'Years have passed since the Scottish Independence Referendum was held and the political landscape has changed. Big Nellie Nellis has been voted First Minister, and things are about to get interesting as all the political parties are given the benefit of her very unparliamentary sound bites!'
ALLAN MORRISON is a prolific author; whose previous books include the popular Goannae No Dae That and Haud Ma Chips, Ah've Drapped the Wean! These books combine his three passions: humour, nostalgia and Glasgow. For 'Naw First Minister' he has undertaken extensive research from the public galleries of the Scottish Parliament and elsewhere. Alan Morrison's media appearances include The One Show and The Fred MacAulay Show.
He is involved in charity work, after-dinner speaking and is a member of his local Rotary club. Allan enjoys hillwalking, sport and travel. He and his wife live the West of Scotland and he is the proud grandfather of four grandchildren.
Contents
Acknowledgements 6
Preface 7
Scottish Parliament Characters in Naw First Minister 8
Introduction 11
Chapter 1 In the Beginning was the Word 17
Chapter 2 Big Nellie's Inaugural Speech as First Minister 37
Chapter 3 Squeaky Bum Time! 43
Chapter 4 Go Ahead, Make My Day! 69
Chapter 5 The Investigation 81
Chapter 6 On Desert Island Discs 91
Chapter 7 A Working Majority 115
Chapter 8 Dirty Pool 129
Chapter 9 Love and the Royals 139
Chapter 10 Intrigue 149
Chapter 11 Exposed! 157
Chapter 12 Hold the Front Page! 173
BBC News Bulletin 179
Chapter 13 How the Scottish Parliament Actually Operates 181
Further Big Nellie 'Whollyrude' observations 187