Scottish Parliament
Renewing democracy through independence
Author / Creator: Scottish Government
Media type: Report
Date published: 2023
people who live in Scotland have the right to choose how they should be governed
A Parliament for All - Reforms to strengthen representation and participation at Holyrood unveiled
Author / Creator: Meryl Kenny
Media type: Report
Date published: 2023
"The representation and influence of women at Holyrood" needs to be improved.
Here’s how Humza Yousaf can deliver a fairer, greener Scotland
Author / Creator: Adam Ramsay
Media type: Opinion
Date published: 2023
"After 16 years in power, the SNP is stagnating. With these 16 policies, the new first minister can change that"
The methods of Russian interference in Scottish politics
Author / Creator: George Allison
Media type: Article
Date published: 2022
One of the key methods used by Russia to interfere in Scottish politics is through cyber-attacks.
Constitutional reform: Controversy or Consensus on how the UK should be governed
Author / Creator: John Curtice
Media type: Opinion poll
Date published: 2022
A majority of people want electoral reform, and Scottish independence. Increasing support is being shown for Irish reunification and for changing the UK constitution.
Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707
Author / Creator: Parliament of Scotland
Media type: Historic records
Date published:
The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707 (RPS) is a fully searchable database containing the proceedings of the Scottish parliament from the first surviving act of 1235 to the union of 1707.
Implications of varying mandate definitions for Indyref2 legitimacy at Westminster-level elections
Author / Creator: Mark Shephard
Media type: Discussion Paper
Date published: 2022
Mark Shephard, Senior Lecturer at the University of Strathclyde, examines the scenario of the SNP campaigning solely on the issue of independence in the next General Election
The Scottish Parliament 1999-2009: The First Decade
Author / Creator: Charlie Jeffrey
Media type: Book
Date published: 2009
Reflections from the Hansard Society on the first 10 years of the Scottish Parliament.
The Story of the Scottish Parliament: Reflections on the First Two Decades
Author / Creator: Gerry Hassan
Media type: Book
Date published: 2019
How have Scotland’s first post-devolution decades been felt across the political landscape?
- Features analysis of the key political institutions and parties in Scotland
- Provides a detailed chronology of the devolution era
- Includes perspectives from civil servants, campaigners and politicians including Jim Gallagher, Joyce McMillan, Johann Lamont, Murdo Fraser and Marco Biagi
The Political Class in Scotland
Author / Creator: Michael Keating
Date published: 2020
Scottish MSPs and MPs have become more middle class and professional politicans since Devolution
The Scottish Parliament
Author / Creator: Emily St Denny
Media type: Book
Date published: 2020
Scottish Parliament has met some, but not all, of the public and policymakers’ original expectations.
Scottish devolution at 20: some hits, some misses and that eternal maybe
Author / Creator: Christopher A Whatley
Media type: News Media
Date published:
Many hoped devolution would kill nationalism stone dead. Labour colleagues failed to grasp Scots’ powerful sense of nationhood. Although a Labour man argued that devolution could lead to independence. Alex Salmond asserted that independence was “rendered inevitable when the Scottish parliament was established”.
Scotland: The New State of an Old Nation
Author / Creator: Murray Stewart Leith
Media type: Book
Date published:
At a time when Scotland's future has topped the agenda in Britain and abroad, this book unpicks the complex weave of Scottish politics, society and culture, providing an essential insight into Scotland's present - and its future.
Our House is on Fire
Author / Creator: George Gunn
Media type: News Item
Date published:
The collation deal between SNP and Scottish Greens passed in the Scottish Parliament is the beginning of a quest to make clear some definitions and to lead the country away from constitutional meaninglessness, cruel political comedy and out of the deliberately constructed tragic dead end of devolution and toward full engagement with the climate emergency.
A House of Citizens for the Scottish Parliament
Author / Creator: Common Weal
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published: 2020
The Citizens Assembly on the future of Scotland shows what an improved democracy in Scotland could look like. A Citizens Assembly would complement the elected Scottish Parliament. Such a House of Citizens could place Scotland at the forefront of democratic innovation. It would make it a global leader in citizen empowerment and engagement. It could increase the level of trust in our political institutions and decision-making.