If You Went For A Job Interview

Journalism Is A Darwinian Process.

I Just Got An Honorary Degree From Glasgow University, And I Had To Wear Around Very Painful Shoes So That I Didn't Laugh All The Way Through The Ceremony Because I Felt Like An Outlaw.

Even If People Do Wrong, We're Social Animals, So What Can We Do About Stopping Them Doing The Same Things In Future? Saying People Are 'bad' Or 'evil' Is Just An Unwillingness To Engage; An Unwillingness To Try To Empathise. That Sanctimonious Attitude Doesn't Help Anyone

My Upbringing Was Middle-class But My Parents' Families Were Both Working-class So I Had This Odd Combination Of Working-class Background But In A Privileged Position.

There's A Real Emphasis On Being Witty In Scotland, Even In Crime Novels.