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Politics out of the shadow

Politics out of the shadow

By fay.young on March 11, 2010

Ola Kasprzak with Malcolm Chisholm
Politicians, preoccupied with political rivalry, can forget the most important thing –  the needs of people they represent

Read Ola Kasprzak’s fascinating and forthright report of her experience  of shadowing two politicians in the Scottish Parliament and City of Edinburgh Council – she says they changed her negative opinion of [...]

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Made in Scotland, a better kind of politics?

By fay.young on November 24, 2009

The day has certainly demystified some of the Parliament’s workings and put a human face on the institution.
Ben Stollery is the latest person to take part in our Opening Doors scheme. Here he describes how his day shadowing Malcolm Chisholm MSP gave him an insight into the workings of the parliamentary committees –  and more [...]

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Opening Doors to politics

Opening Doors to politics

By fay.young on May 27, 2009

The first step in the new Opening Doors programme: (from left to right) Ola Kasprzak, Malcolm Chisholm and Fay Young
How can local communities influence political decisions? Ola Kasprzak and Maka Mwamwaja are hoping to find out as they begin this year’s shadowing programme, Opening Doors 2009, by observing the work of  Malcolm Chisholm MSP both [...]

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