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 Parliaments history. This book compiles extracts from these interviews, shining new light on the Parliaments history, telling the story of Parliament through those who have helped shape it over the last 20 years.
| Forewords |
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7 | (6) |
| Chronology |
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13 | (2) |
| Introduction |
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15 | (16) |
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Part 1 A New Scottish Song 1997--2003 |
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31 | (48) |
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Part 2 New Beginnings 2003--2011 |
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79 | (32) |
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Part 3 The End of Consensus 2011--2018 |
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111 | (38) |
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Part 4 Gaidhlig anns a' Pharlamaid / Gaelic in the Parliament |
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149 | (8) |
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Part 5 The Scottish Parliament at 20 |
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157 | (4) |
| Glossary of Terms |
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161 | (14) |
| Contributor Biographies |
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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.
