About us

Alan is an award-winning communications specialist with two decades of experience across journalism and politics. He provides senior counsel to clients and helps them to shape messages that resonate and influence decision-makers at UK, Scottish, and local level. He is a regular political commentator, including on the BBC's election results programmes, and a judge of the Scottish Press Awards.

Before joining Quantum, Alan served as director of communications for Scottish Labour, overseeing election campaign strategy and advising some of the most senior figures in UK politics. He later worked as a speechwriter and maintains his connections across all political parties at Holyrood and Westminster, having worked on several cross-party campaigns.

A former political editor of the Scottish Daily Mail, Alan brings a deep understanding of the political landscape and maintains strong relationships with national journalists, producers, and editors. He recently launched 1919 Magazine and has twice been shortlisted for national editor of the year. Alan sat on an advisory board to Save the Children Scotland and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, and has also authored several reports for charities, driven by his passion to tackle child poverty.