Ken announces intention not to seek re-election
After much reflection, Ken has announced his intention not to seek re-election to the Scottish Parliament in May next year. In an open
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Plans for further virtual scrutiny at Scottish Parliament
Plans for further virtual scrutiny at the Scottish Parliament have been announced by the Scottish Parliament’s Presiding Officer. In a letter to MSPs,
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Sign up for Autism Hour
From Saturday 5th to Saturday 12th October hundreds of shops around Scotland will be turning down their music and dimming the lights, as
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Honing Skills for the Future
Horticulture student Eilidh Fletcher had the opportunity to show off her new skills when Ken visited Greenbank Garden as part of Scottish Apprenticeship Week. Ken
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Cervical Cancer Screenings
Last week, I caught up with Robert Music and Suzanne Fernando from Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust to learn more about the work they
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Traditional Building Skills Demonstration
I had a very enjoyable visit to the Scottish Traditional Building Forum’s skills demonstration in Paisley earlier this week. The demonstration was a terrific exhibition
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Visit to RAF Lossiemouth
After launching the Armed Forces Parliamentary Visit Programme back in April, I was delighted to join a cross-party group of MSP colleagues on
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Commission on Parliamentary Reform Report
Presiding Officer, the Rt Hon Ken Macintosh MSP, welcomed the Commission on Parliamentary Reform report on 20 June 2017 as a “comprehensive and impressive
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Keeping Order – the Role of the Presiding Officer
Read my speech “Keeping Order – the Role of the Presiding Officer” to delegates at the Scottish Politics Explained 2017 conference held by Holyrood
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A Cup of Success for Fairtrade
Ken has been visiting local schools in his capacity as Chair of East Renfrewshire Fairtrade Forum to present prizes in the annual Fairtrade Schools
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