Scottish Independence Podcasts

Campaign group Yes For EU held a very successful workshop in Edinburgh to consider various themes about Scotland's future in the EU, including Association Agreements for candidate countries, the alternative option of EFTA.  We also discussed areas where Scotland is at risk of diverging from the EU and where we will need to realign or create new arrangements such as  borders, currency options, EU energy policy and the farm payment scheme.

If you would like to take part in the discussion topics, you are welcome to do so.  You can also feed any thoughts, comments or questions to [email protected]

Key points in the broadcast are:

00:02:05   Opening remarks and welcome

00:04:49   Heather Anderson on EU or EFTA

00:12:42    Kirsty Hughes on Association Agreements

00:30:23    Discussion question 1

00:30:51    Introduction to Borders topic

00:36:35    Discussion question 2

00:36:51     Introduction to Currency topic

00:39:52     Marla Dukharan on currency unions

00:44:53     Discussion question 3

00:45:07     Heather Anderson on farm payments scheme

00:53:13     Discussion question 4

00:53:22     Introduction to EU energy strategy topic 

00:59:00     EU renewables strategy by Wind Europe

00:58:10     The future of interconnectors by National Grid

01:00:17     Discussion question 5

01:00:27     Key messages from the workshop

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We were at the very successful Revive Coalition conference in Perth in November. In this week's podcast we chat with Revive Coalition Campaigns Manager Max Wiszniewski, share some of the presentations from the conference on grouse moors, muirburn and raptor persecution and then we take a look at the Wildlife Management and Muirburn Bill currently making its way through Holyrood.

Key topics include:

00:02:12 - introducing our guest Max Wiszniewski

00:06:34 - Chris Packham's opening address

00:17:21 - Max on joint working to solve complex problems

00:19:55 - Robbie Marsland explains grouse moor Circles of Destruction

00:22:05 - Max on giving evidence to Holyrood

00:26:27 - Dr Helen Armstrong explains muirburn

00:34:39 - Dr Ruth Tingay explains golden eagle tagging

00:45:10 - Gillian Martin on the Wildlife Management and Muirburn Bill

00:49:39 - Max - land reform and Scottish Independence

Find out more about Revive at www.revive.scot

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Henry Bell, author of the biography "John Maclean - Hero of  Red Clydeside", examines some of  the life, times and core principles that John Maclean represented.  He asks if these still relate to the world today - a century after Maclean's tragic and untimely death.

Hosted by the Scottish Socialist Party, this is the 3rd Annual Jim McVicar Memorial Lecture .

Key chapters:

Scottish Independence Podcasts are grateful to the Scottish Socialist Party for allowing us to record their event.

You can also watch the video version on our youtube channel here 

Find more info and publications etc from Scottish socialist party https://scottishsocialistparty.org

Find author Henry Bell's website https://henryjimbell.com/

John Maclean - Hero of Red Clydeside is available from Pluto Press https://plutobooks.com 

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Welcome to our roundup of topical clips and snippets for January 2024.  Main themes covered this month are:

00:00:53  Calling out war crimes

00:05:47  Covid enquiry

00:09:35  Scottish budget

00:15:48   Holyrood snippets

00:21:15   UK General Election 

00:34:59   Westminster hot topics

00:40:23   Horizon scandal

00:44:57   Lesley Riddoch chats with Jim Byrne

00:51:02   Indypodcasters out and about

00:54:02   Time for Scotland by the Singing Councillors

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A selection of poetry for Burns Night:

Rabbie Burns by Angus Shoor Caan

To A Country by Lynne Dougan

A Wee Mouse by Angus Shoor Caan

Boreas by Sheila Nichols, read by Fiona McGregor

Rabbie by Angus Shoor Caan

The Man O' Words by Paul Colvin

Scots Wha Hae by Rabbie Burns performed by Lorraine Sinclair

Music on Scots Wha hae: Hidden Past by Kevin MacLeod

One of the many excellent and fascinating panel discussions held at the Breakup of Britain conference. This discussion poses the question what next for SNP after Sturgeon and Labour under Starmer.  The discussion is chaired by Maggie Chapman, main topics are:

