Podlitical

The Podlitical team are joined by special guests SNP MP David Linden and Conservative Councillor Meghan Gallacher to share their experiences of the 2014 Independence Referendum.

Parliament may be prorogued, but the Podlitical team still have plenty to discuss, including backstops, a general election, and a bunch of tricky questions.

Podlitical is back, and ready to tackle a week of political chaos in Westminster and beyond - including lost government majorities, Brexit bills, and a potential general election.

As a reporter at the Scottish Parliament, Phil Sim has seen his fair share of protests. From the big marches against Donald Trump and Brexit, to smaller ones over local issues like factory closures and rail services. He’s heard all manner of protests songs, witnessed MSPs marching in pyjamas, or in one case, dressed up as a fox, and has seen more ‘down with this sort of thing’ placards than you could shake a stick at. But does any of it have a tangible impact on our politics?

In this special episode of Podlitical, Phil examines two of the biggest protests of the day – The School Strikers and Extinction Rebellion, to find if protest can really succeed in changing the course of a government.

Northern Ireland correspondent Jayne McCormack and Welsh political reporter Cemlyn Davies join Phil, Nick and Rajdeep to talk about Boris Johnson's first visit to the home nations as Prime Minister. The gang also discuss the impact of the PM's No Deal rhetoric on Welsh Independence and Irish re-unification. Phil tells us about avoiding a man dressed as Jesus.

The Podlitical team, chaired by Philip Sim, talk about a wild week in Westminster at the beginning of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's premiership, and what it means for Scotland.

Northern Ireland correspondent Jayne McCormack joins Phil Sim, Nick Eardley and Rajdeep Sandhu to discuss the State of the Union following Theresa May's speech in Stirling and before the Conservative leadership hustings in Perth. A political correspondent from Wales was invited but they are all on a stag doo in Strasbourg.

The Podlitical team chaired by Philip Sim chat about the importance of personality in politics, and what makes a political leader with Kezia Dugdale.

The Podlitical team talks about who our next Prime Minister will be, as well as naughty neighbours, and why it's probably a good idea to lock your front door.

The Podlitical team are joined by a guest from Brussels to talk Tory leadership, the First Minister in Europe, and which Parliament has the best food.