Holyrood 532 / 1 July 2024

GENERAL ELECTION 2024

3 Editor’s note: Labour enters this final general-election week with one of the most powerful women in the world wondering whether Starmer has a problem with women
5 Roundup: Pictures and numbers from the past two weeks
7 Talking Point: Farewell to the most underwhelming election campaign in recent memory
8 In Context: A new UK Parliament
9 Political Spotlight: General Election - The foregone conclusion of this UK election has often overshadowed what is a much tighter race in Scotland
12 Election 2024: Economy and Business - Kate Forbes’s return to cabinet has been welcomed, but what impact will the election have on business sentiment?
14 Election 2024: Two-tier Health System - Failure to cut NHS waiting lists means more patients are choosing to go private
16 Election 2024: Power Struggle - How the North Sea became one of this contest’s biggest battlegrounds
18 Election 2024: Misinformation - General election deepfakes created in the name of humour have shone a light on the dangers of misinformation
22 Political Interview: Angus Robertson - On the power of the Tartan Army, funding the culture sector and finding connections around the world
25 Interview: Nicola Benedetti - The virtuoso violinist on why school music lessons are so important and why funding for the arts must be protected
28 Getting to know... Stirling Council leader Chris Kane and his broadcast past
30 Roundtable Report: Embracing Digital Transformation to Drive Positive Organisational Change
34 Event Spotlight: The Holyrood 25 reception marks a key milestone for both parliament and magazine
38 Comment: Scotland has the least democratic government in Europe, says Andy Wightman
39 Local Politics: Labour’s Tom Morton lets us in on his life on the Shetland Islands
40 Diary: Wurst dressed: Angus Robertson dusts off the lederhosen
41 Political Spin: Annie Wells MSP on DJ-ing for her parents as child
42 Last Word - Sketch: Rishi Sunak’s last trip to Scotland

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