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February 14, 2025 Claiming Our Rights
With guests Andy Anderson and Leah Gunn Barratt of Respect Scottish Sovereignty we take a closer look at the International Covenant for Civil and Political Rights ( ICCPR) and what incorporation of these rights into Scots Law could mean to the Scottish people.
Key themes include:
00:01:00 Overview of Human Rights legislation
00:03:30 Why should we incorporate ICCPR?
00:06:00 Petition before the Scottish Parliament
00:08:50 Example - Switzerland
00:10:30 Example - Taiwan
00:13:15 Example - South Korea
00:16:30 Scottish Referendums Act 2020
00:19:14 Popular initiatives
00:25:27 UK Supreme Court
00:27:48 So what could Scotland do differently?
00:32:41 Does Article 1 apply to Scotland?
00:44:27 UN Convention of the Rights of a Child (UNCRC)
00:49:21 People power!
00:52:51 Our Conclusions
Previous episodes mentioned in this one:
Respect Scottish Sovereignty https://scottishindypod.scot/grassroots-indy-campaign/respect-scottish-sovereignty/
Building a Local Scotland https://scottishindypod.scot/all-scottish-independence-podcasts-episodes/building-a-local-scotland/
Petition 2135 https://www.parliament.scot/get-involved/petitions/view-petitions/pe2135-implement-the-international-covenant-on-civil-and-political-rights
Websites mentioned:
Respect Scottish Sovereignty https://respectscottishsovereignty.scot/
Scottish Human rights Commission https://www.scottishhumanrights.com/
Case study South Korea https://europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu/exploring-worldwide-democratic-innovations-south-korea/
Case study Taiwan https://europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu/exploring-worldwide-democratic-innovations-taiwan/
Lord Reed on why the Supreme Court matters to Scotland
#ICCPR #sovereignty #scottish
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Music:
Inspired by Kevin MacLeod

58 min
February 07, 2025 Memoirs
Ringwood Publishing is an independent Scottish publisher based in Glasgow. In January they hosted an even called Reflections and Revelations: Our Memoirs Event showcasing several of their authors who have written books based on Memoir.
Fiona and Marlene were delighted to attend and record the event. Speakers and readings are:
00:01:04 Mary McCabe, author of Two Closes and a Referendum and Stirring the Dust
00:08:27 Carol Fox, author of Memoirs of a Feminist Mother
00:16:36 Sandy Jamieson, Chief Executive of Ringwood introducing the work of the late Brendan McLaughlin and John Keeman
00:22:57 Brendan McLaughlin's daughter Siobhan
00:24:51 Reading from First of May by Brendan McLaughlin
00:27:32 Reading from In the Shadow of the Crane by John Keeman
00:32:13 Maureen Cullen, author of Kitten Heels
00:40:43 Kirsten McQuarrie, author of Remember the Rowan
00:45:03 Panel discussion and questions from the audience
More about Ringwood publishers, featured authors and their books at
https://www.ringwoodpublishing.com/
#memoirs #ringwoodpublishers #scottish
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Music:
Inspired by Kevin MacLeod
1 hr 10 min
January 31, 2025 Let Them Eat Cake
This month's livestream of clips and chat covering a range of topics including:
00:00:42 Charles visits an Alloa foodbank
00:05:41 Colin Fox's prediction comes true
00:08:00 Dave Doogan calls out Starmer
00:10:16 Labour MP Brian Leishman finds out he has NO influence
00:14:43 The power of "devalation"
00:18:29 The cost of Scotgov mitigation
00:24:15 Patrick Harvie explains the "hoover up" economy
00:25:51 Housebuilding and Sarwar's empty rhetoric
00:31:57 Robin McAlpine schools the Energy Minister
00:37:40 Robert Reich - lessons from the US election
00:46:44 Mary Trump sniffs Donald's latest grift
00:48:18 Emma Harper brings Scots leid to Holyrood
#scottishpolitics
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Music:
Inspired and Industrial Cinematic by Kevin MacLeod

