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David Clegg

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DAVID CLEGG: What The Courier Roadshows told me about our communities across Tayside, Fife and Stirling

"In every venue, people asked for clearer explanations of the decisions reshaping their surroundings."

20.11.2025 10

The Courier

David Clegg

DAVID CLEGG: Why Dundee University crisis is one of the most difficult stories we’ve covered

"When a major public institution fails, journalism's first instinct is immediate: expose what went wrong, who made the decisions and how the system...

10.11.2025 7

The Courier

David Clegg

DAVID CLEGG: Join us at The Courier Roadshows – we want you to shape the news agenda

"Tell us what is missing, what is working against you, where power is being used well and where it is being dodged."

31.10.2025 4

The Courier

David Clegg

DAVID CLEGG: Why Pete Wishart is wrong about our Perth immigration ‘secrecy’ story

"I've no interest in a social media spat with the MP so I’m setting it out here in the same terms I have to Mr Wishart privately," writes David...

01.10.2025 4

The Courier

David Clegg

DAVID CLEGG: At the end of the Troubles I learnt what optimism means – now Dundee needs it too

The Courier editor David Clegg argues Dundee needs better than fatalism from political leaders.

26.09.2025 4

The Courier

David Clegg

DAVID CLEGG: Dundee ‘knife’ incident coverage poses major questions for lawmakers

'Those in the best position to check out information are silenced when it matters most.'

06.09.2025 4

The Courier

David Clegg

DAVID CLEGG: I hoped Dundee University had turned a page – then finance chief walked out

The Courier’s editor David Clegg says new management risk reinforcing the very culture they want to leave behind.

08.07.2025 3

The Courier

David Clegg

DAVID CLEGG: I hoped Dundee University had turned a page – then finance chief walked out

The Courier’s editor David Clegg says new management risk reinforcing the very culture they want to leave behind.

07.07.2025 3

The Courier

David Clegg

DAVID CLEGG: The rot in Dundee’s leadership runs deeper than the university

The Courier's editor David Clegg criticises the "culture of secrecy" gripping Dundee institutions beyond the crisis-hit university.

23.06.2025 10

The Courier

David Clegg