Holyrood Communications Guide 2021

Get to know Scotland’s politicians, public affairs practitioners and media and how best to reach them. New for 2021: Getting to know the new MSPs

Introduction   3
How to engage with the Scottish Parliament   4
Comment: Association for Scottish Public Affairs   8

Communications Guide: Government and opposition
The Scottish Cabinet   14
Scottish Conservative spokespeople   24
Scottish Labour spokespeople   30
Scottish Liberal Democrat spokespeople   33
Scottish Green spokespeople   36
Media contacts   37

Communications Guide: Members of the Scottish Parliament
Comment: Neil Findlay’s survival guide for new MSPs   40
Members of the 2021 Scottish Parliament   44
Getting to know you: 2021’s new MSPs   61

Communications Guide: Journalists and the media
Comment: Kieran Andrews, SPJA   114
Scottish parliamentary journalists   118
Holyrood magazine journalists   124
Holyrood events   126

Getting to Know You: Charities, public sector bodies and private sector organisations
Airbnb   7
British Heart Foundation Scotland   11
British Medical Association    19
Care Inspectorate   19
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy   21
Citizens Advice Scotland   25
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners   29
Electrical Safety First   43
Historic Environment Scotland   21
ICAS   51
Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre   47
London North Eastern Railway (LNER)   23
Mental Welfare Commission   55
Morrison Media   55
Quality Meat Scotland    65
RBS   71
Represent   65
Royal College of Nursing   77
Royal Pharmaceutical Society   77
SAMH   101
Scotland Excel   89
Scotland Food & Drink   95
Scottish Council of Independent Schools   101
Scottish Health Innovations Ltd   107
Scottish Qualifications Authority    107
Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre   83
Visit Scotland   117

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