The Scottish Parliament in its Own Words: An Oral History

Author:   Thomas A.W. Stewart ,  Wendy Alexander ,  Jackie Baillie ,  Dennis Canavan
Publisher:   Luath Press Ltd
ISBN:  

9781913025328


Pages:   184
Publication Date:   15 June 2019
Format:   Hardback
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The Scottish Parliament in its Own Words: An Oral History


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The Scottish Parliament Oral History Project has compiled a series of interviews with staff, MSPs and journalists regarding their careers and experiences at the Scottish Parliament. These interviews captured a rich array of material, shining new light on the Parliament's history. This book compiles extracts from these interviews, shining new light on the Parliament's history, telling the story of Parliament through those who have helped shape it over the last 20 years.

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Author:   Thomas A.W. Stewart ,  Wendy Alexander ,  Jackie Baillie ,  Dennis Canavan
Publisher:   Luath Press Ltd
Imprint:   Luath Press Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.475kg
ISBN:  

9781913025328


ISBN 10:   1913025322
Pages:   184
Publication Date:   15 June 2019
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Forewords 7 Chronology 13 Introduction 15 PART 1 A New Scottish Song 1997-2003 31 PART 2 New Beginnings 2003-2011 79 PART 3 The End of Consensus 2011-2018 111 PART 4 Gaidhlig anns a' Pharlamaid / Gaelic in the Parliament 149 PART 5 The Scottish Parliament at 20 157 Glossary of Terms 161 Contributor Biographies 175

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THOMAS STEWART attended the University of St Andrews between 2011 and 2015, graduating with a First Class in Modern History. He then went achieve a Distinction in an MSc in Contemporary History at the University of Edinburgh from 2015 to 2016. In September of 2016, he began working on his PhD thesis entitled 'Political Change and Scottish Nationalism in Dundee 1973-2012'. At the beginning of 2018, he established the Scottish Parliament Oral History Project on which his book, The Scottish Parliament in its own Words: An Oral History, is based, conducting over 80 interviews with current and former MSPs.

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