Press & Media
Broadcast appearances, print coverage, and digital publications spanning two decades in politics, technology, and strategy.
Extended broadcast version on BBC Scotland, available on iPlayer.
Appearance on BBC Scotland’s flagship news and current affairs podcast with Martin Geissler.
Can the SNP Win a Majority in 2026? Experts Give Their Verdict
Quoted extensively alongside Stephen Gethins on the prospects for the 2026 Scottish Parliament election.
Featured coverage in Scotland’s Sunday Mail.
Former Scottish Political Strategist Launches SpyCurtains.com
Launch of a patented cybersecurity product for the consumer market.
Why the SNP Had to Be Brilliant at Social Media
Op-Ed on the strategic imperatives behind the SNP’s pioneering digital campaigning.
UK/China investment opportunities in film and TV.
Official Facebook success story on the SNP’s 2015 Westminster campaign.
Facebook Isn’t Making Politicians Any Friends
#SNPtour LIVE: Tonight with Nicola Sturgeon
Talk show produced as part of #SNPtour.
New Technology, Organisational Change and Governance
Published reference in organisational change book edited by E. Avril and C. Zumello.
Scottish Sovereignty and the Facebook Nation
UN Agency ‘Praise for SNP Social Media Strategy’
SNP’s use of new technology and social media recognised by a United Nations agency.
The SNP’s Social Media Success
Beyond Westminster
Facebook Revolution Helps Party Break Free of Shackles
Social Media Triumph
About
Strategic adviser, technologist, and dealmaker. Two decades operating at the intersection of government, technology, media, and capital markets across four continents.
Technologist behind two successive Scottish First Ministers, pioneering the use of digital and social media in UK and European political campaigning. Helped deliver the first outright majority in the Scottish Parliament in 2011, a second Holyrood majority in 2016, and played a central role in the campaign that delivered Scotland’s 62% Remain vote in the 2016 EU referendum.
Beyond politics, facilitated c.£500m in acquisition discussions for a Chinese consortium targeting UK media assets and advised on the £30–40m attempted acquisition of Johnston Press Scottish titles. He now works with a small number of clients on sensitive political, transactional, and strategic matters – alongside building technology platforms through Industrial Capital.
Founder and principal of Industrial Strategic.