Holyrood 535 / 30 September 2024

Who gives a fig
Spotlight: Scotland's battle over sex and gender

5 Editor’s note
Many of us have felt angry, uneasy and dumbfounded in the years leading to the shocking place we are now

6 Roundup
Pictures and numbers from the past two weeks

7 Talking Point
Labour is the party that likes to party. Is that really such a bad thing?

9 In Context
The 2026 Commonwealth Games

10 Spotlight: Sex and gender
How Scotland’s public bodies got into a mess over self-ID

13 Overview: Workforce compatibility
The SNP is coming up short when it comes to workforce planning, but would Labour do any better?

16 Political Interview: Richard Lochhead
The business minister on his recent health scare and a lifetime in the SNP

22 Feature: Digital exclusion
Thousands in Scotland are fighting for resources to navigate a digital world that has left them behind

24 Feature: Human trafficking
Tackling the global crime networks which have a hold on Scotland

27 Political Interview: Finlay Carson
The Rural Affairs and Islands Committee convener on delivering for rural Scotland

30 Getting to Know You
Labour MP Brian Leishman on his love for karaoke

32 Comment
What happens to all those government-commissioned reviews, asks Andy Wightman

33 Political Spin
SNP MSP Fulton MacGregor on his love of Oasis

34 Diary
Muppets, quizmasters & Larry the cat

35 Last Word
Sketch: Jamie Greene asks ministers to roll up, roll up! a new ferr

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