Holyrood 428 / 1 July 2019
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Scotland’s Tech Hub: including interview with Kate Forbes, The Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy and a closer look at Scottish start-ups and the lessons that can be learned from Silicon Valley
3 Editor’s note
Scotland matters in this contest, but Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt pay lip service to the need to cherish it
6 Roundup
Pictures and numbers from the past two weeks
7 Talking Point
The SNP’s record on education risks being its toxic legacy
9 Digital Highlights
The best of Twitter and Holyrood’s online content
10 Political Spotlight
The prospect of Boris Johnson as PM is bad news for the Scottish Tories
12 Special Feature: Health improvement
The challenges facing the health service have changed, and so has Healthcare Improvement Scotland
15 Overview: Tech nation
There are many opportunities for the tech sector in Scotland but it is important that it is used ethically for the greater good
19 Focus: Scottish start-ups
Scots living in Silicon Valley want to return home but are afraid there aren’t enough opportunities to warrant moving back
22 Interview: Kate Forbes
The Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy on her journey into politics
29 Year 20 interview: Sir Paul Grice
Exclusive interview with the outgoing chief executive of the Scottish Parliament on devolution so far
32 The Holyrood Garden Party
Celebrating the best of the year Scottish politics
38 Comment
Us-and-them infects all of the political spectrum
39 Upcoming events
A look at Holyrood’s future policy events
40 Diary
An obsession with buses, the Queen bee and WAGs
41 Politicians’ Pets
Liam McArthur struggles to keep a hold of his spaniel, Gerry
42 Last Word
Sketch: Liam Kirkaldy on how Ross Thomson has transformed Boris Johnson’s campaign