Russell Gunson Editor

Gerry Hassan is a political writer, thinker and commentator, and a Research Fellow in cultural policy at the University of the West of Scotland. His primary focus is politics in the UK and Scotland, about which he has written numerous books including in-depth studies of the Labour Party and SNP, and the creation and progress of the Scottish parliament. He regularly speaks on these subjects at conferences and events across Scotland, the UK and internationally.

Russell Gunson is the Director of IPPR (Institute for Public Policy Research) Scotland. Before assuming this position in 2015, he worked across government, parliament and the voluntary and private sectors. His previous position was as director of the National Union of Students Scotland where he worked on a cross-party basis within Scottish politics.