Synopsis
This is an easy-to-use guide to the information needed to follow Scottish politics, both at Holyrood and at Westminster. It consists of a series of specially commissioned short essays from a range of eminent "Scotsman" writers and a directory of political facts and figures - results from the Scottish Election of 1999, biographies of all MSPs, the Scottish results of the General Election of 2001, biographies of Scottish MPs and Scottish MEPs, and an appendix of further useful information.