Following the publication of our limited edition book - 'Charities, Scotland & Holyrood: Twenty Years Delivering Change' - we will be taking time over the coming months to catch up with some of the organisations featured and chat about their contribution to the campaigns that...

Entitled Charities, Scotland & Holyrood: Twenty Years Delivering Change, the book celebrates the last 20,The book highlights 20 key voluntary sector campaigns which resulted in legislation being created for,drop-in for MSPs to collect their copy of the limited edition book, followed by a debate celebrating 20

Human trafficking is seen by society as one of the most serious crimes, and the idea that slaves exist in the modern world is shocking. However only a decade ago, no individual had ever been convicted of the crime in Scotland. Even though trafficking was occurring, issues with...

“The partnership between Marie Curie and MND Scotland – backed by 20 other organisations - was one of

The campaign for equal marriage is one of the longest and most passionate to have been fought across the modern world. The Equal Marriage campaign in Scotland called on the Scottish Government to legalise same sex marriage and mixed sex civil partnership in Scotland. The campaign...

The campaign to enshrine Scotland’s historic traditions of responsible access – sometimes known as ‘the right to roam’ – into law dates back to the 1890s, when Liberal MP James Bryce placed his Access to Mountains (Scotland) bill before Westminster. All subsequent efforts failed...

A series of homophobic attacks on LGBT equality and pro-LGBT Labour councils by Margaret Thatcher’s government led to a ban on discussing homosexuality in schools. Section 28 (s28 of the Local Government Act 1988 was a controversial GB-wide amendment to local government law...

Less than 500 people, many of whom live abroad, own half of all privately-owned land in Scotland - one of the highest concentrations of land ownership in the world. The Land Reform Act (2003) enabled rural communities who successfully registered a community interest in land to...

But, since the re-establishment of the Scottish Parliament 20 years ago, new avenues have opened up that,This book gives us a chance to celebrate the last 20 years of the sector working with – while also being,Partnership is a key theme emanating from the 20 campaigns highlighted in this book.,By progressing in this spirit, together, we know that, 20 years from now, we will be able to reflect,This book is a celebration of what the sector has achieved in the first 20 years of the parliament.