What our clients say:

“Stuart Crawford has played an integral part in our 90-minute leadership sessions. Stuart and his colleagues have delivered a number of informative and entertaining sessions on the Scottish political landscape and aspects of leadership.
“ Their flexible approach - combining a formal presentation with often more personalised expertise and insight - always sparked debate and discussion. The sessions definitely improved awareness of the political environment in Scotland among senior managers at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
“ Feedback from the sessions showed what a high regard our managers have for Stuart and his team.”
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde Acute Services

"Stuart Crawford came into our offices to give us a hugely enjoyable and insightful briefing on the workings Scottish political and governmental scene. His presentation was well received by all partners and associates who attended and it has helped us focus and progress some of our own business development aspirations. We are now much better informed as to which strings may be appropriately tugged and which buttons may be pushed in the collective interest of promoting the Scottish business agenda. It is good to realise that one of the strengths of the Scottish Parliament is its accessibility to business. "
Biggart Baillie LLP

Stuart Crawford

Exclusive to Scottish Speakers
Specialist areas:	Lobbying and defence
Popular speaking topics:	How to lobby the Scottish Government and Parliament What can be achieved by lobbying in Scotland? Could an independent Scotland have its own Defence Forces? What can the business world learn from the military? Should Britain give up all aspirations of being a global military power?

Stuart Crawford is a former army officer and one of Scotland’s senior political consultants and lobbyists. He is also an experienced freelance journalist, media commentator and public speaker.

After a 20-year career in the Royal Tank Regiment during which he rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and saw action in the first Gulf War, Stuart left the army in 1999 and founded Stuart Crawford Associates, an independent political consultancy based in Edinburgh.

He has since then advised a broad spectrum of corporate, individual and charitable clients on Scottish politics.

He has also written for most of the Scottish print media and also many of the UK-based major newspapers, mainly on defence and political matters. He appears regularly on television and radio - including Newsnight Scotland and Politics Today.

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