EVENTS

Compromise or conflict:

are Holyrood and Westminster on course for conflict?

• Margaret Curran MSP
• Magnus Linklater, Writer and Broadcaster
• Professor David McCrone, Institute of Governance
• Professor Jim Gallagher, Visiting Professor of Government, Glasgow University and former Head of the Scottish Executive's Justice Department

With Alec Salmond elected First Minister in Scotland, and Gordon Brown in Downing Street, what will the coming years mean for Scotland, for England, for the United Kingdom, for the SNP, for Labour and for the other parties?

Will Scotland benefit or suffer from its election of one of Gordon Brown's fiercest critics as First Minister? Will minority government see the Scottish nationalists' reputation enhanced or damaged? Will it lead to a further devolution of power to Edinburgh? Will Labour be marginalised or rejuvenated by a spell in opposition in Holyrood?

Can Gordon Brown position himself to beat the Conservatives in England, whilst simultaneously trying to unseat the SNP north of the border?

Is the Union really under threat?