Holyrood Highlights - Wed 14 May 2025

💡 Parliament votes for Assisted Dying Bill at first stage after emotional debate // Construction Skills for the Future considered // Right to Addiction Recovery at Health Committee.

Reaction pieces this morning show the importance and magnitude of yesterday’s Stage 1 debate on the Assisted Dying Bill, calling it “balanced and fervent” (Magnus Linklater) and “the Scottish Parliament at its best” (Hannah Brown). Most important, though, are the emotive responses of those with lived experience, expressing both the hopes and fears that …