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Applications are now open for all 3rd an...

We were thrilled to host our first development weekend for participants of our M...

We are very saddened to hear of the death of Her Majesty The Queen. Her lifetime of public service and dedication to the nation will be remembered for...

It's almost 25 years since the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, but how much has our political system changed in that time? In Northern Ireland the agre...

We were thrilled to learn that our Minority Ethnic Emerging Leaders Programme had been nominated in the category for 'Outstanding Young Leader' at the...

We are delighted that our Centre Director, Kezia Dugdale, has been asked to chair several events at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

We were delighted to be joined by Dr Hannah White from the Institute for Government to discuss her her book - "Held in Contempt: What's wrong with the...

On March 30 2022, the John Smith Centre held its first Annual Reception at the Scottish Parliament, hosted by Bob Doris MSP. We were delighted to be j...

[su_youtube url="https://youtu.be/v7RxiECqyOU"] With trust in politics remaining high on the news agenda, Kezia Dugdale was one of the guests on BB...

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...

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

This article first appeared in The Courier