Year Zero: An Inside View Of The Scottish Parliament; Author: Watson, Mike; Paperback

Author: Watson, Mike
Paperback; Facsimiles, Portraits
221 pages
Published: February 2001
Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 1902930266

As a member of the Scottish Parliament and having been a member of the House of Commons for eight years and now a member of the House of Lords, Mike Watson is uniquely situated to offer insight into the workings of the Scottish Parliament in its first year of operation. In this book, he asks whether the Parliament has delivered what it promised the people of Scotland and explores the extent to which the new Parliaments aims and powers were realistically set.An inside view of the Scottish Parliament. An insight into the inner workings of the Scottish Parliament, and a hands-on, insider view of the events witnessed since its inception. The author asks whether the Parliament has delivered what it promised the people of Scotland - a modern, accessible, transparent and responsive legislature.