Skip to 0 minutes and 4 seconds Sometimes in the UK it can seem that elections are a bit like buses - you have none for ages, and then a lot come along at once. So last year we had the Scottish independence referendum. This year we’ve already had the general election, and we’re looking forward next year to the devolved elections in Scotland and Wales. And that’s what our course is going to be about - the elections to the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly in 2016, where the Scots and the Welsh will be voting on big public policy issues like health and education, that are under the control of the devolved Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly.
Skip to 0 minutes and 37 seconds I hope you can join us for this course where we’ll will be drawing on expertise from both the University of Edinburgh and the University of Cardiff to get a comprehensive overview of the issues, policies, and institutions at stake. As usual with our open online courses, we’ll allow you to set the agenda and discuss the issues that you want to discuss.