Each issue of Holyrood magazine includes the following sections:

News

Independent, authoritative and balanced coverage with regular exclusives setting the agenda for the media throughout the UK. Complemented by our free daily online politics and policy news service Holyrood Today (subscribe here).

Analysis

In-depth reporting of issues that impact on Scottish civic society, the Focus and Insight pages challenge policymakers to act while the Interview gives an unrivalled understanding of what drives our senior politicians.

Interviews

Interviews with   Scotland’s politicians and   movers and shakers allow an insight into how they may react to your organisations stance on key issues.

Forward

The editorial forward written by Mandy Rhodes is read avidly by politicians and government leading the news debate in Scotland each week. The leader column is generally on the subject highlighted on the cover as our primary content focus. See editorial calendar for details.

Portfolios

Illuminating the main areas of policy and governance, our specialists bring you interviews with the key players, analysis and inside-track comment on:

• health and wellbeing
• transport
• education
• justice
• business

Local Government

The only publication that dedicates coverage of Scotland’s local authorities promoting informed debate, openness and joined up thought between national and local elected members and officials. Scotland’s most respected local government commentator David Scott writes every issue backed up by our in house team, interviews and guest contributors.

Opinion

Astute comment from some of the best observers of the Scottish political scene. David Scott, Jeremy Peat, Jim Sillars, John Curtice and Keith Aitken provide a compelling critique of people in power and a sage view of how events might unfold. Douglas Fraser’s view from The Tower, Shona Main’s The Main Point and the inimitable Rab McNeil; Letters; and Wholly Rude, our irreverent take on political life.

Letters

A platform for anyone and everyone to be published if the stance is cohesive and written in an interesting way

Tracker

Is compiled by our research team and is the highest traffic section of the magazine tracking legislation through Parliamnent and implementation through the Scottish Executive. Every issue sixteen pages are dedicated to:

Parliamentary activity

• Forthcoming business in the Scottish Parliament
• Main Chamber activity with a focus on First Ministers Questions
• Cross Party Group diary and index
• Reports from the Committees of the Scottish Parliament

Legislation

• Proposed Member Bills
• Progress of Members Bills and Private legislation
• Westminster tracker
• Eu tracker
• Executive Legislation in progress

Scottish Government

• Current and forthcoming Executive Consultations
• Executive publications

Special Reports

Within each edition, a ‘magazine-in-a-magazine’ section is devoted exclusively to a single Portfolio subject. See Special Reports calendar for full details