The Scotsman Guide to Scottish Politics

The second edition of The Scotsman Guide to Scottish Politics is a completely revised, updated and easy-to-use guide to all the information you need to follow Scottish politics. A series of specially commissioned short essays from a range of eminent politicians, academics and Scottish writers provides the context:

The core of the book is an invaluable directory of political facts and figures -- results from the Scottish Election of 2003, biographies of all MSPs, the Scottish results of the General Election of 2001, biographies of Scottish MPs and Scottish MEPs, and an appendix of further useful information about the Scotland Office, the Scottish Executive, access to the Parliament, Scottish Parliament Committees, Scottish constituencies and their representatives, Scottish political parties, and useful addresses and numbers.

Jason Allerdyce on the 2003 Scottish Parliament Election

John Curtice's analysis of Scottish voting patterns

George Reid MSP on the challenges facing the Scottish Parliament

Susan Deacon MSP on the role of women in politics

Joyce McMillan on Government and the Arts

George Kerevan reviews systems of Proportional Representation

Fraser Nelson on the ancient office of Secretary of State for Scotland

Robert McNeil takes a sideways look at the new Parliament building