Is Holyrood's eight MSPs of colour good enough for modern Scotland?

People walk past a sign displaying the election results outside the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh (Image: PA)

SCOTLAND likes to describe itself as a civic-minded nation: one where everyone has a stake in shaping the country’s future.

But genuine inclusion isn’t just about being invited to the table after the agenda has already been set. It’s about who gets to help set that agenda in the first place. For many communities, particularly those whose voices are rarely centred in political life, that opportunity simply doesn’t exist in a form that’s accessible to them.