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The past week in Scottish politics has been all about fall outs. Who can speak at an independence rally? Which rally should take precedence? Will the Scottish Greens bail out of the Bute House Agreement over the abandonment of climate change ta
In this week's episode we wonder if Iran has fallen into the trap set by an increasingly desperate Netanyahu who was seeing Western support for Israel's actions in Gaza ebb away.Israel has long argued that the whole Gaza war has in effect been
As promised last week we do tackle the Land Reform Bill but not before casting our gimlet gaze over other major issues.Ally McCoist didn't turnup at the Rangers v Celtic match on Sunday so missed out on the opportunity to fall foul of the new H
Humza Yousaf has been First Minister and leader of the SNP for a year. We look back at the past 12 months and ask no matter how effective he has been in steering Scotland through crises which have seen massive strike action in England why do so
April the first( Hands up who thinks Gowk's Day was a smart idea?)sees the introduction of the new Hate Crime and Public Order( Scotland) Act.We try and delve beneath the social media sound and fury to look at the reasoning behind the act and i
Humza Yousaf's using the phrase “Tory-free” umpteen times when addressing SNP activists, and telling Scottish Tory MPs: “The SNP is coming for you.” seems to have set off a political storm not just among the usual suspects but such SNP luminar
Back after the two week break when Pat decided to take his holidays at precisely the wrong, political, time.In this "while he was away" episode we kick off with our reaction to the return of George Galloway to Westminster after his thumping vic
In this podcast extra we speak with William Thomson who along with Kairin Van Sweeden co-founded Scotonomics. It was set up with" a commitment to enhancing economic literacy and fostering discussions that are informed, objective, and accessible
Sometimes a series of events can encapsulate the state of the United Kingdom, the cynical manipulation of tensions surrounding Gaza for party political and personal advantage., the relationship between the media and the political establishment
Does the murder of Alexei Navalny signal the end or a new beginning of anti Putin activism in Russia? Is it also a wake up call for those of us in the West who have taken our eyes off the developments in Russia, Ukraine, and the destabilization
In the latest and biggest U-turn in a series of policy reversals Sir Keir Starmer ditched the £28 billion spending target central to Labour's Green Prosperity Plan.Why and why now?To add to his woes as further revelations appeared on, Azhar Ali
Saturday the third of February 2024 was an historic moment as Michelle O'Neil became the first republican to hold the position of First Minister in the 103 year history of Northern Ireland. Both she and the DUP's Deputy First Minister Emma Litt
This is the bumper episode to end all bumper episodes.We reflect on the DUP behind the scenes maneuvers that looks like leading to a return of devolved government in Northern Ireland. What are the details of the deal done between the DUP and th
In this week's episodeThe much trumpeted and poured over Tory rebellion in the Commons over the Rwanda Bill fizzled out but it looks like it will face defeat in the Lords. We cheer the humanitarian victory but what does it say about the state o
I don't know about you folks, but it doesn't seem like two minutes since the last US Presidential elections. Yet here we are January 2024, and the results of the Iowa Republican caucus are in and it's a resounding victory for Donald Trump. We
It's the first episode after our Christmas break and there's certainly a lot to talk about. When wasn't there? I hear you ask.The political parties are definitely shifting into election mode. Big speeches from Sir Keir Starmer, Humza Yousaf, a
Richard Wyn Jones is Director of Cardiff University's Wales Governance and Dean of Public Affairs is our guest on this podcast special. His current work focuses on contemporary Welsh politics, devolved politics in the UK and nationalism. He is
Inspired by the works of Tom Nairn, who died in January this year, the Break Up Of Britain Conference was held in the Assembly Rooms Edinburgh on November the 18th.The conference focused on the future of the United Kingdom, its nations, and the
In the last podcast of 2023, we give our initial reaction to the Scottish Budget. How will the much trumpeted 1.5 billion pound "blackhole" be filled?Baroness Michele Mone and her husband Douglas Barrowman appeared on the BBC's Sunday with Laur
It's not been a great week for Rishi Sunak.First off was his appearance at the Covid Inquiry following hard on the heels of that of Boris Johnson. We look at the testimony of this pair and what it says about the state of the UK.As we record, Su
As Sir Keir Starmer, no matter what the apologists claim, follows in the line of Blair and Brown by praising Margaret Thatcher we look at the damage wreaked by the Iron Lady's policies of privatisation and her toxic legacy and wonder why Starme
Some weeks there are so many issues to get through but we try our best in this episode.The Covid Inquiry continues to throw a hard light on the incompetence and down right corruption of the UK government during the pandemic.We look at the lates
Hope is high that there will be a truce between Hamas and Israel meaning that there will be a release of hostages and a suspension of fighting in Gaza.Today saw Humza Yousaf present a motion to the Scottish Parliament calling for a ceasefire. W
As yet another Tory Cabinet reshuffle took place we ask if Sunak is making the last throw of the electoral dice by ditching Braverman and bringing back Cameron?Was he trying to entice back "the blue wall" while assuaging the red meat right with
It was all pomp and circumstance at the State Opening of Parliament. We give our first impressions of King Charles' speech and consider the underlying significance of the cosplay.Suella Braverman is,once again,skating on the thin ice of inflamm
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