In our first podcast of 2019 we juxtapose the Alex Salmond allegations with the provisions of the Transport (Scotland) Bill currently before the Scottish Parliament and discuss what this unlikely pairing tells us about the state of Scottish politics. Enjoy!

We reflect on 2018, the Parliamentary gloom, the political doom but also the causes for optimism. Enjoy! And Merry Christmas, Happy Hogmanay and a Prosperous New Year for 2019!

Tonight we talk Brexit (after this week's Westminster farrago); the Scottish Budget and a second independence referendum (indyref2) with special guest host, Peter McColl. Enjoy!

This week we have an interview with Lib Dem MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton with a focus on his leading work to improve mental health services in Scotland. Hope you like it!

2018 is the Year of Young People and we're delighted to welcome Shaun Cairns of the Scottish Youth Parliament to the podcast. This is a great interview! Enjoy!

Health and Social Care Integration is a flagship Scottish Government policy currently under Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport, Jeane Freeman MSP, but according to Audit Scotland's latest report the wheels on that bus just aren't going round. Whit's gaun oan? Listen and learn! Enjoy!

In a special extended podcast we talk to the brilliant James McEnaney, whose adventures on a motorbike across Scotland are as nothing compared to his courageous battles through the hostile jungles of Scottish education policy and Freedom of Information law. Enjoy!

To make up for the technical hitch of a fortnight ago an extended podcast tonight with the especially erudite & enthusiastic expert on all things innovative & creative when it comes to participative democracy: Oliver Escober! Enjoy!

Technical difficulties overcome, we're back and talking about the vision for education and health in Scotland - or possible lack of either inc. the recent work of the Scottish Parliament's Education & Skills and Health & Sport Committees and of Audit Scotland on the NHS. Enjoy!

Technical Glitch. No podcast this week. by Andrew Jackson