Holyrood 404 / 21 May 2018
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Tackling mental health in the young, Interview with John Swinney, plus the state of public contracts post-Carillion
404th issue of Holyrood magazine: Reporting the business of politics each fortnight since 3rd May 1999
Contents
3 Editor’s note
The menopause and the symptoms associated with it are, for many women, the last taboo
6 Roundup
Pictures and numbers from the past two weeks
6 Roundup
Pictures and numbers from the past two weeks
7 Talking Point
Perhaps more people joined the march as it set off, but they certainly weren’t walking more than ten abreast in military formation
9 Digital Highlights
The best of Twitter and Holyrood’s online content
10 Political Spotlight
Is Donald Dewar’s legacy at stake as parliaments clash over Brexit?
12 Cover Story: Young people’s mental health
Young people know what they want to see changed in mental health services
16 Maureen Watt: Good to talk
The mental health minister on the ways government is engaging with young people
18 International connections: The world watches
Can Scotland play a leading role in global mental health?
20 Round Table: Mental health in parliament
Holyrood brings together a group of MSPs to talk mental health
24 ProcuremEnt: After Carillion
Are the outsourcing giants too big to fail?
28 Interview: John Swinney
The Deputy First Minister reflects on his journey and role in the SNP from opposition to government
36 GTKY
Kate Forbes remembers going to school with monkeys
38 Comment
Kenny MacAskill: Public expectations for services need to be realistic
39 Events
A preview of
Holyrood’s upcoming policy events
40 Diary
Mistaken identity, ask Alexa and a history lesson from Stewart Stevenson
41 Pets
Jamie Greene tells us about the trouble with keeping tropical fish
39 Events
A preview of
Holyrood’s upcoming policy events
42 Last Word
Parliamentary sketch: Liam Kirkaldy watches on as MSPs discuss Brexit, rabbits, and cats escaping bags