Scottish Independence Podcasts

The whole topic of Wellbeing Economics is hugely important now for Scotland and for the independent country we aspire to become.  In this programme, Shona Robison MSP and Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp from Believe in Scotland share their thoughts and answer questions from the audience at an event organised by SNP Sidlaw.

Measuring the success of your country and population based on wellbeing rather than GDP could be a real game changer!

This week our host John Drummond chats with Jim Fairlie, SNP candidate for Perthshire South and Kinross in the upcoming Scottish Parliament elections

This week our host John Drummond chats with Jim Fairlie, SNP candidate for Perthshire South and Kinross in the upcoming Scottish Parliament elections

Charles Fletcher from Caledonia Media brings us another week of the Holyrood elections, as the leaders of the parties hit the campaign trail in earnest

Charles Fletcher from Caledonia Media brings us another week of the Holyrood elections, as the leaders of the parties hit the campaign trail in earnest

Twa Auld Heids Dave Lewellyn and Mike Fenwick have an exclusive chat with Alex Salmond following the launch last week of his new party Alba.  

Twa Auld Heids Dave Lewellyn and Mike Fenwick have an exclusive chat with Alex Salmond following the launch last week of his new party Alba.  

this weeks sporting action from the Locker Room including the Grand National, news on the women's six nations and the return of fans to this year's snooker

this weeks sporting action from the Locker Room including the Grand National, news on the women's six nations and the return of fans to this year's snooker

A new show on https://indylive.radio on Wednesdays at 11am , Changing Minds, Looking Forwards takes the debate beyond the process for achieving independence and looks towards the kind of independent country we can become.  There are many issues which need to be tackled and which will benefit from having the freedom to do so.

This first episode comes form a recent online conference on the subject of resetting Scotland's drugs policies which took place on 21st march 2021.  In a wide ranging discussion, the panel bring their lived experience to bear and suggest a number of ways of tackling the subject more effectively.

With an introduction from Angela Constance, MSP and Minister for Drugs, the panel includes Ronnie Cowan MP, Vice Chair of the all party parliamentary group on drugs policy at Westminster, Peter Krykand, drug policy campaigner,  Darren McGarvie,  (Loki) author and social commentator , Simon McLean LEAP and Anne Marie Ward, CEO of  Faces and Voices of Recovery UK.