Tom MiersTom Miers
10 articles
Tom Miers has written and researched extensively on public policy in Scotland over the last two decades. His latest book The Bargain is a sweeping analysis of Scotland's place in the Union from the original…
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