Joani Reid: “It frightens local people and it shames our town.”

I have never been part of a police investigation, as a suspect or as a witness, and I am pleased that this has now been recognised.

Most of us in East Kilbride want the same simple thing: to get on with our lives and feel safe in our own streets.

He is a decent man. And a kind man.

I am also deeply grateful to everyone who has stood by me when it was politically easier to distance themselves. You know who you are – thank you.