Getting it Together: The History of the Campaign for a Scottish Assembly/Parliament 1980 - 1999

by Bob MacLean

"Getting it Together" was a favourite catch-phrase coined by the late Jim Boyack, former Convener of the Campaign for a Scottish Parliament. Getting it Together: The History of the Campaign for a Scottish Assembly / Parliament 1980 - 1999 is an eyewitness account of the Campaign for a Scottish Assembly/Parliament's (CSA/P) tireless efforts to bring an arena for Scottish politics back home to the nation. Written by the Campaign's Vice-Convener, it gives the inside story of the CSA/P's efforts - both seen and unseen - that laid the groundwork for the Scottish Parliament today.

In March 1999 the Campaign for a Scottish Parliament, which had been established in March 1980 as the Campaign for a Scottish Assembly, met for the last time. There was no longer a need for the CSA/P - their dream of a Scottish Parliament was a reality - but there was a need to tell th CSA/P's story to the nation. At that meeting, Bob McLean was asked to undertake a history of the organisation so that future generation could understand the struggle to establish the first steps to home rule. This is that story.

290 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 2005