In early 2026 a consultation was run concerning the future of the crumbling M8 Woodside Viaducts, seeking public opinion on three high-level options on what to do about them; to Repair, Replace, or Remove them. Given the recent boost in attention following the announcement that Glasgow City Council backs the Remove option, I thought I’d […]
There is a common refrain in circles critical of AI (Large Language Model) technologies that I think creates a blind spot within their critiques. The idea that ‘AI’ systems will inevitably fail to deliver in the workplace allows us to too easily dismiss the broader implications of their current and future impact on our work, […]
The following is a copy of a letter I sent to my local MP to raise awareness of Trans Actual’s damming new report Trans Segregation in Practice, detailing result of the UK Supreme Court’s ruling on the Equality Act 2012, the EHRC’s interim guidance, and other pieced of legislation introduced in recent months, and to […]
Introduction Personal Finance is an application designed to provide insights into a user’s spending as an individual, and allow the user to create realistic, practical budgets and future scenario projections. Personal Finance was essentially created to fill a very personal, specific requirement, but as time went on I realised it also had the capacity to […]
I recently wrote to ScotRail’s press office to express some thoughts about the new automatic PA system being trailed on some of their trains, called Iona. I’ve put the body of the email bellow but wanted to expand on some thought processes while drafting it, and to maybe jump off into other topics. I wont […]
Dear [name], I hope you are well? I am writing to you as I am shocked and dismayed at today’s Supreme Court decision regarding the definition of gendered terms and effectively removing recognition of transgender people as their acquired gender. As a trans woman constituent I am personally deeply worried about the impact this will […]
I held out but I have, at least for now, given up on Labour.
I’ll keep this one under 20,000 words I promise East Renfrewshire Council recently opened two consultations as part of its extended “spaces for people” scheme. One affects a road that I depend on personally and is a key transport corridor for the area connecting the surrounding culs-de-sac and local access roads. The road is badly […]
The UK has a conflicted relationship with active travel, but what is actually holding us back? In this post I use a local case study to deconstruct the barriers to active travel adoption and discuss roadmaps to change.
The Float Tracker is a custom software solution to track and visualise till and repository cash levels over time for the purposes of monitoring cash flow, optimising stock levels and reducing risk.