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Holyrood Magazine
Our aim is to report on the business of Parliament and the Government,
to stimulate debate within both institutions and to add to Scotland's
rich democratic culture.
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| Editor's Note | Election Reflection
Politicians believe that opinion polls are the fluff in the pockets of political anoraks and lazy journalists. That is, of course, when they are behind in them. In the privacy of their inner sanctum, this bravado quickly disappears as they salivate over every minute movement of the swingometer. Remarkably, with all the greatest brains at their disposal, politicians are still swayed by the vagaries of a tick in a box, an answer in a questionnaire or a comment in a newspaper. That’s why Cathy Jamieson didn’t put herself forward for leadership of the labour Party in the Scottish Parliament – simply because her name hadn’t been mentioned in the media as a possible contender. Similarly, Gordon ...
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176 - 8th October 2007
Interview: Turning the tide - Richard Lochhead MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment
Focus: Media
Insight: Anti-social behaviour
Plus: A 32 page special report on Education and Skills
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| Interview |
 | Born to run
Mandy Rhodes interviews Richard Lochhead, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment about Scotland's natural wealth and the man they call the 'Boss'
Richard Lochhead bounds up the stairs of the Cullen Bay Hotel on one of those beautiful, balmy, autumnal days when the...
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 | Polls Apart
"If Mr Brown names the day, do not be surprised if the decision comes back to haunt him" - John Curtice
By the time you read this, Gordon Brown may have called a general election. For the record, at the time of writing, I reckon the odds on him doing so are about 50:50. Yes, I am just as muc...
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Broadcast news
A move to make Scotland a world-class centre of communication and creativity begins this autumn, writes William Peakin
Members of the Scottish broadcasting Commission meet for the first time later this month. It will be an auspicious occasion; not simply because like so many of the current SNP-...
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