News 2021

Dominic Raab was the first to say it on the morning media round. But fairly quickly the phrase “ultimately the voters will decide” became the go-to li...

The John Smith Centre was proud nominate three young people to take part in the Opening Ceremony of the Scottish Parliament on 2 October.

Applications are now open for the next John Smith Public ...

Applications for the 2022 Parliamentary Internship Programme are now open! The 2022 

As part of the John Smith Centre Minority Ethnic Emerging Leaders Programme, we are looking for mentors from minority ethnic backgrounds with experien...

Part time  - £29,614 – £33,309 pro-rata Glasgow - Closing 12th September 2021 Advertised from 27th August 2021 This post is part time (21 hou...

Minouche Shafik: Recipe for a Better Society Join Kezia Dugdale, Director of the John Smith Centre, and Minouche Shafik, Director of the Lon...

A new report from Our Black Vote (OBV) has found that British Black, Asian and Minority ethnic representation at the top levels of power and publi...

The John Smith Centre is delighted to have the backing of leading Scots for its Minority...

Applications have opened for a new leadership development programme in Scotland aime...

Kezia Dugdale: What the public thinks of virtual parliaments This article first appeared in 

Majority of public wants remote parliament to continue