The draft document[1] co-authored with Sir Bernard Crick proposed working methods that diverged from the Westminster model, and several of these were adopted by the newly-formed Scottish Parliament in 1999.
[2] The transition to direct elections was among his early work for the European Parliament in 1974-76, a project that was led by the Dutch socialist Schelto Patijn.
[5] After retiring to Scotland in 1990, David Millar shared his experience in parliaments at the University of Edinburgh, teaching at the Europa Institute,[2] and publishing on political theory and practice.
[1] The standing orders were intended to play an important role[12] in taking "a unique opportunity for Scotland to devise procedures more suited to its own civic tradition and the 21st century".
[1] The proposals that were subsequently adopted include: The Crick-Millar papers were noted as a success and influence of the John Wheatley Centre.