Scottish Independence Podcasts

The Scottish currency Group conference took place over 2 days in Dunfermline on 21st and 22nd September 2024. We were there for both days of fascinating presentations from an impressive and internationally diverse group of experts in their various fields.  In this podcast, Fiona and Marlene share 12 of the insights we gained from the discussions. We hope they will whet your interest to find out more.

Our 12 insights are:

00:00:45 1. Why we should say NO to Sterlingisation

00:04:35 2. Currency options for an independent Wales

00:06:43 3. Be predictable, but not TOO predictable

00:10:28 4. Lessons from Iceland's banking crash

00:14:13 5. Control your own currency

00:15:36 6. 300 years is nothing!

00:17:27 7. The history of Scotland's Stock Exchanges

00:23:52 8. Opportunities for Scotland

00:27:48 9. We need more plumbers!

00:30:11 10. Devolution Faroese Style

00:36:50 11. Tunnels not Ferries

00:40:03 12. Controlling our financial rulebooks

00:46:17 Bonus: Tax is not the enemy

You can watch full versions of these sessions on the currency Group's channel @ScotCurrency We have also podcast Dr Tim Rideout's conference presentation in full which you can listen to wherever you get your podcasts or watch here https://youtu.be/eXxLgnDMmKk?si=gNRFt6YNtnfvw-Xz

#scottishcurrency #economics #scottishindependence

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Bonus episode - our latest Hot Topic episode looks at Trump's victory in the US elections.

Fiona and Marlene are joined in the studio by Bill Ramsay and Isobel Lindsay to share our immediate reactions to Trump's victory and consider the likely impact on the situation in Ukraine, for NATO and for the wider world.

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A bonus episode from the recent Scottish Currency Group conference.  Dr Tim Rideout explains the process for introducing a Scottish Currency and the likely timescales for implementation.

You can find out more from his website here https://www.reservebank.scot/

The Scottish Currency Group is also active on Facebook.

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One of the events marking 10 years since the Scottish Independence Referendum was a conference "2014 - 2024 Scottish Independence and the British State 10 Years On".  The event was held on 14th September at Glasgow Caledonian University and was organised by the group Conter.  

Part One of our coverage of that conference was an interview with Liam McLaughlan who delivered the opening speech.  

This episode is the second part of our coverage of the event and includes  highlights from several of the key speakers and our thoughts on their contributions as follows:

00:01:03  Laura Webster, Editor of the National Newspaper

00:06:28  Jim Sillars, former SNP MP

00:15:51  Gerry Hassan,  author and commentator

00:23:46  Cat Boyd, co-founder of RIC

00:31:13  Jonathan Shafi, journalist

00:33:35   Alyn Smith, former SNP MEP and MSP

00:39:28   Dr Tom Montgomery, Stirling University

Find out more about the group Conter on their website www.conter.scot

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Podcast version of this month's Livestream chat with Indypodcasters Fiona and Marlene and our guest Lynne.  Topics covered include:

• Alex Salmond's death

and various other snippets that caught our attention this month.

You can also watch the video version on our Youtube channel here https://www.youtube.com/live/KEb6Ctxb5p8?si=Al1E9Fa1M_2TnNGd

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We chat to Scottish independence campaigner Liam McLaughlan who we first came across when he stood as Scottish Socialist Party candidate for Glasgow East in the General election.

Liam is a veteran of the legendary Radical Independence Campaign in 2014 and last month he gave the opening speech at a conference organised by left wing anti establishment group Conter to mark the 10 year anniversary of the independence referendum.

We invited him into the studio to talk about the event, his experiences and his thoughts for the future campaign.

Liam also had an article published in the National newspaper which you can read here https://www.thenational.scot/politics/24606241.indyrefs-10-year-anniversary-not-waste-another-decade/

Also look out for a follow up episode with highlights from other speakers at the conference coming soon.

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Second of our two part mini series on the 1820 Radical Uprising.  Part 1 covers the events leading up to the Uprising and the Radical War which followed.  You can find it here https://scottishindypod.scot/scottish-history/1820-radical-uprising/  and we would recommend you listen to that episode first.

This episode covers the courtroom drama of the trials of the Radicals and their eventual fate, brought to life by our storyteller Tom Dowds.  Fiona and Marlene also report from some of the key locations of the tale, including the spine tingling visit to the plaque in Stirling's Broad Street where Baird and Hardie uttered their last words - "Remember Baird and Hardie".

Main themes:

00:00:31   The Stirling Trials

00:09:54   The Glasgow Trials

00:12:18   The Dumbarton Trials

00:15:30    The Paisley Trials

00:23:33     Retribution

00:24:56     Martyrs' Memorial

00:30:43     Australian Legacy

00:32: 25    Learning our own history

You can order a copy of Tom Dowd's book from good booksellers including  https://www.waterstones.com/book/scotland-free-or-a-desart/t-j-dowds/9781782227496

The 1820 Society has a Facebook Page and you can also sign up for their newsletter.

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Clann An Drumma street performance in Falkirk

Scotland has practically the largest units of local government in the world.  An average Scottish council has 175,000 people compared to an average across the EU of 10,000.  There seems to be widespread consensus that something needs to be done about the over-centralisation of Scotland, but little agreement about what that should be.

A group of individuals from a range of backgrounds - activists, academics, trade unionists and more - have set themselves the task of raising the profile of this democratic deficit and engaging the public and politicians in a discussion about how to address it.

Indypodcasters have been presenting a series of podcasts on the topic of the kind of national conversation Scots are having and this seemed a perfect fit for that series so we went along to the launch event which was held in Edinburgh on 9th September 2024.  

This is our recording of the public launch event.  You can find out more from the website www.buildlocal.scot 

You can also sign the declaration calling for citizens' assemblies to gather evidence and recommend solutions here https://buildlocal.scot/sign-the-declaration/

Panel presentations were:

00:01:11    Introduction by Joyce McMillan, Scotsman columnist and theatre critic

00:04:17    Esther Roberton, former co-ordinator of the Scottish Constitutional Convention

00:08:00    Dave Watson,  Director of the Jimmy Reid Foundation

00:14:16     Willie Sullivan, Senior director for campaigns Electoral Reform Society

00:20:42      Ewan Aitken, Former Labour Councillor and COSLA spokesperson

00:28:36      Lesley Riddoch, Director of Nordic Horizons, filmmaker and award winning journalist

00:37:23      Q and A

00:07:39       Next steps

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In this month's livestream Indypodcasters Marlene, Fiona and Lynne reflect on the Believe in Scotland 10th anniversary rally and other indy events, whether marches have had their day, the Labour party's disastrous first 2 months in power and how the the SNP is adjusting to life as a minority government.

With clips, chat and listeners comments, we hope this brings a flavour of events in September 2024

Watch Charlie Stuart's film Still Yes here https://youtu.be/M_5hQM_NRAg?si=atCbI7x4wlMOaHDf

Find out more about the Building A Local Scotland campaign and sign the declaration here https://buildlocal.scot/

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On the 10th anniversary of Scotland's Independence Referendum film maker Charlie Stuart has released his tribute to the grassroots campaigners who refuse to give up!   We chat to Charlie about the making of the film and his thoughts on the campaign a decade after the indyref.

You can watch Charlie's film "Still Yes"  here:

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