devolution
Children of the Devolution
Posted by Craig Harrow at Wed, 01/07/2009 - 3:06pm in Political commentary
Today marks a decade since the SNP matriarch Winnie Ewing, as the oldest MSP, began proceedings in Edinburgh with the famous declaration that "The Scottish Parliament, adjourned on the 25th day of March in the year 1707, is hereby reconvened'.
So much has happened in ten years: we have had four First Ministers; "father of the nation" Donald Dewar died in office; his successor Henry McLeish was forced to resign over an office expenses scandal, then his replacement Jack McConnell was beaten by Alex Salmond.