00:00:45  Intro by Maggie Chapman

00:01:40  Jamie Driscoll, Independent Mayor of North of Tyne

00:12:55   Frances Foley, Deputy Director of Compass social  justice campaign

00:22:35    Joyce McMillan, columnist and theatre critic

00:41:00    Alyn Smith, MP

00:55:55    Audience Q and A

The Breakup of Britain conference was held in Edinburgh in November as a tribute to Tom Nairn, who died in January 2023.  Tom was an essayist, political theorist and academic.  He supported Scottish independence and believed that the breakup of Britain is inevitable.

Note: the sound quality on the original recording  via the venue's sound system is a little "clicky" in places, but hopefully this doesn't detract from the content of the discussions

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Award winning broadcaster Lesley Riddoch joins us to chat about her new film Denmark: the State of Happiness. 

For details of dates, times, venues and to book tickets, go to www.lesleyriddoch.com/events

This is the 5th film in Lesley's series looking at the Nordic countries, you can find all her other films at www.lesleyriddoch.com/films

key points include:

00:00:54 Dan Jorgensen - happiness is important

00:01:34 Welcome to Lesley

00:02:15 Losing an empire

00:05:34 Audience reactions

00:10:20 Not just for indy supporters

00:16:18 Danish Education system

00:17:07 Larissa Albus - taxes are a good thing

00:19:38 Jannick Marshall - Efterskole

00:22:49 Samso islanders fuel bills cut

00:25:04 cause for optimism?

00:28:28 national self confidence

00:30:47 issues based conversations

00:31:41 cultural summer school and other ideas

00:38:01 the future for indy media

Also mentioned in our discussion is Independence Centre Stage from our Mibbes Aye series which you can watch here: 

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We are grateful to Yes Skye and Lochalsh for sharing their evening with Commonweal's Robin McAlpine explaining the highlights of his new strategy paper entitled "Direction: A Realistic Strategy for Achieving Scottish Independence".

In this strategy Robin shares insights from research carried out by Commonweal and others to create a blueprint for persuasive communications.  He also explains the benefits of peer-to-peer campaigning and how we can build support for independence beyond 60%.

"Direction" is available as a free download from Commonweal.scot and can also be purchased in paperback format from their online shop

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Yes to Yasuni - an episode of Rising Clyde with host Iain Bruce

This year the people of Ecuador struck a major blow for climate justice, by voting to leave the oil in the soil beneath the Yasuní National Park.

We talk to one of the people who made that victory possible, Leonidas Iza, president of the main Indigenous organisation, CONAIE, who visited Scotland in July to promote the Yasuni campaign. 

He discusses the challenges ahead, the need to link up with other anti-mining and anti-extractive struggles, and the lessons for climate justice globally.

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Join us for our last roundup of topical clips for 2023!

00:00:50 Covid come-uppance for Johnson and Mone

00:05:45 George Monbiot savages the Tory Rwanda Bill

00:08:40 Alison Thewlis picks holes in the Tory Rwanda Bill

00:10:58 Joanna Cherry highlights the illegality of the Rwanda Bill

00:12:55 Scottish Parliament legislates for the children's rights

00:17:35 Joanna Cherry explains Tories breaching the Treaty of Union

00:24:56 Neale Hanvey shares international legal opinion

00:28:12 Secret Agent Alister Jack reports

00:31:32 Westminster quick fire round up

00:35:48 Holyrood quick fire round up

00:40:49 Patrick Harvie explains green alternatives to nuclear power

00:43:00 Bill Ramsay on dangers of nuclear power and climate instability

00:44:32 Europe for Scotland petition

00:48:32 Lesley Riddoch on keeping up our profile in Europe

00:54:14 Midwinter at Maeshowe, a poem by Alison Miller

00:58:26 A Christmas thought ...

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Links mentioned in this podcast: Alison Thewlis longer Rwanda speech

Europe for Scotland petition

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