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Andy Philip
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Head of politics at DC Thomson, Scotland | Writes across the Press and Journal, and The Courier | Hosts The Stooshie podcast https://thestooshie.podbean.com/ | Plays along with Ardentjohn band
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If it all looks too expensive and never gets off the ground, it is a very big lesson in the very big list of woeful infrastructure decisions.
August 14, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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Meanwhile, @justinbowie1997.bsky.social has been taking a close look at what the shift from oil and gas actually means for communities built on the industry.
Here's his report from Portlethen, just outside Aberdeen.
www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/politics/...
What does the future hold for towns like Portlethen as oil and gas declines?
The sector has long been a huge employer locally - but how do residents and businesses feel as the industry declines?
www.pressandjournal.co.uk
July 21, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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How it ended today:
www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...
Interim Dundee University finance chief quits after eight days in job
Chris Reilly left his post by mutual consent as a staff merry-go round at the troubled institution continues.
www.thecourier.co.uk
July 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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And here's a bonus story from last night as @thecourier.co.uk reveals how the last principal announced his abrupt departure.
Dumped by text, no less.
www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...
EXCLUSIVE: Ex-Dundee University principal Iain Gillespie resigned by text
The circumstances around Professor Iain Gillespie's abrupt exit can be revealed for the first time.
www.thecourier.co.uk
June 26, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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Yesterday was a full-on four-hour ordeal for three former senior staff.
You can catch up on the highlights here too.
www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...
5 key moments from Dundee University former bosses grilling in parliament
Former leaders at the crisis-hit Dundee University faced four hours of questioning from MSPs on parliament's education committee.
www.thecourier.co.uk
June 26, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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Here's the big one: Full report on Dundee University now published, and looks devastating for the leadership group.

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BREAKING: Dundee University principals blamed for catalogue of failures that led to financial crisis
A major independent probe has revealed ex-principal Iain Gillespie and other senior leaders – including current chief Shane O'Neill – breached ethics rules and operated in 'isolation of facts'
www.thecourier.co.uk
June 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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We also look at the human cost of tough political choices, in this case the upheaval facing one 85-year-old in sheltered housing in Aberdeenshire.
thestooshie.podbean.com/e/st-andrews...
St Andrews University, Israel and Gaza | The Stooshie: the politics podcast from DC Thomson
This week's episode focuses on our in-depth coverage of the fall-out from the St Andrews University rector's comments on Israel. We reveal the behind-the-scenes efforts to secure £2m from a spooked do...
thestooshie.podbean.com
May 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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We talk through the lows and lows of the upcoming Holyrood by-election in the latest Stooshie politics podcast.
But the focus is on our in-depth coverage of what’s happening at St Andrews Uni as the fallout from the rector’s Israel/Gaza comments continues.
thestooshie.podbean.com/e/st-andrews...
St Andrews University, Israel and Gaza | The Stooshie: the politics podcast from DC Thomson
This week's episode focuses on our in-depth coverage of the fall-out from the St Andrews University rector's comments on Israel. We reveal the behind-the-scenes efforts to secure £2m from a spooked do...
thestooshie.podbean.com
May 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM