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Scottish Independence Podcasts episodes

November 13, 2021 Road map towards social Justice for Scotland
Indylive.radio are grateful to Yes Inverclyde for letting us share their meeting with Neil Gray MSP introducing the report of the Social Justice committee, a radical new proposal which could be as significant as devolution in Scotland's journey.
58 min
November 11, 2021 There is no Planet B Ep 3: The future is not the past
Concluding part of Marlene Halliday's conversation with Robin McAlpine, Head of Strategy Development at Commonweal.

33 min
November 08, 2021 SCOTONOMICS SPECIAL ROAD TO COP 26: The Green New Deal with Richard Murphy
A LIVE session with Richard Murphy https://twitter.com/RichardJMurphy covering: In 2008 you created the framework for a green new deal. Can you remind us of the economic conditions at the time and what spurred the idea?
What is a green new deal in its most basic terms?
Considering the wafer-thin economic policies between the two big Westminster parties is there any chance of this happening?
How about Scotland? Could Scotland create a green new deal under the current constitutional arrangements?
Could Scotland create a green new deal under the sustainable growth commission i.e without its own currency?
Is monetary sovereignty the only way that Scotland can really make these huge structural changes necessary to combat the climate crisis?
One of the main drivers of the green new deal back in 2008 was climate change how important is that consideration in 2021?
Is the USA on the cusp of a mini green new deal?
has any country to date taken any steps towards a green new deal?
1 hr 13 min
November 07, 2021 There is no Planet B - Episode 2: A Coalition of the Willing
Welcome to episode 2 of our new series to tie in with COP26.
In this episode presenter Marlene Halliday continues her conversation with Commonweal's Head of Strategic Development Robin McAlpine.
Topics include the need for a "coalition of the willing" to encourage trade with environmentally responsible countries and also some novel ideas on public transport options of the future, and much more.
Find out more about Common Weal from their website https://commonweal.scot

30 min
November 04, 2021 SCOTONOMICS The Road to COP 26: Climate debt and colonial reparations
A wonderful conversation with Fadhel Kaboub https://twitter.com/FadhelKaboub
00:10 Welcome from William and Kairin
01:00 Hypocracy at COP26 so far
03:30 A wee bit of detail on emissions from Kairin
04:20 Introduction to tonight's session
04:50 Can the global south take the same journey as the global north?
05:20 Fadhel outlines the VERY different path that the south has taken compared to the north
08:20 Global race to the bottom caused by the current low-value processes in the global south
10:45 How structural trade deficits have been created by colonialism and postcolonialism
13:15 The need for sustainable development in the global south
14:10 Segregation of issues removing social justice from the emissions issue
15:00 Can the global south really decarbonize AND Grow?
17:50 Fadhel lists how the global financial structure stymies decarbonization in the global south
21:30 2 trillion dollars EVERY YEAR moves from south to global north
22:30 The disappointing scope of the COP framework
59 min
November 04, 2021 SCOTONOMICS Ep Ten ICELAND Part of the Small Nation Series
An in-depth look at the wonderful land and interesting economy of Iceland with Olafur Margeirsson, an economist and an alternate member of the Supervisory Board of the Central Bank of Iceland.
https://twitter.com/IcelandicEcon
03:30 A short story from COP 25 (in the leadup to COP 26) 04:10 Introduction to Olafur Margeirsson
05:15 Introduction to Iceland
06:05 The Icelandic Krona
07:25 How did Iceland deal with the financial crash in 2008
10:40 The crash had been long coming in Iceland 12:30 How did the Icelandic central bank support the Icelandic economy?
13:00 The Sustainable Growth Commission suggests that an independent Scotland would keep the BoE as its central bank - what Olafur thinks of that
14:30 The mortgage system in Iceland is a huge problem for the Icelandic economy
17:00 How the Krona affected the financial crash in Iceland
17:45 The importance of the central bank Iceland was able to keep trading
20:00 Iceland's huge energy resources
21:00 How the Icelandic economy changed from 2008 - trying to be more green
27:20 The weakness of the Icelandic economy is the lack of diversity: the opposite of Scotland
29:40 How cheap renewable energy production leads to cheap energy for consumers (unlike the UK)
30:50 What role has privatisation played in Iceland compared to UK and by extension Scotland
35:00 How the Icelandic nation work towards national goals 39:00 Where Iceland (initially got) its wealth
39:30 NATO and membership of the The European Economic Area ( EEA )
43:20 Iceland's social security system and the POWER of their own currency
46:30 Iceland's export and export strategy
50:00 Current account discussions
52:15 Iceland 20% smaller than Edinburgh! And it is not TOO WEE
52:30 Kairin and William discuss the show
52:55 Kairin's highlights
53:40 Comparing Iceland's social security to the UK
55:05 Westminster display of power with the removal of the Universal Credit uplift
56:30 What we have coming up
59 min
October 31, 2021 SCOTONOMICS Ep Nine. What is wrong with Economics
On this very special episode, we are joined by Jane Gleeson white as we discuss the discipline of economics as well as the makeup of the economics profession. Read Jane's moving and powerful essay: What really counts? How the patriarchy of economics finally tore me apart
58 min
October 30, 2021 There is no Planet B: episode 1
AS COP26 descends on Glasgow with the world eagerly awaiting the outcome, Indylive Media present a new series of conversations with climate activists.
In this first episode, Robin McAlpine, Director of Strategic Development at Commonweal, joins presenter Marlene Halliday as they share their feelings about progress - or lack of it - and their hopes for the outcome of COP26. Robin has worked for 25 years in journalism, public affairs, political strategy and policy. He writes for a wide range of sources on Scottish politics and is the author of several books.
30 min
October 28, 2021 A New Currency for a New Country - Voices for Scotland
Chaired by Corrie Wilson for Voices for Scotland, this is a wide ranging discussion on the subject of currency in an independent Scotland. Participants are Peter Ryan, Dr Tim Ridout, Kairin Van Sweeden and Robbie Mochrane.
There are many aspects on which the participants do not agree with each other and it is refreshing to have respectful debate on these points.
The video version of this discussion is also available on the IndyliveRadio youtube channel
1 hr 20 min
October 25, 2021 SCOTONOMICS Ep.Eight. Economics of The Climate Crisis
William Thomson and Kairin van Sweeden talk to Professor Steve Keen about the role of economists and economists in the climate crisis. We ask Professor Keen his views on the Scottish Government as well as UK Government policies and discuss the latest IPCC Report published in August. Timestamps and links coming this week! https://twitter.com/ProfSteveKeen
50 min