The Scottish Parliament examines what the Scottish Government is doing, makes new laws on devolved matters and debates the issues of the day.Latest updates What's on in Parliament Parliament at Christmas The Scottish Parliament will be in recess until 5 January. We wish all of you a happy...
The Scottish Parliament evolved during the middle ages from the kingscouncil of bishops and earls. It is perhaps first identifiable as aparliament in 1235, described as a colloquium and already with apolitical and judicial role. By the early fourteenth century theattendance of knights and freeholder...
Moreover, the aristocracy had dominated the unicameral Scottish parliament, and commoners found it difficult to emancipate themselves from noble tutelage. Most importantly, Scottish politics did not yet reflect the two-party system dominant in England. Thus in the first sessions the Scots were unable...
The ex-Scottish Labour leader was speaking 10 years on from the Holyrood parliament's decision to allow same-sex couple to marry. Lockerbie suspect 'is the bomber' - MacAskill 21 Dec 2024 at 1:12pm Abu Agila Masud is due to go on trial in Washington in May facing three charges, which...
Bill Walker, former Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Dunfermline Constituency, has welcomed the positive reception to Volume 1 of his recently published autobiography, ‘Bill Walker: My Story’ and advises of the forthcoming release of Volume 2. ...
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she would campaign in the May 2021 Scottish Parliament election for a mandate to hold a vote on independence “in the early part of the new parliament,” which will run from 2021 to 2025. In a speech to a conference of her Scottish National Party...
Charles was forced to agree to a measure whereby the existing Parliament could not be dissolved without its own consent. He also accepted bills declaring ship money and other arbitrary fiscal measures illegal, and in general condemning his methods of government during the previous 11 years. But ...
BACKGROUND: On Friday, October 15th, Member of the UK Parliament, Sir David Ames was holding his regular surgery (opportunity to bring cases to their MP by the public) in Leigh-on-Sea, within his Southend West constituency when he was stabbed and killed by Ali Harbi Ali, a 25-year-old...
as that of James Ritchie who had stolen 30 sheep from the parks of Gordon Castle, where a capital punishment was passed.55 A return of the num- ber of persons brought to trial for crimes of a potentially capital nature in Scotland between 1827 and 1832 was presented to Parliament in 1832...
Moreover, the aristocracy had dominated the unicameral Scottish parliament, and commoners found it difficult to emancipate themselves from noble tutelage. Most importantly, Scottish politics did not yet reflect the two-party system dominant in England. Thus in the first sessions the Scots were unable...