Holyrood 418 / 11 February 2019
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Interview with Jackson Carlaw, The Scottish Conservative Party’s interim leader. Plus a look at Scotland’s food and drink industry including the impact of Brexit, regulating the food environment, and interview with Fergus Ewing, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy.
3 Editor’s note
There was something entirely liberating about being with a group of women all sharing stories about something so natural but that somehow has felt up to now like the final taboo
6 Roundup
Pictures and numbers from the past two weeks
7 Talking Point
Who will write the history books if nobody wins?
9 Digital Highlights
The best of Twitter and Holyrood’s online content
10 Political Spotlight
Why is everyone so worked up over car parks?
12 Political interview: Jackson Carlaw
The Scottish Conservative Party’s interim leader on his spell baby-sitting the party
17 Food and drink: Brexit on the menu
Tariffs and delays due to a no-deal Brexit could have a “devastating” effect on the food and drink sector in Scotland
24 Special Feature: The food environment
NHS Health Scotland research shows the need to make the healthy choice the right choice
27 Interview: Fergus Ewing
The Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy on the growing prospect of a no-deal Brexit
31 Feature: Dignity in dying
The right to choose death returns to the agenda
34 Year 20 Profile
Holyrood speaks to Shetland MSP Tavish Scott
36 Photo Gallery
Scotland Excel: 10 Years of public procurement excellence
38 Comment
Kirsty Strickland: Social attitudes still hold back women
40 Diary
Nearly new Royal motors, email mishaps and UAE’s gender balance awards
41 Politicians & Their Pets
Peter Chapman’s hounds
42 Last Word
Sketch: The budget debate shows whoever is writing the plot for Scottish politics is running out of ideas