Scottish Independence Podcasts

TNT show host John Drummond chats with Gordon MacIntyre Kemp from Believe in Scotland and Marlene Halliday from Pensioners for Independence on the eve of the first Believe in Scotland march and rally in Glasgow.

A range of fantastic speakers have been announced, including First Minister Humza Yousaf but there has also been a spat with Alba and the Scottish Greens refusal to share a platform with them, so not without its headaches for organisers Gordon and Marlene.  Still, they are still positive it will be a fantastic day -  Indypodcaster Marlene will be on stage while Fiona will be in George Square helping to run the Yes Stones/ Yes Slates stall, so do come by and say hello!

Hope the weather gods are kind to us and we all have a fantastic day!  We will cover the speeches from the event in a separate broadcast.

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Indypodcasters Fiona and Marlene share their impressions of Humza's first year in the job - what went well, what could have gone better - plus clips from various interviews and speeches Humza has given along the way (see links below).  

Main themes covered are:

00:00:41  First Minister - first impressions

00:02:24  Gaza - political and personal

00:05:04  First Minister's Questions 

00:07:58  Childhood influences

00:10:46  Choosing a career in politics

00:13:57  Supporting Scottish Innovation

00:15:38   Scottish GDP outstripping Uk

00:17:20   A failed and failing UK economy

00:19:17   Brexit impacts and attitudes

00:21:52   Economic dynamism and social solidarity

00:23:08   Standing up against the Scottish media

00:24:55    Searching for shared solutions

00:27:13    Starmer standoff

00:28:17    Brexit v Scexit 

00:30:59    Consensual politics

00:32:17    Scottish politics post indy

00:34:50    Some own goals

00:36:46    Matheson mess

00:38:58    Council tax freeze

00:40:00    Hate crime act

00:44:42    Pick the right battles

00:47:43    More gallus government

00:48:54    First Activist

00:50:55    Building a new Scotland

00:52:04    Our verdicts so far

00:53:18     Podcasters challenge

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Includes clips from: 

Full Disclosure  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ89fb26HEw&t=4s

LSE lecture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUehxubZfT0&t=263s

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A Bonus Tuesday episode!

Our latest Hot Topic is Michael Gove's extraordinary attempt to stop devolved parliament ministers, local councils, universities and other public bodies from using their fully devolved procurement powers to boycott goods and services on ethical and moral grounds in a way that would implicitly oppose UK government's foreign policy.

The bill also imposes a gagging order on ministers and public bodies by preventing them from even stating that they would have applied a boycott if not for the bill - with threats of fines being issued for non compliance!

Both the Scottish and Welsh parliaments have refused legislative consent for the bill and yet it continues its progress through Westminster. In this Hot Topic report we highlight key points from the Scottish and Welsh Parliaments and the Westminster stage 3 debate to raise awareness of the latest assault on devolution and free speech.

The video version of this podcast is available on our youtube channel

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Coming up on the 20th of April, Believe in Scotland and Pensioners for Independence jointly host a march and rally in Glasgow.

More information (and tickets for the afterparty) from Believe in Scotland:  

Our video from last year's Believe in Scotland Edinburgh march

Our video from the Linlithgow day of action 

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Welcome to our March 24 roundup of topical clips!  Themes catching our eye this month include:

00:01:04   Leo Varadkar resigns after Irish government referendum "drubbing"

00:08:31   Mark Drakeford resigns and Vaughan Gething becomes the new First Minister of Wales

00:12:17   Constitutional Commissions and Conventions

00:28:41    Believe in Scotland ramps up for a summer of activism

00:32:37    Holyrood Muirburn, Hate Crimes and the Presiding Officer gets tough

00:50:00    Controversial new parties and candidates 

00:55:45     Westminster - Baroness Jenny Jones sums the UK up perfectly.

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With special guest Dr Craig Dalzell, Policy Director of Commonweal, this week's podcast episode  looks at the barriers and possible solutions to setting up a publicly owned energy company for Scotland.  Key themes covered in our discussion are:

00:02:19   Q1: How has Wales managed to set up an energy company?

Links to some of the resources mentioned in our discussion are:

National public energy agency:  www.gov.scot/policies/energy-efficiency/the-national-public-energy-agency

Commonweal policy papers:

Support for community energy projects: 

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On the fourth anniversary of Scotland being ripped out of the EU against our will, campaign group Europe for Scotland hosted a discussion panel to reflect on where we are now and the enduring bonds between Scotland and Europe.

Find out more about Europe for Scotland at www.europeforscotland.com including the petition to have Scotland's voice heard during the EU elections this year.

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Colin Fox, Leader of the Scottish Socialist Party, was one of three guests on an earlier show where we looked at non-SNP party responses to the SNP's election strategy.  

We had a fascinating conversation with Colin which covered much more than we needed for the original show, so here is the extended version of that conversation.  

Topics covered include:

00:01:26   Thoughts on the SNP's independence strategy?

00:03:39     Who will indy voters vote for if not SNP?

00:04:50     Why would Scots ever vote for Starmer?

00:08:54      Issues on the doorstep?

00:11:24      The "why" of independence

00:13:14      Thoughts on a constitutional convention?

00:15:36       Plebiscite election or referendum?

00:17:09       Who should negotiate with Westminster?

00:17:44       Exclusive revelation about 2014!

00:22:00       Is civil disobedience inevitable?

00:24:53       Getting a majority for Yes

00:27:03        A national care service for Scotland

00:29:09        A written constitution

00:34:35        Building trust in politics

00:40:50        Thoughts on a Labour government at Westminster

00:42:18        Lessons from Lenin and Gramsci

Episodes mentioned in the conversation:

in a nutshell: non SNP parties discuss the SNP strategy

John Maclean 100 years on - memorial lecture

Find out more about the Scottish Socialist Party here

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TNT Show host John Drummond chats to guests SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn and Bella Caledonia editor Mike Small.  Topics include:

00:00:36  Welcome to Stephen Flynn

00:01:46   Are Scots Sovereign?

00:07:06    What's happening about setting up a constitutional convention?

00:11:30    Are SNP MPs legitimising Westminster?

00:19:20    Is the SNP assertive enough in its approach to Westminster?

00:22:44    Welcome to Mike Small

00:23:40    What are the big issues today?

00:27:00     Are the SNP too reactive?

00:31:10     Is it enough to "get the Tories out"?

00:39:38     What is the strategy for independence?

00:41:34      The rise of the far right and populism

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Welcome to our roundup of clips and snippets that have caught our attention this month - enjoy!

Key themes

00:00:40  Covid enquiry or witch hunt?

00:04:37   #ceasefireNOW

00:09:31   A step closer to a united Ireland?

00:17:52   Yes for EU association agreement workshop

00:24:00    Westminster Tories blooper reel

00:35:58    Welcoming our new ministers

00:44:41     Budget home truths

00:49:50     Indypodcasters day oot

00:53:49     Westminster questions

00:58:44     Who is better for the economy?

Watch our tour of the Holyrood parliament building here 

Watch the Yes for EU workshop here 

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