The history of parliament in the UK has a consistent theme: the refusal to accept any binding contract with the people. This unacceptable status quo goes for Holyrood as much as for Westminster. The time has come for people to challenge the power of the ruling class.

We want to see the Scottish Parliament become an institution that it has so far failed to be: an institution committed to the sovereignty of the people. We want the people of Scotland to lead the rest of the UK by example, and ensure that the actions of a government are bound by shared political and ethical values.

And we propose the first step: a modest proposal, for the agreement of the people.

Are you with us?

ANGUS REID and MARY DAVIS

We need a common ground, and this is a brave attempt to create that in simple and universal language ... DAVE MOXHAM, Deputy General Secretary, STUC

This fascinating project has the seed of revolution in it ... GEORGE GUNN, writer and broadcaster

CONTENTS
Prologue
Call for a Constitution
Introduction
CHAPTER 1 The Words
CHAPTER 2 The Journey
Map
Responses
Schools
CHAPTER 3 The Past
The English Revolution, 1647 to 1649
The Workers Story, 1910 to 1918
For Women, 1914 to the present day
CHAPTER 4 Considering a Constitution
A socialist view
A view from a former Government insider
A view from Iceland
A view from the Red Paper Collective
A view across the Meadows
CHAPTER 5 Epilogue: The White Paper
Acknowledgements
Contributors
Bibliography
Petition