As an engineer I am trained to solve problems, not just to complain about them.

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So when I heard about the Family Party a few years ago, I was naturally drawn to its focus on evidence of what works best for society in general, and children in particular, rather than on fashionable but untested ideology.

My professional work entails helping diverse stakeholders from government, the private sector and civil society work together to better understand and address seemingly intractable problems related to the planning and delivery of public infrastructure.

To my mind, this approach based on transparency and participation is exactly how the Scottish Family Party is, uniquely, seeking to fix the foundations of Scottish society.