Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon is joined by Daily Record Head of News Mark Smith and Scottish Express Editor Borland on the Planet Holyrood podcast to discuss Keir Starmer's potential trip to Scotland, the effect of Labour's budget on the upcoming Scottish election and address the calls for a Scottish grooming gang inquiry

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Around 20,000 Scots children are set to be lifted out of poverty after the Chancellor scrapped the “heinous” two child benefit cap. MPs were also told an extra £820 million will be allocated to Scotland under the Budget plans.

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The panel discuss the latest issues from across the Scottish political spectrum and beyond. this week the panel discuss Scotland's incredible World Cup qualification win and assess whether politivians are jumping on the football bandwagon.

The trio also talk Mossmorran after worrying news broke of the plant's potential closure and preview the results of the COVID Enquiry which could see Nicola Sturgeon back amongst the headlines.

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Paul Hutcheon, Mark Smith and Ben Borland analyse the latest in British politics with an apparent coup launched against Keir Starmer in the run-up to his second Budget, which will appear to break a manifesto commitment and raise income tax. But what will that mean for Scotland?

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The Record's Chris McCall, Mark Smith and Douglas Dickie of the Express talk through the biggest stories of the week. Alex Salmond died ‘penniless’ - but was renting a £7,000 London flat. John Swinney held an ‘anti-Reform’ cross-party summit in April, but support for Farage up 35% cent since then. And Reeves' budget - could it hammer Labour even further?

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The Record's Paul Hutcheon is joined by Mark Smith and 'goon from the Express' Ben Borland to discuss controversy over an army barracks plan in Inverness, The FM and Sarwar addressing the IPPR in Edinburgh and Stephen Flynn downplaying talk of replacing John Swinney.

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The Record's Paul Hutcheon is joined by Mark Smith and 'goon from the Express' Ben Borland to discuss controversy over an army barracks plan in Inverness, The FM and Sarwar addressing the IPPR in Edinburgh and Stephen Flynn downplaying talk of replacing John Swinney.

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Keir Starmer has rejected the SNP over their latest indy plan, Joani Reid and Susan Aitken go to war about who is to blame for the refugee housing crisis in Glasgow and the Scottish Greens back drugs legalisation and the UK Greens gain support with Zack Polanski.

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John Swinney says 'nobody knows the tactics I will deploy' in his bid to seek a second independence referendum, and Nicola Sturgeon is backing his ‘secret plan’ all the way. The Daily Record politics team discuss whether an SNP majority is likely, as well as how Rachel Reeve’s upcoming budget is about to hurt Scottish Labour in the Holyrood polls. 
Host: Chris McCall
Producer: Molly Finlay

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It's not often we cover the smaller parties, but we will make an exception this episode for the laid-low Tories.

A Groundhog Day alert as well as John Swinney has another indy event, but has he got anything to say? And was it right for the pro-Palestine events to take place on Tuesday?

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