Scottish Parliament
Response to James Mitchell: Why is Reforming Holyrood so Hard?
Author / Creator: Stephen Kerr
Media type: Article
Date published: 2025
Revitalise Holyrood as a deliberative forum
Why is Reforming Holyrood so Hard?
Author / Creator: James Mitchell
Media type: Article
Date published: 2025
This brief response to the article [https://indylibrary.scot/is-the-scottish-parliament-working ] by Kerr and Bundy notes the helpful contribution made by their proposals. It also notes that others have previously made such suggestions, and poses the question: why is it so hard to reform Holyrood?
Is the Scottish Parliament Working?
Author / Creator: Stephen Kerr
Media type: Article
Date published: 2025
Ways to improve the Scottish Parliament practice and ensuring accountability of the Scottish government.
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.
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.
A fork in the road
Author / Creator: Stephen Noon
Media type: Discussion Paper
Date published: 2022
How Scotland becomes independent following a Yes vote is an important part of how we would be independent, especially in the first years.
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 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 election: Alex Salmond’s Alba gamble could yet tip scales on second independence referendum
Author / Creator: William McDougall
Media type: News Media
Date published:
As the UK slowly emerges from the pandemic, a constitutional clash between supporters of Scottish independence and Johnson’s UK government looks a distinct possibility.