Lesley Riddoch first came to prominence as the founder of Harpies and Quines, was assistant editor of the Scotsman when it became (for one day) the Scotswoman, and is an energetic and entrepreneurial broadcaster and commentator, columnising for The Scotsman and producing debate shows for BBC Radio Scotland. She also founded the Africawoman newspaper. Lesley's political angle is difficult to define exactly, but she often takes a grass-roots, community-activist angle on the national debate, rooted in her land-ownership activism in Eigg and Rum.