{"id":618,"date":"2022-05-25T10:29:53","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T10:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/2019mps420\/?p=618"},"modified":"2022-05-25T10:29:53","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T10:29:53","slug":"why-is-parliament-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/2019mps420\/2022\/05\/25\/why-is-parliament-important\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is parliament important?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mairead Mackechnie, Education officer from Scottish Parliament, visited Primary 6 and helped develop their knowledge and understanding of politics in Scotland.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-619 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/2019mps420\/uploads\/sites\/18041\/2022\/05\/25102859\/thumbnail_IMG_2218-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/2019mps420\/uploads\/sites\/18041\/2022\/05\/25102859\/thumbnail_IMG_2218-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/2019mps420\/uploads\/sites\/18041\/2022\/05\/25102859\/thumbnail_IMG_2218-rotated.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-620 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/2019mps420\/uploads\/sites\/18041\/2022\/05\/25102901\/thumbnail_IMG_2217-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/2019mps420\/uploads\/sites\/18041\/2022\/05\/25102901\/thumbnail_IMG_2217-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/2019mps420\/uploads\/sites\/18041\/2022\/05\/25102901\/thumbnail_IMG_2217-rotated.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-621 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/2019mps420\/uploads\/sites\/18041\/2022\/05\/25102902\/thumbnail_IMG_2220-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/2019mps420\/uploads\/sites\/18041\/2022\/05\/25102902\/thumbnail_IMG_2220-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/2019mps420\/uploads\/sites\/18041\/2022\/05\/25102902\/thumbnail_IMG_2220-rotated.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-622 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/2019mps420\/uploads\/sites\/18041\/2022\/05\/25102904\/thumbnail_IMG_2219-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/2019mps420\/uploads\/sites\/18041\/2022\/05\/25102904\/thumbnail_IMG_2219-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/2019mps420\/uploads\/sites\/18041\/2022\/05\/25102904\/thumbnail_IMG_2219-rotated.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Primary 6 enjoyed learning about the importance of the voting process and why it is important to have your say in how the country is run.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mairead Mackechnie, Education officer from Scottish Parliament, visited Primary 6 and helped develop their knowledge and understanding of politics in Scotland. 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