The constitution gives us the right to approve decisions but we will leave these issues to the next parliament.

The constitution gives us a right of access to the entire deliberative process. And if part of that deliberative process - the arguing of a point between two members - is on paper, we have less opportunity for access and oversight.

I am resigning my post in the parliament. I have done this because I think it is the right thing to do.

It happens to the best of us. When I am in the Scottish Parliament chamber, I often feel the need to sit for the entire debate. It's only courteous to listen to what everyone has to say, although I often find myself desperate to say something but too scared to stand up in case I regret it.

It will be interesting to see if they can tinker with their constitution and ideology to convince us and Europe they have changed their spots.

We have several regional parliaments -- the European Parliament and the African Parliament. The Arab Parliament will be looking at them and their experiences and what they can learn from them.