53 min
January 28, 2025 Great British Debt - All A Big Con?
Our guest this week is William Thomson from the Scotonomics show.
In this episode we challenge William with our questions. He tackles those and shares his own thoughts on independence, Modern Monetary Theory and the economic situation in general.
Main topics:
00:02:00 Q1: Can Scotland afford to be independent?
00:06:38 Q2: But what about inflation?
00:11:37 Q3: What about the Deficit?
00:16:48 Q4: Should Scotland repay UK debt?
00:20:15 Q5 But doesn't borrowing create debt?
00:31:13 Q6 How will Scotland manage the economy?
00:32:25 Q7: Does independence mean a decade of austerity?
00:41:42 Q8: EU or EFTA?
00:47:13 Q9: What if we had voted YES in 2014?
00:49:05 Q10 Next Steps?
Still have questions? Let us know in the comments.
You can watch the Scotonomics show every week on @IndependenceLive and the articles William refers to are on the website https://scotonomics.scot/articles/
More information about this year's Festival of Economics is also available at
https://scotonomics.scot/festival-of-economics/
#ModernMonetaryTheory #scottishindependence #economics

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Music:
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55 min
January 24, 2025 A Taste of Burns
Burns Night 2025 is fast approaching and we've been out and about collecting poetry and stories to create a celebratory podcast episode.
Featuring:
00:02:17 To A Louse - performed by Marlene Halliday
00:05:36 Oh Tibbie, I hae Seen the Day - performed by Susi Briggs
00:08:07 Tibbie's Reply - written and performed by Susi Briggs
00:11:31 The Flyting O' Bruce and Red Comyn - written and performed by Susi Briggs
00:18:15 Scots Wha Hae - performed by Lorraine Sinclair
00:22:03 The Stirling Lines - performed by Fiona McGregor
00:25:40 Tam O'Shanter - performed by Billy Kay
You can watch the livestream of the whole Believe in Scotland event on their Youtube channel here https://www.youtube.com/live/a90mQdD4rkA?si=THPYYe2mOPGCp7sg
Believe in Scotland's website is www.believeinscotland.org
Other podcast episodes mentioned are: Telling Scotland's Stories with Mairi Sutherland https://youtu.be/QXeNMDvSN6k
Tickets for the special screening of Mairi's film The Red Rose can be booked here https://www.odeon.co.uk/films/red-rose-20th-ann-plus-qa/HO00006676/
A Man with a Plan https://youtu.be/kMqxAA1zmVY
Cool Scot with Greg Moodie https://youtu.be/tXZPI9BNw-I
#burnsnight #scottishpoetry
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Music: Inspired by Kevin MacLeod
41 min
January 17, 2025 The Big Land Question
Fiona and Marlene share their highlights from the Big Land Question conference.
In November the Revive Coalition held their biggest conference yet bringing together organisations and individuals with a shared interest in Scotland's land. Who owns it? What do they do with it? Is there a better way? These, and many more questions were covered on the day and you can watch the full day's event on @IndependenceLive 's channel.
This podcast covers our favourite bits from the following speakers: 00:01:43 - Lesley Riddoch introduces the event
00:07:42 - Kevin Cumming, Scottish Rewilding Alliance
00:16:07 - Josh Doble, Community Land Scotland
00:28:19 - Kirsty Jenkins. Onekind
00:30:32 - River Roding Interspecies Council
00:36:22- Jenny Barlow, Tarras Valley Nature Reserve
00:44:27 - Mhairi McFarlane, Diffley Partnership
00:51:09 - Donna Smith, Scottish Crofting Association
00:57:03 - Lesley Riddoch, Intro to part 2
01:02:03 - Robin McAlpine, Commonweal
01:09:41 - Mike Russell, Scottish Land Commission
01:14:05 - Max Wiesnowski, Revive Coalition
Further info: Community Land Scotland https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/
Scottish Rewilding Nation Charter https://www.rewild.scot/charter
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Music:
Inspired by Kevin MacLeod
1 hr 16 min
January 10, 2025 Respect Scottish Sovereignty
Greater Glasgow Pensioners for Independence invited guest speaker Andy Anderson to share some new ideas for a strategy to overcome the barriers created by Westminster and the UK supreme court using the UN Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
Andy's website is https://respectscottishsovereignty.scot
You can find out more about the Covenant here https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/international-covenant-civil-and-political-rights
#scottishindependence #sovereignty #UNCPR
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Music:
Inspired by Kevin MacLeod

