Table of Contents

Preface; Chapter 1. Towsy Times: a Trio of First Ministers; Chapter 2. The Succession Battle; Chapter 3. Officegate - Rent Must be Paid; Chapter 4. Jack the Lad; Chapter 5. New politics? The Coalition; Chapter 6. An Uncivil Service?; Chapter 7. Identity - What Makes a Scot?; Chapter 8. The Scottish Labour Party and Jack McConnell; Chapter 9. The Scottish National Party and John Swinney; Chapter 10. The Scottish Conservative Party and David McLetchie; Chapter 11. The Scottish Liberal Democrats and Jim Wallace; Chapter 12. Three Amigos? Sheridan, Harper and Canavan; Chapter 13. A Question of Money; Chapter 14. The European Question; Chapter 15. The English Question; Chapter 16. A Look to the Future.

About the Author

Brian Taylor is Political Editor at BBC Scotland.