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Young People's Festival of Politics

In celebration of St Andrew's Day󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 we're hosting the Young People's Festival of Politics this Saturday!

It's a free day of workshops, inspiring discussions, activities and more.

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Evidence taken on race equality

The Equalities and Human Rights Committee will be taking evidence on race equality in Scotland as part of the Committee's scrutiny of the Scottish Government's Race Equality Action Plan.

Witnesses include:

Prof. Nasar Meer, Professor of Race, Identity and Citizenship, University of Edinburgh.

Watch live on SPTV

Thursday's Business in the Chamber

Business in the chamber begins at 11:40am and includes:

• FMQ's
• Members business from Tom Arthur on St Andrew's Day 2019
• Stage 1 debate: Scottish Elections (Franchise and Representation) Bill

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Feasibility of Citizen's Basic Income

The Social Security Committee will be taking evidence on the feasibility of running a pilot of the Citizen's Basic Income (CBI) scheme.

Witnesses include:

• Wendy Hearty, Basic Income Project Manager, Improvement Service;
• Gerry McCartney, Consultant Public Health Medicine, NHS Health Scotland.

Watch live on SPTV