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Marie Macklin

Herald Scotland

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Sarwar’s bold call for Starmer to quit exposes a deeper crisis of trust in politics

Sarwar’s intervention comes as the Mandelson affair fuels rising cynicism, especially among younger voters, says Marie Macklin Anas Sarwar’s call...

17.02.2026 10

Herald Scotland

Marie Macklin

Reform candidate Malcolm Offord is a glimmer of light in our stale politics

Scotland faces a turning point as 2025 closes, with the loss of key industrial sites echoing the devastation of the 1980s – and raising urgent...

01.01.2026 7

Herald Scotland

Marie Macklin

There are new opportunities for Scottish shipbuilding and we must take them

Scotland's tradition of shipbuilding has iconic status and can still deliver a new age of success, argues Dr Marie Macklin Scotland’s industrial...

26.09.2025 4

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Marie Macklin

We should learn a lesson from America’s can-do attitude Now, with Scotland and the rest of the UK well placed to drive forward the industries of the future, a new era of opportunity is before us. That is why I’m delighted that we are on the verge of securing no fewer than 1,200 jobs for Ayrshire, in a development that promises to lock in growth, opportunity and community wealth for the long term.

A new age of industrialisation is dawning in Scotland. For too long, the communities once supported by the industries of generations gone by have...

01.08.2025 10

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Marie Macklin

Is this a better way of doing politics? I think so

It was Barack Obama who summed up the extent of tribal division in US politics when, in 2015, he observed that not even becoming a literal lifesaver...

18.06.2025 7

Herald Scotland

Marie Macklin