Duncan & Mcconnell

Douglas McConnell responds to recent remarks by Scottish Greens MSP Q Manivannan, who has been criticised for saying ‘rape is a spectrum’ in a resurfaced podcast clip. The recent controversy over a Scottish Greens comments about rape has, rightly, caused distress. Victims’ organisa

Silence may no longer be the safest option for accused persons in modern Scotland despite the example set by Nicola Sturgeon, writes Douglas McConnell. For decades, Scottish defence solicitors have offered a piece of advice so consistently it became almost instinctive: Say nothing.