Accession Number:spa.947.4

Yes Scotland were one of the Yes campaign groups for the 2014 referendum. The campaign was launched on Friday 25th May 2012 at Cineworld, Fountain Park, Edinburgh.

Image courtesy of Helen and Iain Graham.

The Scottish Political Archive is housed at the University of Stirling. The archive is home to the oral interviews, personal papers and associated material from prominent Scottish politicians. For further information about the work of the archive please visit our website www.scottishpoliticalarchive.org.uk

Colin Fox and Scottish Socialist Party colleagues on the May day march in Edinburgh.

Colin Fox is the National Spokesman for the Scottish Socialist Party. For further biographical information www.scottish.parliament.uk/msps/30659.aspx

The Scottish Political Archive is housed at the University of Stirling. The archive is home to the oral interviews, personal papers and associated material from prominent Scottish politicians. For further information about the work of the archive please visit our website www.scottishpoliticalarchive.org.uk

Accession Number: spa.941

Better Together campaigners in Edinburgh Western on St Johns Road, Corstorphine on BT’s 4th national campaign weekend on 27th April 2013.

Better Together was a cross party campaign group for the 2014 referendum that promoted “the view held by millions of Scots: that Scotland is a better and stronger country as part of the United Kingdom”.

The Scottish Political Archive is housed at the University of Stirling. The archive is home to the oral interviews, personal papers and associated material from prominent Scottish politicians. For further information about the work of the archive please visit our website www.scottishpoliticalarchive.org.uk

Accession Number:spa.943.4.1

Better Together were one of the No campaign groups for the 2014 referendum.

The Scottish Political Archive is housed at the University of Stirling. The archive is home to the oral interviews, personal papers and associated material from prominent Scottish politicians. For further information about the work of the archive please visit our website www.scottishpoliticalarchive.org.uk

YesScotland meeting in Dunblane, April 2013, originally uploaded by Scottish Political Archive.

Accession Number:spa.934.11
L-R Dennis Canavan, Graham Housten, Blair Jenkins and Ed Campbell.

YesScotland meeting at the Victoria Halls in Dunblane on 19th April 2013. Speakers were Blair Jenkins (Chief Executive YesScotland) and Dennis Canavan (Chair YesScotland). The meeting was chaired by Stirling Councillor Graham Housten.

Yes Scotland were one of the Yes campaign groups for the 2014 referendum. The campaign was launched on Friday 25th May 2012 at Cineworld, Fountain Park, Edinburgh.

The Scottish Political Archive is housed at the University of Stirling. The archive is home to the oral interviews, personal papers and associated material from prominent Scottish politicians. For further information about the work of the archive please visit our website www.scottishpoliticalarchive.org.uk

Accession Number:spa.927.1

Labour for independence are “a political organisation
which supports a “YES” vote in the Scottish independence referendum. We are working within the Labour party to promote the benefits that
independence would bring to the people of Scotland”.

The Scottish Political Archive is housed at the University of Stirling. The archive is home to the oral interviews, personal papers and associated material from prominent Scottish politicians. For further information about the work of the archive please visit our website www.scottishpoliticalarchive.org.uk

Chaired by James Naughtie, the University’s Chancellor and well-known BBC broadcaster, our panellists will include:

Professor David Bell, Professor of Economics at the University of Stirling and a research fellow for the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) on the Future of Scotland and the UK.

Professor Paul Cairney, Professor of Politics and Public Policy and specialist in Scottish Policy, Department of History & Politics, University of Stirling.

Mrs Anne McGuire, Member of Parliament for Stirling – representing the Better Together campaign.

Mr Rob Shorthouse, alumnus of the University of Stirling and former President of the Students’ Union – representing the Better Together campaign.

Ms Gail Lythgoe, Executive Assistant – representing the Yes Scotland campaign.

A second panellist for Yes Scotland will be confirmed shortly.

Venue: Logie Lecture Theatre RSVP: The event is free and open to all, but this is a popular event so places should be reserved at 01786 467033 or, email: externalaffairs@stir.ac.uk

6-8pm

Pathfoot Building, University of Stirling

Should we all have a day off a week paid for by the government to use the internet and comment on current affairs?

ERS Scotland and the University of Stirling invite you to discuss this and other issues relating to the role of the media, lobbyists, corporations and information sharing in our democracy.

“Defending our Democracy: How do we stop vested interests having too much influence?”

As part of our Democracy Max inquiry, ERS Scotland has asked the people of Scotland for their ideasat a day long deliberative discussion: The People’s Gathering. Then, each chapter of the findings of the People’s Gathering is being discussed by a roundtable of academics, commentators, campaigners and community activists.

We’re at the end of stage two of the process and we want to hear your thoughts and ideas at an interactive conversation and discussion event.

Some of the questions asked during the Defending our Democracy phase of the inquiry include:

The internet: good or bad? Does un-filtered information mean we are better informed or ill-informed? Is the internet just another tool of inequality? Or does the internet provide for equal peer-to-peer sharing of information and opinions in a way that is empowering and improves our democracy?

What is journalism in the 21st century? Do we need a state regulator to monitor press standards? Will any of this matter in a few years’ time given the decline of print media?

What is the the role of freedom of information in a democracy? Who are the interest groups and lobbyists that influence how and when we have access to the information needed to make informed decisions and to influence policy-making?

On Monday 18th March, ERS Scotland and Rob Edwards, the chair of the Defending our Democracy roundtable, will present our dicussions so far and invite attendees to deliberate with us and each other as to the importance and impact of the findings and to think about what, if any, of the interventions we might propose as an improvement to Scotand’s democracy.

To sign up to attend please visit this website http://defendingourdemocracy.eventbrite.co.uk

Accession Number: spa.892.4

The Democracy Max roundtable, discussion #2, Defending our Democracy: How do we stop vested interests having too much influence?

Held on Monday 18th February 2013 at the University of Stirling.

Since the beginning of 2012 the Electoral Reform Society (ERS) Scotland has pulled together people and resources in order to hold a series of events to discuss ‘What makes a good Scottish democracy’.

The round tables are asked to consider the ideas suggested at the ‘People’s Gathering’http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj8-5reF_WM&feature=plcp ; their feasibility, desirability, functionality and so on.

The Scottish Political Archive is housed at the University of Stirling. The archive is home to the oral interviews, personal papers and associated material from prominent Scottish politicians. For further information about the work of the archive please visit our website www.scottishpoliticalarchive.org.uk