Holyrood Annual Review 2019 / 26 August 2019
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A look back at the Parliamentary year 2018/19
3 Editor’s note
Balancing legal rights in the bid for trans equality
6 2019 Roundup
Pictures and numbers from the past year
OVERVIEW
10 The Political Year
It has been something of an ‘annus horribilis’ for both Theresa May and Nicola Sturgeon
interviews
INTERVIEWS
18 Louis Stedman-Bryce
The Brexit Party’s Scottish MEP on why the UK should leave the EU without a deal
22 Kezia Dugdale
On the state of the Scottish Labour Party, and her quest for happiness
26 Openreach
It has been a busy year for Openreach in the 12 months since it separated from BT
28 Law Society of Scotland
New Law Society of Scotland president John Mulholland on fighting for better access to justice
30 SFHA
The SFHA is looking to transform the housing sector to solve social, economic and climate issues
32 Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola European Partners on sustainability, DRS, and the journey to zero-waste
34 Business Stream
Chief executive Jo Dow is working hard to drive change in the water sector
36 Edinburgh College
Establishing Edinburgh as the pre-eminent college in Scotland portfolios
PORTFOLIOS
39 The year in education
+Q&A with Cabinet Secretary John Swinney
41 The year in justice
+Q&A’s with Cabinet Secretary Humza Yousaf
45 The year in health
+Q&A with Cabinet Secretary Jeanne Freeman
47 The year in finance
+Q&A with Cabinet Secretary Derek Mackay
51 The year in environment
+Q&A’s with Cabinet Secretaries Roseanna Cunningham and Fergus Ewing
55 The year in government & constitution
+Q&A with Cabinet Secretary Mike Russell
57 The year in communities & local government
+Q&A with Cabinet Secretary Ailean Campbell
60 The year in external affairs
+Q&A with Cabinet Secretary Fiona Hyslop
63 The year in transport
+Q&A with Cabinet Secretary Michael Matheson
65 The year in social security
+Q&A with Cabinet Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville
PARTY LEADERS
67 Nicola Sturgeon
The First Minister speaks about what Brexit might bring
70 Ruth Davidson
The Scottish Conservative leader says her time-out from the political fray has given her a fresh perspective
72 Richard Leonard
Things do not need to continue as they are, the Scottish Labour leader says
74 Willie Rennie
The Scottish Liberal Democrat leader is finding the positives among the negatives
75 Patrick Harvie
The Scottish Greens co-leader looks at how to build a bolder Holyrood
76 Event Report
Holyrood’s summer Westminster drinks reception
80 Diary
A look at Holyrood’s best diary stories from the past year
82 Last Word
Liam Kirkaldy: Labour’s policy of holding two different positions on independence is a guaranteed vote winner