How We Set Up Our Parliament

🎙️ In this episode, Fiona and Marlene are joined by Esther Roberton, co-ordinator of the Scottish Constitutional Convention, the movement that laid the groundwork for the creation of the Scottish Parliament. Esther reflects on the original aspirations for a new kind of democracy in Scotland and assesses how far those ambitions have been realised over the past 20+ years.

They also explore Esther’s current work with the Build A Local Scotland campaign (www.buildlocal.scot), including the critical relationship between Holyrood, local councils, and community-level democracy. If you're interested in Scottish politics and the future of local governance in Scotland, this episode is a must.

Key topics:

00:02:25 - Campaigning for the parliament
00:09:03 - Designing the parliament
00:19:40 - 20 years on, how does the reality match the aspiration
00:35:57 - Relationships between central vs local government
00:38:52 - Impact of 2014 referendum on Holyrood
00:42:03 - Building a local Scotland
00:55:58-  Citizens Panels at Holyrood

Listen to our previous episode about the Building A Local Scotland campaign here https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-2vxij-16e7d2c

#democracy #localgovernment #constitutionalconvention

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