Competition launch calling for student film makers to mark 20 years of the Scottish Parliament
Ken was at the University of the West of Scotland’s Ayr campus on Friday to encourage student film-makers to enter a nation-wide competition
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Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament
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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Festival of Politics 2017 Launch
I enjoyed trying my hand at some spray painting this week as I helped launch the programme for this year’s Festival of Politics. From
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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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Caritas Awards 2017
I was delighted to attend the Caritas Awards on Thursday 8th June. Here are my words of congratulations and encouragement to a truly
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Statement to Parliament following Manchester attack
“Colleagues, there is a tangible sense of shock and sorrow in Parliament as we come together today and reflect on the events of
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Armed Forces Parliamentary Visit Programme
Armed Forces community open their doors to MSPs to show what life is like on the frontline Presiding Officer, Ken Macintosh MSP, this
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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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Speech to the General Council – Defending liberal democracy and the importance of an educated, informed electorate.
On Saturday 18th February, I addressed the University of Edinburgh’s General Council. Thank you – you were kind enough to invite me as
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Holocaust Educational Trust
I was delighted to host a reception for the Holocaust Educational Trust in the Scottish Parliament this week to raise awareness of the valuable work
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