Inner Workings of Independence
The whole Barrhead Boy interview with Dot Jessiman provides great (if frustrating) insight, but if you want to understand the state of the independence debate within the SNP NEC jump in at 32.50.
Colette Walker
ISP in the Media
Find out what others are saying about the Independence for Scotland Party through the articles and interviews below: (Media organisations can make enquiries using media@isp.scot.) The Scottish Parliament is a relatively young parliament and as such is still in many ways is finding its feet. Apparently designed to produce a more consensual, cross-party politics, it… Read More »ISP in the Media
The Baroness, the Privy Council and Scotland
‘Don’t call me Baroness!’ screamed the Baroness to be. Ruth Davidson at just 41 has been shunted off to the politician’s equivalent of the elephant’s graveyard; the House of Lords. Except in this graveyard the undead talk and wield power over the living. Understandably she was feeling a little tender about the whole experience and… Read More »The Baroness, the Privy Council and Scotland
ISP Statement on the Internal Market Bill
We could have lined up with everyone else yesterday to condemn the Internal Market bill. We didn’t. There are enough column inches condemning this for what it is; a power grab on devolution and the reduction of Holyrood to the parish council that Tony Blair spoke about. It may feel good to vent, but it… Read More »ISP Statement on the Internal Market Bill
The Neverending Game of Monopoly
“Let’s play Monopoly!” It’s that moment. It’s Christmas, you’ve all had too much to eat (and drink) and someone shouts this out. If you’re daft enough to admit you’ve got the game in the house, the next two hours are taken up with someone accruing more and more at the expense of the others and… Read More »The Neverending Game of Monopoly
The Homeless Voter
So that’s it then. After the disaster of the 2019 Westminster election, there was a window, just a brief window for Indy loving Labour supporters to push the case for Scottish Labour to endorse or at least be neutral to, independence. Sir Keir Starmer shut that particular door this week with a resounding clang. Labour… Read More »The Homeless Voter
Understanding D’Hondt
The Scottish Parliament is elected using the Additional Member System and this is calculated according to the D’Hondt method. Whilst not overly complex, it does take a few minutes to understand how this system works. The video below provides a walk-through example of how the parties that are standing for List Seats are allocated according… Read More »Understanding D’Hondt
The Scottish Electoral System
Additional Member System The system used to elect members of the Scottish Parliament is the Additional Member System (AMS), this is a form of proportional representation which aims to allocate seats roughly in proportion to the votes cast. It is not perfectly proportional however it has the advantage of keeping the tie between a constituency… Read More »The Scottish Electoral System
A Woman’s Place is in Politics?
In 2018 woman all over the UK has been celebrating 100 years since some women were given Suffrage, the right to vote . There were conditions to this, you had to be at least thirty and own property. Not exactly what members of the Women’s Social and Political Union were entirely happy with but it… Read More »A Woman’s Place is in Politics?
