Holyrood 536 / 14 October 2024

Championing change
Blair McDougall MP on making a difference page 28

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Grangemouth No more
Casualties of the just transition p13

Michael Shanks
Interview with the energy minister

5 Editor’s note
Keir Starmer may be very smart and serious, but he has shown himself to be a poor politician and bad communicator

6 Roundup
Pictures and numbers from the past two weeks

7 Talking Point
We need to get palliative care right before considering assisted dying

9 In Context
The National Care Service

10 spotlight: 100 Hard Days Labour
Keir Starmer has had the kind of honeymoon period which would drive any couple to divorce

13 overview: Grangemouth
Workers are falling through the gap between rhetoric and action on the just transition

17 energy: Community Energy
Early community energy projects have proven profitable but they are becoming harder to replicate

20 interview: Michael Shanks
The energy minister on swapping the classroom for the Commons and the fight to save Grangemouth

26 feature: Dynamic Pricing
Algorithms and endless troves of online data have revealed that we all have a price

28 Interview: Blair McDougall
The new MP for East Renfrewshire on breaking the cycle of poverty

33 feature: Public Transport
Public transport journeys have yet to return to levels seen pre-pandemic, while crucial net zero targets grow closer

38 Getting to Know You
Angus MacDonald MP on growing up in the army and early entrepreneurialism

40 Comment
Starmer’s mistakes will really hurt Scottish Labour, says Paul Sinclair

41 Political Spin
Sue Webber on why she still loves St Winifred’s School Choir

42 Diary
Boris Johnson on his ‘crack den’ phase

43 Last Word
Sketch: Tory MPs are furious about the Chagos Islands

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