Sir Keir Starmer tries to explain how to "make Brexit work". Anas Sarwar toes the new party line and claims he is going to "heal and unify" where the SNP and the Tories want to divide. We are not convinced.

FM Nicola Sturgeon announced the Scottish Government strategy on securing a second independence referendum earlier this week so it's no surprise that we focus almost the entirety of this podcast in examining it.

Lesley reflects on her appearance on BBC Scotland's Debate Night. The rail strikes and the emergence of Mick Flynn as a powerful, articulate voice of the modern trade union movement. Alex Rowley of Labour floats the idea of devo max on an indyref2 ballot paper.

Nicola Sturgeon and Patrick Harvie fire the starting gun on indyref2 with the launch of "Independence in the Modern World. Wealthier, Happier, Fairer: Why Not Scotland?".

We also look at the new Northern Ireland Protocol Bill, and the state of housing policy in Scotland and the UK .

Johnson survives as PM for now. But is he too fiscally "progressive " for the Tory base? Those Jubilee celebrations. Were they really about support for the monarchy? Manniefest and the toxic inheritance of Scottish land ownership.

Thochts frae Orkney and Galway. Will a summer of rail discontent save the PM? The scandal of standing charges. Manniefest. Whit is it? Whaur is it?

In this episode we speak with Jamie Cooke, head of RSA Scotland, and Professor Mike Danson about Universal Basic Income.

Is the UK government about to ditch the Northern Ireland Protocol? Cost of living crisis. Work longer hours. Get a better job. Just how out of touch are the Tories? The First Minister's US visit. Eurovision. Hell or heaven?

Will the Tories rip up the Northern Ireland Protocol? I'll resign if fined. Is Starmer risking everything over Beergate? Disastrous results for the Scottish Conservatives but who'll take the leader's poison chalice from Ross?

The local elections are upon us and we ask how democratic Scottish local government actually is. We examine the performances of Sir Keir Starmer and Anas Sarwar and question their electoral strategies both in Scotland and England. Billy Kay's recent address in Scots to the Scottish Parliament kicked off a storm over his use o the Mither Tongue. What is it about Scots that upsets so many unionists?