 Another important aspect of St Kildan life was the daily ' Parliament ' . This was a meeting held in the street every morning after prayers and attended by all the adult males during the course of which they would decide upon the day 's activities . No one led the meeting , and all men had the right to speak . According to Steel ( 1988 ) , " Discussion frequently spread discord , but never in recorded history were feuds so bitter as to bring about a permanent division in the community " . This notion of a free society influenced Enric Miralles ' vision for the new Scottish Parliament Building , opened in October 2004 . 
