GERRY HASSAN is a writer, re-searcher and academic. His primary focus is politics in the UK and Scotland, about which he has written numerous books including in-depth studies of the Labour Party and SNP, and the creation and progress of the Scottish Parliament. He regularly speaks at conferences and events across Scotland, the UK and internationally. SIMON BARROW is Director of the beliefs, ethics and public policy think-tank Ekklesia. He has edited, written and contributed to a wide range of books and journals, including A Nation Changed? The SNP and Scotland Ten Years On, with Gerry Hassan (Luath Press, 2017). He has also worked in the NGO sector and in continuing adult education.