Indypodcasters Fiona and Marlene share their impressions of Humza's first year in the job - what went well, what could have gone better - plus clips from various interviews and speeches Humza has given along the way (see links below).  

Main themes covered are:

00:00:41  First Minister - first impressions

00:02:24  Gaza - political and personal

00:05:04  First Minister's Questions 

00:07:58  Childhood influences

00:10:46  Choosing a career in politics

00:13:57  Supporting Scottish Innovation

00:15:38   Scottish GDP outstripping Uk

00:17:20   A failed and failing UK economy

00:19:17   Brexit impacts and attitudes

00:21:52   Economic dynamism and social solidarity

00:23:08   Standing up against the Scottish media

00:24:55    Searching for shared solutions

00:27:13    Starmer standoff

00:28:17    Brexit v Scexit 

00:30:59    Consensual politics

00:32:17    Scottish politics post indy

00:34:50    Some own goals

00:36:46    Matheson mess

00:38:58    Council tax freeze

00:40:00    Hate crime act

00:44:42    Pick the right battles

00:47:43    More gallus government

00:48:54    First Activist

00:50:55    Building a new Scotland

00:52:04    Our verdicts so far

00:53:18     Podcasters challenge

Contains information licensed under the Scottish Parliament Copyright Licence

Includes clips from: 

Full Disclosure  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ89fb26HEw&t=4s

LSE lecture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUehxubZfT0&t=263s

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