Scottish Parliament ten years old today

**Tartan Shortbread Jock** · 6th May 09, 05:14 AM

Scottish Devolution is 10 years old today.
A decade has passed, when the good people of Scotland went to the ballot box on 6th May 1999 and ellected 129 MSP's to act on our best interests
(Well I won't go into that). It would be Scotland's first Parliament since the act of union 1707.
I think its great Scotland having its own Parliament. I would like to hear your thoughts on the matter.

**Jock Scot** · 6th May 09, 06:00 AM

Well they have made a better job of it than I thought they would. It is a shame I can not say the same for the parliament building!

**vmac3205** · 6th May 09, 06:37 AM

Originally Posted by Jock Scot

Well they have made a better job of it than I thought they would. It is a shame I can not say the same for the parliament building!

I agree. the building is, uh, to be polite...ugly.

**thanmuwa** · 6th May 09, 06:46 AM

Originally Posted by vmac3205

I agree. the building is, uh, to be polite...ugly.

That's funny, I like it! And they have even managed to put the roof on the right way this time!

**Tartan Shortbread Jock** · 6th May 09, 06:54 AM

Yes..the Parliament building its self is controversial, but then so are the MSP's.

**skauwt** · 6th May 09, 06:56 AM

Originally Posted by Tartan Shortbread Jock

(Well I won't go into that). It would be Scotland's first Parliament for 700 years.
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its the first Parliament for 292 years and they do a better job than some would've have thought with regards to keeping certain hospitals and a&e`s open in the central belt

**Tartan Shortbread Jock** · 6th May 09, 07:20 AM

Originally Posted by skauwt

its the first Parliament for 292 years and they do a better job than some would've have thought with regards to keeping certain hospitals and a&e`s open in the central belt

Thanks for that skauwt, an over sight on my part.
I ment to say since the act of union 1707 and not 700 years.

**The Tartan Oyster Club** · 6th May 09, 08:18 AM

Yes the Parliament has been not bad, but has made a few mistakes as well. Closing down schools, hospitals departments, relocating vital health centres.
On the whole, it's good for Scotland to have its own Parliament.

**beloitpiper** · 6th May 09, 08:46 AM

The more local a government becomes, the better.

**skauwt** · 6th May 09, 08:49 AM

i shouldve pointed out the snp did not bad with the keeping of certain hospitals in my area open and the go ahead for the much needed upgrade for the roads m8 but under labour rule they` d have had been closed/stopped for near enough no reason at all
as for the building well its only a shell(a expensive shell) its the folk inside it that matter