Holyrood 530 / 3 June 2024

Beach Party: The summer election is on

3 Editor’s note: The Michael Matheson iPad debacle feels like a double betrayal
5 Roundup: Pictures and numbers from the past two weeks
7 Talking Point: Did I miss the memo, what are we restoring national pride in?
8 In Context: Changes in voting in the general election
9 Political Spotlight: Summer election - Voters go to the polls next month in an election with huge implications for Scotland
14 Rural Economy: Overview - Will changes at the top of the Scottish Government mean the countryside gets its place in policymaking?
18 Interview: Jim Fairlie - The agriculture and connectivity minister on getting rural Scotland back on the agenda
22 Housing: Home truths - The declaration of a ‘housing emergency’ is the belated recognition of a crisis that’s been decades in the making
24 Music lessons: The investment case - The Scottish Government started funding school music lessons in 2021, but it is not enough for kids to succeed
28 Political Interview: Ian Murray - The shadow Scottish Secretary on growing up in Wester Hailes and the impact of his father’s death
34 Getting to know... SNP leader of Angus Council Beth Whiteside
36 The Quaff Party Group: The Quaff Party Group reconvenes after almost two decades
38 Comment: Reforming the Scotland Office is a noble, if ambitious, aim
39 Local Politics: North Lanarkshire’s Paul Di Mascio says Airdrie just edges it over Rome
40 Diary: Football-mad Rishi Sunak scores another own goal...
41 Political Spin: Tory MSP Alexander Stewart on his passion for performing Les Mis songs
42 Last Word: Sketch - Party leaders hit the campaign trail

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