Martin Williams

'All my experience with the SPPA executive team is they hear but do not listen' Scots public pensions chief told to face up to angry retirees over scandal heraldscotland.com/news/25943629.…

Scotland’s pensions chief told to face furious retirees after admitting delays in a £1.7bn payments scandal will drag on for years. #Pensions #McCloud #ScottishPolitics heraldscotland.com/news/25943629.…

EXC - Police pensions 'shambles' erupts years after whistleblower warning to former First Minister heraldscotland.com/news/25934771.…

'Gross interference with open justice’: Judge rejects CalMac legal bid. #CalMac #Ferries #PressFreedom heraldscotland.com/news/25924971.…

EXC - Gross interference with open justice’: A tribunal judge has rejected CalMac’s bid to block public details of a racism claim. #CalMac #Scotland #OpenJustice heraldscotland.com/news/25924971.…

Chuffed to be a finalist in the Nations and Regions category in the 2026 @AmnestyUK Media Awards with articles surrounding a court action bid on Scotland’s routine human rights law breaches over homeless

EXC - We recognise the need for pragmatism to achieve an acceptable outcome...'Secret ferry boss deal saw officials accept rule bend on legal fees. #ScotGov heraldscotland.com/news/25916208.…

EXC - Officials accepted bending spending rules to fund legal bill in CalMac boss payoff. #CalMac #Ferries heraldscotland.com/news/25916208.…

'Speaking up isn’t always easy, but it’s the right thing to do.' Former CalMac digital chief launches legal action alleging racism and disability discrimination. The ferry firm rejects the claims. #CalMac #Scotland #Whistleblowing #Tribunal heraldscotland.com/news/25912168.…

'We are willing to consider every tool available to stop this dangerous project...' Legal showdown looming over controversial Peterhead gas plant after pollution estimates nearly triple. #ClimateCrisis #Energy heraldscotland.com/news/25912526.…

EXC - Campaigners threaten court action over Scotland’s “green” gas plant after emissions figures tripled to 17m tonnes. #Climate #Scotland #Energy heraldscotland.com/news/25912526.…

EXC -Former CalMac manager launches £100k legal claim after alleging racism inside the ferry operator. CalMac strongly denies the allegations. #CalMac #Scotland #Ferries #EmploymentTribunal heraldscotland.com/news/25912168.…

"The Scottish Government is committed to doing all that we can to secure a competitive, productive and sustainable future for Ferguson Marine" Four-ship rescue package lined up for crisis-hit yard. #FergusonMarine heraldscotlnd.com/news/25904042.…

ScotGov's four-vessel 'rescue plan' for ferry fiasco yard heraldscotland.com/news/25904042.…

'Surely, avoiding these consequences is reason enough for the Scottish Government to honour its commitment to the EuropeWave project and to WES' Scotland’s sea-power row deepens with legal warning. #WaveEnergy #NetZero heraldscotland.com/news/25883440.…

@chrisduke ??

@MWilliamsHT Hi Martin, I don’t know if this is of interest, but always worth a try.

EXC Scots wave power agency funding axe sparks leads to warning of job losses and economic damage in marine energy. #Renewables #Holyrood heraldscotland.com/news/25854426.…

EXC - Scots wave energy firm faces going bust after ministers pull wave energy body funding. #WaveEnergy #Scotland #NetZero heraldscotland.com/news/25854426.…

EXC "An ignominious end to a decade of hard work" Ministers axe funding for Wave Energy Scotland after a decade and £50m of backing. What next for sea power? #Renewables #Holyrood heraldscotland.com/news/25854097.…

EXC - Scotland’s world sea-power dream has been sunk after ministers pulled funding from their wave body. £70m invested — now facing closure. #WaveEnergy #Scotland #NetZero heraldscotland.com/news/25854097.…