WhatsApp communications during the pandemic cause trouble in Holyrood and Westminster. As the UK Covid Inquiry continues, some of the submitted messages between Government officials paint a revealing (and sometimes expletive-laden) picture of decision making during the pandemic. Meanwhile in Holyrood, senior figures in the Scottish Government have been accused of deleting messages requested by the UK Covid inquiry. First Minister Humza Yousaf has said he has not removed any of his own messages, and The Scottish Government has said it would submit 14,000 messages to the inquiry by Monday. Political correspondent David Wallace Lockhart and Political Editor Glenn Campbell sit down and discuss what the last week of drama means for the Westminster and Scottish Governments.

The SNP MP for Glasgow East on moving the dial on Scottish independence and more. The team quiz David Linden MP on the SNP's independence plans, why he thinks the conversation around process has been overplayed, and what he makes of the SNP's current strategy. The team ask him about Lisa Cameron's defection to the Conservatives, and why he thinks the council tax freeze announcement at the SNP conference was a "masterstroke".

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The team sit down with Shadow Scottish Secretary Ian Murray MP to discuss how he sees the current relationship between Westminster and Holyrood, and what a potential future Labour government would do differently. The MP for Edinburgh South shares his thoughts on Michael Shanks' Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election win and how Anas Sarwar is doing as Scottish Labour leader, the independence movement, Labour councillors resigning over leader Keir Starmer's Israel/Gaza comments, and his stance on devolution.

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The team check in on how the SNP, Labour, and Tories are doing post-conference. With three of the party conferences done, and a handful of by-election results being keenly analysed, what can be said about the positions of these three parties as they gear up to fight in the next general election? A year is a long time in politics, and as both the by-elections and the unfolding crisis in Israel and Gaza show, a lot can happen in a short space of time. What are the strategies in both Holyrood and Westminster to win over voters, and what are the possible political pitfalls that await over the coming months?

The team discuss the SNP conference, from a council tax freeze to the FM's speech. The team talk through First Minister Humza Yousaf's announced Scottish council tax freeze and the reaction from councils, as well as the SNP's new independence strategy, and the appearance of a certain former First Minister. Following the defeat in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election and the defection of MP Lisa Cameron to the Tories, what was the mood like on the ground at the Aberdeen conference, and how are the party planning to woo Scotland's voters at the next general election?

The MSP on becoming an "accidental Green" and how she changed her mind on independence. Gillian Mackay of the Scottish Greens sits down with Lucy and Phil to chat about how she became a politician, what it's like navigating Holyrood as a new MSP, her thoughts on the Bute House agreement with the SNP, and how she moved from being a "No" voter to a supporter of Scottish Independence.

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Labour celebrates victory in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election, with leader Keir Starmer claiming the party "blew the doors off" as candidate Michael Shanks oversaw a landslide win over the SNP. The team gather to discuss the mood on the ground in Rutherglen and Hamilton West, what this might tell us about the next General Election (and what it doesn't), and where this leaves First Minister Humza Yousaf's SNP following their first defeat since he took office.

With HS2's future unclear, conversation at the Tory conference gets railroaded. The team discuss the rumours and speculation swirling at the Conservative party conference in Manchester, with both delegates and opposition seeking clarity on what Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will announce regarding the Birmingham to Manchester leg of HS2. What would the cancellation mean for Scotland, and has the speculation overshadowed the other announcements during conference? The team also look ahead to Labour's conference coming up and how the mood may be in the opposition party. Also, can anything be read from *that* video of Nigel Farage and Priti Patel dancing in terms of a tone shift in the Tories?

The controversial Rosebank offshore oil development gets the go ahead. Just a week after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak changed up his Government's climate targets, regulators have approved a new offshore development off the coast of Shetland. Supporters say it's essential to the green transition and will create jobs, but critics say it's just another blow in the fight against climate change. BBC Scotland's Environment, Energy, & Rural Affairs Correspondent Kevin Keane joins the team to weigh up the arguments for and against, what it means for Scotland, and discusses the balancing act political parties face between jobs, energy security, and climate targets when it comes to North Sea oil and gas.

The SNP MP on how her health issues colour her work, and why Westminster can be "toxic". After suffering a brain haemorrhage during the Covid pandemic in 2020, Amy Callaghan returned to Parliament in 2021, and became the SNP's Westminster health spokesperson. Phil Sim sits down with the MP and talks about the chaotic few years in both her personal and political life, the challenges of being a young woman in Parliament, sitting in Scotland's most marginal seat, and how she feels about *that* Nicola Sturgeon GIF.

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