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Holyrood Sources episodes

October 11, 2023 Middle East responses and SNP Conference
Calum, Geoff and Andy are joined by Stewart McDonald, SNP MP for Glasgow South to discuss responses to the Middle East conflict and to look ahead to the SNP conference.
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56 min
October 06, 2023 Rutherglen & Hamilton West By-Election
Calum, Geoff and Andy discuss the aftermath of Labour's emphatic victory in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election and what it means for the SNP, for Labour and for the Conservatives.

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44 min
September 27, 2023 Lego-brick Democracy... with Andy Wightman
Calum, Geoff and Andy are joined by Andy Wightman who was a Scottish Green Party MSP for the Lothian Region from 2016-2020. He discusses the state of the Green party today, as well as the Bute House Agreement, and his take on what needs to change in Scotland's political structures.
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1 hr 7 min
September 20, 2023 IndyRef: Johann Lamont & Stephen Noon
Calum, Geoff and Andy are joined by Johann Lamont who was the Leader of the Scottish Labour Party from 2011 to 2014, during the independence referendum campaign; and Stephen Noon, who was chief strategist of the Yes Campaign and senior policy advisor to the First Minister. We discuss the referendum’s impact on people and politicians, whether there’s a way forward from here - and whether a binary referendum should ever be tried again.

Plus Geoff and Andy have a row. Calum mediates.
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1 hr 6 min
September 19, 2023 IndyRef: Blair McDougall
Blair McDougall was the Chief Executive of the Better Together campaign during the independence referendum in 2014. Listen to his reflections on the campaign, and whether he thinks there will be a second referendum. He remembers the night of "the poll" which showed Yes Scotland taking a lead - he'd left his phone in a taxi and so couldn't call anyone. Blair talks at length about the strengths of Alistair Darling as a campaign spokesperson. Email your thoughts to [email protected].
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50 min
September 18, 2023 IndyRef: Blair Jenkins
Blair Jenkins who was the Chief Executive of Yes Scotland during the independence referendum in 2014, shares his memories, reflections and considerations on a frantic time in Scottish politics. He assesses the campaign - its successes and failures - and considers whether the pro-independence landscape today lends itself to a successful independence referendum campaign.

This is the first part of a special series of episodes. Later this week: Blair MacDougall, who ran the Better Together campaign.
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46 min
September 13, 2023 Collegiate colleagues? With Michelle Thomson
Michelle Thomson - the SNP MSP for the Falkirk East Constituency, since 2021 joins Calum, Geoff and Andy. In the news this week - the Lord Advocate of Scotland, the top lawyer in the country, says she would advise against prosecuting people for possession of drugs if they’re in Safer Drug Consumption facilities… Today, the Scottish Secretary Alistair Jack said the UK government will not be intervening and so a pilot project in Glasgow is off and running. We also discuss Fergus Ewing's future in the SNP - will he have the whip withdrawn? And campaigning continues in Rutherglen and Hamilton West… Michelle Thomson tells us that a loss for the SNP should be a "trigger" for change.

We want to do a Q&A with Andy and Geoff. Email your questions to [email protected].
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1 hr 2 min
September 05, 2023 Programme for Government... instant reaction
Calum and Andy are joined by Rachel Amery, Political Correspondent at The Scotsman, Louise Wilson, Political Editor at Holyrood Magazine and Lucy Dunn, a journalist for The Spectator covering Scottish Affairs to offer instant reaction to Humza Yousaf's Programme for Government.
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48 min
August 30, 2023 Parliament, IndyRef and Tax...with Meghan Gallacher
Scottish Conservative Deputy leader Meghan Gallacher joins the podcast to discuss life in parliament as a mum to a young baby. Meghan says provision at Holyrood is far worse than at Westminster. She also discusses independence and working with the SNP, whether more powers should be devolved to Scotland, and the Scottish Conservatives' proposals for tax cuts.
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52 min
August 23, 2023 Labour and SNP Draw Level
New polling by Survation for True North (Geoff's Strategic Advisory firm) is out - how does it compare to what Humza Yousaf told us on last week's live podcast? We listen back to some of his answers and compare them to the polling which suggests the SNP and Labour are neck-and-neck on seat projections at the general election. Plus, we reveal the details of Geoff and Andy's election bets; and answer some of your questions. Also we look at Sir Tom Hunter's calls for changes on tax - does it feed into current political conversation in Scotland?
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1 hr

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The Holyrood Sources podcast analyses Scottish politics through the experiences of those who have lived and breathed it as Special Advisers to the Scottish Government, SNP and opposition parties.…