Reflections on 26 years of devolution in the Scottish Parliament

College of Social Sciences, University of Glasgow

David McGill, Clerk and Chief Executive of the Scottish Parliament reflects on its past.

Humanities Lecture Theatre

Stevenson Trust

The Stevenson Trust was established in 1921. Since 2006, the Trust has promoted a series of annual lectures on citizenship themes. These are usually held at the University of Glasgow and open to academics, students and the general public.

David McGill, Clerk and Chief Executive of the Scottish Parliament, has worked at the Parliament since its establishment in 1999. Hear his reflections on devolution, from being in the Chamber for Donald Dewar’s speech at the opening of the Parliament, to how the Parliament has fulfilled its founding principles, through to navigating the challenges of recent years, and finally, on whether Donald Dewar would have approved of what the Parliament has become.This event is taking place in the Humanites Lecture Theatre inside the Gilbert Scott Building, which is the main building of the University of Glasgow.