Iola Haggarty and Stuart Birks. Iola made new year resolutions but often didn’t keep them. She reflects on the past year and wants to succeed in the following year. “You’ve got to decide what you want in life and set some goals”. As a woman she feels there is often a glass ceiling and has to work hard to succeed but she is glad to be female.

She belongs to several environmental groups and is concerned about micro plastics in wastewater. Is annoyed that people want to be paid to do the right thing to protect the planet. Stuart talks about new year’s celebration in Trafalgar Square. What happens there is different from the way it is portrayed on TV. Scottish Hogmanay and first footing are mentioned.