47 min
January 03, 2025 The Myth of the Union Dividend
TNT Show host John Drummond interviews data analytics expert Stuart Donald about the insights we can gain from his research into electoral systems, Brexit and the Scottish Constitutional question. Topics include:
00:02:06 Is the Union killing people?
00:05:28 Inequality and the FPTP system
00:07:41 The Myth of the Union Dividend
00:16:17 Slapstick Accounting
00:19:00 Faulty stats drive faulty narratives
00:20:37 Scottish "dividend" based on English needs
00:21:57 How much should Scotland get?
00:26:40 Starmer's Labour continuing inequality
00:30:33 Why can't UK have PR?
00:37:47 Labour elected on sufferance
00:40:00 Falling prey to the Far Right
00:44:53 England needs a national conversation
00:49:24 Building Messaging
Stuart's website containing his research is www.sdonald4pr.com
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Inspired by Kevin MacLeod
51 min
December 27, 2024 Scottish Budget Scorecard
As Westminster's Labour government continues to unravel, discarding election promises with careless abandon, we take a look at the Scottish government's budget proposals for 2025/26.
Beginning with John Swinney setting out his vision for Scotland and followed by Shona Robison's presentation of the draft Scottish budget we consider how well the two speeches match up. Does the action match the aspiration?
After hearing both speeches we award marks out of 10. Do you agree with our score? Let's find out!
00:00:55 John Swinney aspirations for Scotland
00:20:15 Shona Robison draft Scottish budget 2025-26
00:47:57 Indypodcasters Scorecard
#scottishbudget2025 #johnswinney #scorecard
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Music:
Inspired by Kevin MacLeod

51 min
December 20, 2024 Owning Our Futures Q and A
The Owning Our Futures event held in Edinburgh in October was a great opportunity to see our quest for independence in the context of other nations and regions across Europe who share similar aims.
The delegates took part in three Q and A panels and brought their wisdom, experience and fresh thinking to the table.
Organised by the Scottish Independence Convention and the International Committee for European Citizens and chaired by Lesley Riddoch, this was a positive and uplifting event.
Panels and speakers :
00:01:51 Panel 1 questions
00:02:06 Begotxu Olaizola Elordi, Basque Country
00:03:53 Alessandro Cucci, Sardinia
00:04:44 Anna Arque i Solsona, Catalonia
00:10:13 Panel 2 questions
00:11:16 Nick Peeters, Flanders
00:15:13 Paul Descarli, South Tyrol
00:16:53 Aka Hansen, Greenland
00:20:09 Bjort Samuelsen, Faroe Islands
00:27:59 Panel 3 questions
00:28:47 Gwern Gwynfil, Wales
00:33:07 Isobel Lindsay, Scotland
00:37:17 Richard Walker, Northumbria
00:38:28 Kerron O'Luain, Ireland
00:43:51 Lesley Riddoch closing remarks
You can watch our previous episode with highlights from the delegate presentations here: https://youtu.be/A4J1hE04Y2M?si=dcpBUvxXvhdwCbna
You can also watch the full livestream of the event on @IndependenceLive
#scottishindependence #icec #conferencehighlights
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Music:
Inspired by Kevin MacLeod

49 min