Multi-award winning investigative journalist Neil Mackay has been gracing the pages of The Herald for years. With multiple columns, investigations and Big Reads , Herald readers are accustomed to his strong insight and analysis on the stories that are making the headlines. We caught his views on everything politics and coronavirus in today s Q&A. Want to catch his columns and investigations? Make sure you have your Herald digital subscription to never miss a piece.
What has been the highlight of your career? There’s been so many highlights, which probably shows my age. Chief among the highlights, though, have been editing the Sunday Herald, my investigative work into both the Dirty War in Northern Ireland and the misuse of intelligence to build the case for war against Iraq; investigations into the far-right and political extremism; writing books and making films and radio programmes; campaigning for human rights and equality - just engaging with the wider public ab