Scottish Independence Podcasts

Fresh from the SNP's Autumn conference, Craig Dalzell chats with Tim Ridout about his own two conference motions, both of which were passed overwhelmingly.  Whether this will result in action from the SNP leadership remains to be seen, but Tim's proposals certainly seem to resonate with the SNP's rank and file membership

William and Kairin are joined by David Patrick author of "Front-Page Scotland

A discussion concentrating on the importance the economy played in the 2014 Scottish referendum campaign and how it was covered by the mainstream print media.

00:10 Welcome from Kairin and William

This week's guests are three young activists who were busy calling out polluters during COP.  Host Marlene quizzes them on how it feels to take direct action such as disrupting a meeting (maybe doing a little research?) and their hopes and fears for the future.  

Fascinating discussion in the wake of COP26 and a tantalising glimpse of the kind of future Scotland could be part of at this Nordic Horizon's event. Hosted by Lesley Riddoch, the panel of experts in the fields of renewable energy, district heating systems, fuel poverty and more are:

Viktoria Raft, energy journalist, Sweden

Tore Furevik, Professor in physical oceanography, Bergen, Norway

Søren Hermansen, Director of the Energy Academy,  Samsø, Denmark

Dr Keith Baker, Researcher in fuel poverty and energy policy, Glasgow Caledonian University

Event organised by Nordic Horizons https://nordichorizons.org 

Dr Mark McNaught's guest this week is Believe in Scotland's Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp. 

Fresh from organising the delivery of an 8 page pro-independence newspaper to a million homes in Scotland, Gordon sets out his thoughts on GERs, the Wellbeing economy, likely future indyref campaign tactics and some tantalising glimpses into polling information that gives us great cause for optimism.

Welcome to episode 5 of "There is no planet B",  our series of conversations with climate activists.  

In this episode host Marlene Halliday chats with activist Ruth Watson about the alternative COP that took place in Kirriemuir throughout the Glasgow COP26 fortnight.

The video version of this interview is also available on Independence Live's Youtube channel.

William Thomson and Kairin van Sweeden talk to Claudia Sahm, an American economist.

Round up of the most interesting jigsaw pieces this month, which was of course dominated by COP26, although there were plenty of other items too.

00:35 Nicola Sturgeon speech at Strathclyde Uni - Scotland's COP26 ambitions

08:33  Rhoda Grant MSP /Emma Roddick MSP - land reform and the threat of the "green lairds"

20:56   Nicola Sturgeon interviewed by Christianne Amanpour at COP26 about Scotland's climate change targets

31:06    Michelle Thompson MSP asks deputy FM John Swinney a question about the Supreme court judgement on Rights of the Child bill 

34:00    Anthony Salamone at an AIM meeting on EU flexibility on issues of debt, currency and deficit of aspiring future member states

39:54    Nicola Sturgeon addresses the Global Assembly at COP26

47:49    Robin McAlpine chats to Marlene Halliday about the need for "a coalition of the willing" to combat climate change

51:57    Lesley Riddoch and Pat Joyce discuss the electrification of Scottish rail services

Catch the regular broadcast of the Indy Jigsaw on Indylive.radio at noon on Tuesdays, and we'll be back with another round up of the best clips in next month's Indy Jigsaw Podcast. 

In episode 4 of our series of conversations with climate activists, host Marlene Halliday chats with Justin Kenrick of Extinction Rebellion about the role of grassroots activists in pressing governments to tackle the climate emergency. 

This is the podcast version of the original livestreamed interview which took place during the COP26 conference in Glasgow, and is also available to watch on IndylveRadio's Youtube channel.

An in-depth look at the importance of land and housing to the economy in Scotland.