Scots cartoonist draws his own conclusions on US politics

AN America-based Scots boffin is taking on some of the world’s best cartoonists in a bid to claim back his title of “Science Idol.”

History professor James MacLeod, 43, is hoping his tongue-in-cheek approach to climate change will land him the coveted prize of science’s most socially conscious, and not to mention wittiest, doodler.

The Greenock-born dad of two now lives in Indiana where he teaches at the University of Evansville.

He admits he’s always been a satirical scribbler ever since his own school days in Glasgow, doodling on every book he had.

But having landed the Union of Concerned Scientists’ award in 2006, the Scot declares he “has a job to do” in poking fun at America’s policy makers for fiddling with science.

Schoolboy’s campaign gets backing from world-renowned scientist

The McLaughlin family (left to right, Ryan, Darren, Alan and Kirsten) meet Cathy Jamieson (centre) at the parliament

By Cara Sulieman

A SCOTS schoolboy campaigning for better treatment for MS suffers like his mum has received the backing of a top scientist.

Plucky Ryan McLaughlin, 14, from Glasgow, started a campaign to get the Scottish Government to supply free Vitamin D supplements to Scots after claims a lack of sunshine in this country made the condition worse.

His mum Kirsten has battled the disease for years.

Now Oliver Gillie, a respected medical writer and researcher who has been working on research into the benefits of Vitamin D for some years, is lending his support to the teenager.