Hannah Graham
@drhannahgraham.bsky.social
Criminologist and academic | Associate Director @thesccjr.bsky.social | Commissioner, Sentencing and Penal Policy Commission | Scottish politics #ScotPol | Personal account/views.
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I think there should be a few *more* Special Advisers in Scottish Government.
There is a Cabinet Secretary brief that currently has no named Spad associated with it (Transport). There are single Spads covering two Cabinet Secretary briefs (e.g. Social Justice & Housing)
www.gov.scot/publications...
There is a Cabinet Secretary brief that currently has no named Spad associated with it (Transport). There are single Spads covering two Cabinet Secretary briefs (e.g. Social Justice & Housing)
www.gov.scot/publications...
Special advisers
List of special advisers who provide advice across all portfolio areas in the Scottish Government.
www.gov.scot
November 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I think there should be a few *more* Special Advisers in Scottish Government.
There is a Cabinet Secretary brief that currently has no named Spad associated with it (Transport). There are single Spads covering two Cabinet Secretary briefs (e.g. Social Justice & Housing)
www.gov.scot/publications...
There is a Cabinet Secretary brief that currently has no named Spad associated with it (Transport). There are single Spads covering two Cabinet Secretary briefs (e.g. Social Justice & Housing)
www.gov.scot/publications...
Stories like these are common in Denmark, unfortunately. I don't know if you have seen Simon Reeves' three-part documentary on Scandinavia, but the episode that focuses on racism and immigration in Denmark and Sweden is memorable and moving. It's a big warning, not "inspiration," as per BBC framing.
November 8, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Stories like these are common in Denmark, unfortunately. I don't know if you have seen Simon Reeves' three-part documentary on Scandinavia, but the episode that focuses on racism and immigration in Denmark and Sweden is memorable and moving. It's a big warning, not "inspiration," as per BBC framing.
I'm not in a party, and I am open to hearing different views on this... but won't this potentially piss off people that the party is better off not pissing off? Ordinary folk don't like being taken for granted or treated with contempt by bosses, and this might risk feelings of that?
November 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I'm not in a party, and I am open to hearing different views on this... but won't this potentially piss off people that the party is better off not pissing off? Ordinary folk don't like being taken for granted or treated with contempt by bosses, and this might risk feelings of that?