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Scottish devolution stands as an example for change within the UK constitution & its politics. As a model of democracy, the Scottish Parliament has committed itself to exploring new methods of consultation, participation, & consensus building; the idea of plural & multilayered democracy in Europe; & developing a stronger relationship between citizens & government. It is working to achieve gender balance in the Parliament, allowing petitions by individual citizens, & increasing communication & education through technology. Still, it is subject to the negative feelings left over from 20th-century prejudice against politicians & their activities & the influence of the media in the hands of owners & editors committed to neoliberal & economistic views. Scottish voters also express some disillusionment & disappointment, not as a lack of support for its existence, but in the desire for greater change. The devolution process must boldly reach its goals or face the discredit that most other elected governments in this post-political age have experienced. L. A. Hoffman

AbstractChild protection court judges have broad authority and practically unchecked discretion to shape the everyday experiences and long‐term outcomes for children and families that come before them. For Black families, this broad power to dictate intimate details of family life ‐ including the power to legally terminate a child's parental and familial connections ‐ is exercised within the historical and social context of chattel slavery and anti‐Black racism. Judges wield their power to regulate the everyday lives and intergenerational outcomes of Black families charged with child maltreatment within a legal and practice framework characterized by indeterminacy and subjectivity that implicates the parent–child relationship and the constitutionally recognized rights of family privacy, autonomy, and integrity. Drawing on the authors' experiences and perspectives as Black women with personal lived expertise and professional practice with the so‐called child protection or child welfare system, and referencing the limited literature that examines parents' experiences in child protection courts, this Article explores how judges' exercise of discretion perpetuates anti‐Black racism in the family policing system and suggests ways child protection judges can consciously exercise their discretion to mitigate harm and maximize due process, accountability, and justice for Black children and families. The authors urge child protection judges to heed the expertise and wisdom of Black parents about their family's needs and desires, to hold child protection agencies and workers accountable to their legal obligations and duties, and to tightly constrain their own tendencies to silence, punish, and regulate Black parents.

How have Scotland's first post-devolution decades been felt across the political landscape?Features analysis of the key political institutions and parties in ScotlandProvides a detailed chronology of the devolution eraIncludes perspectives from civil servants, campaigners and politicians including Jim Gallagher, Joyce McMillan, Johann Lamont, Murdo Fraser and Marco BiagiIf you want a taster ahead of publication on 1st August you can download the introduction from the resources tab, below.Marking the first twenty years of the Scottish Parliament, this collection of essays assesses its impact on Scotland, the UK and Europe and compares progress against pre-devolution hopes and expectations. It brings together the voices of ministers and advisers, leading political scientists and historians, commentators, journalists and former civil servants – building an authoritative account of what the Scottish Parliament has made of devolution.The Story of the Scottish Parliament is an essential guide to the powers Holyrood may need for Scotland to flourish in an increasingly uncertain world.Contributors to The Story of the Scottish ParliamentMargaret Arnott is professor of public policy at the University of the West of Scotland.Lynn Bennie is reader in politics at the University of Aberdeen. Marco G. Biagi was MSP for Edinburgh from 2011 to 2016, latterly serving as Minister for Local Government and Community Empowerment. Alan Convery is lecturer in politics at the University of Edinburgh. Torcuil Crichton is the Daily Record's Westminster editor and a journalistic veteran of six UK general election campaigns and five Scottish elections. Sir John Curtice is professor of politics at Strathclyde University and senior research fellow, NatCen/ScotCen Social Research. Zoe Ferguson is an associate with the Carnegie UK Trust and has been developing their work on kindness. Murdo Fraser is MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife and was deputy leader of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party from 2005 to 2011.Jim Gallagher's 35-year civil service career included heading the Scottish Justice department, being private secretary to two Secretaries of State for Scotland, and twice serving in the No 10 Policy Unit under different Prime Ministers. Ewan Gibbs lectures in sociology and social policy at the University of the West of Scotland and sits on the committee of the Scottish Labour History Society. Ambrose Gillick is a designer and lecturer in architecture at Kent School of Architecture. David Gow is now editor of Social Europe and of sceptical.scot. Gerry Hassan is research fellow in contemporary history at Dundee University. Ailsa Henderson is professor of political science at the University of Edinburgh where she conducts research on comparative sub-state political behaviour and political culture.Kirsty Hughes is director of the Scottish Centre on European Relations. Lee Ivett is an award-winning architect, designer and founding director of Baxendale Studio. Richard Kerley is Emeritus Professor of Management at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, and co-chair of the Centre for Scottish Public Policy. Colin Kidd is Wardlaw Professor of Modern History at the University of St Andrews. Johann Lamont is Labour MSP for Glasgow and was previously leader of the Scottish Labour Party.Craig McAngus is a lecturer in politics at the University of the West of Scotland. Neil McGarvey is a senior teaching fellow in the School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. Joyce McMillan is a freelance

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- A Scottish Assembly -- Introduction -- Part I: Beginnings, 1968-74 -- Introduction -- The Claim of Scotland -- Why Enmity and Conflict? -- The Declaration of Perth -- The Three Dreams of Scottish Nationalism -- The Government of Scotland -- Forms and Consequences of Federalism -- An Assembly -- A Scheme of Legislative Devolution -- The New Appeal of Nationalism -- Part II: The Devolution Years, 1974-83 -- Introduction -- Scottish Government -- A Parliament for Scotland -- The Devolution of the Intellectuals -- Our Changing Democracy -- Nationalism, Community and Democracy -- Speech to Parliament -- The Slide to Independence -- The Trouble with John P. Mackintosh -- Why it must be 'No' when Assembly is put to the Vote -- The Conservative Party and Devolution -- Speech and Interview -- The Defeat of Devolution -- Interview: Portrait of a Devolutionist -- Part III: Reactions to Thatcherism, 1983-92 -- Introduction -- Interview: Devolution -- Scotland - Omega One -- Towards a Constitutional Convention -- The Devolution Maze -- A Claim of Right for Scotland -- Lecture -- Unrepentant Gradualism -- The Government of Scotland -- Church and Nation: a Catholic View -- Women's Issues and the Scottish Assembly -- Independence in Europe -- Thatcherism in a Cold Climate -- The Implications of a Scottish Parliament for Women's Organisations in Scotland -- The Scottish Constitutional Convention -- Part IV: Towards the Parliament, 1992-7 -- Introduction -- The Scottish Question -- Taking Stock of Taking Stock -- To Make the Parliament of Scotland a Model for Democracy -- The Governance of Scotland -- A Scottish Parliament: Friend or Foe to Local Government? -- Scottish Local Government in Europe -- Fundamentals for a New Scotland Act -- Scotland's Next Step -- Sovereignty after the Election -- Three-level Path to Flourish in Europe -- Scotland's Parliament -- What's the Story? -- Losing Sight of Tinkerbell -- Don't Wreck the Heritage we all Share -- Free, on our Own Terms -- Some Poetry, Pipers and Politics for the People -- References -- Index