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Just a short blog today. With Parliament in recess, not only is the place fairly dead but the usual workload has dwindled to a dribble. I’m still of two minds as to if we’re having a bad winter or just an average one. I live in East Lothian. If you speak to the locals, they… Continue Reading John’s Blog: Frozen

It’s been yet another hectic week in Parliament. Attempts to get policy going seem to be ramping up before dissolution. The continued attempts at getting the new fiscal framework up and running has journalists running around the Parliament’s Garden Lobby, and there I am, sitting in the middle of it all trying to keep up.… Continue Reading John’s Blog: Ouch

John is one of our Access to Elected Office Interns, working with the Scottish National Party and MSP James Dornan.   It’s been a full-on week here at the parliament. Labour’s policy announcement had the whole place up in arms giving the building a definite West Wing-vibe. While I myself never conducted a ‘walk n’… Continue Reading Another Week in Holyrood

John is one of our Access to Elected Office Interns, working with the Scottish National Party and MSP James Dornan.   While officially starting on the 7th January on the AEO project, I only today got my first real taste of Parliamentary business. It’s not been an easy first couple of weeks I’ll admit. Between… Continue Reading And so it begins…

Hi everyone, this is my first blog as part of the internship programme. I’m happy to say that everybody I’ve met so far has really been fantastic and have done everything in their power to make things possible. To say that I’m nervous about the process would be an understatement but I’m thoroughly looking forward… Continue Reading New Beginnings: An Introduction to John, SNP Intern