Political Reporter James Walker interviews Robin McAlpine of Common Weal about the state of Scotland's energy system and what can be done about it.

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As a major new MRP poll puts the SNP on track for a majority at the upcoming Scottish election, Political Reporter James Walker and Digital Audience and Content Editor Laura Pollock discuss what it could mean for Scottish politics. Elsewhere, they unpack the latest in the Gorton and Denton by-election, and there's a big win for one community after their fight against a major theme park company. 

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As part of our Energy Week series, we are taking a look into how Nigel Farage's Reform UK are threatening Scotland's renewable energy sector. But first, Xander Elliards and Abbi Garton-Crosbie discuss the Bafta's racial slur incident, the latest on the Prince Andrew arrest and how a far-right agitator sparked an anti-immigration protest at a Dumfries hotel.

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Lucy Jackson meets the directing twins, Nathan and Ben McQuaid, ahead of the World Premiere of their film Welcome to G-Town at the Glasgow Film Festival (which has already sold out TWO screenings). 

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Political Reporter Steph Brawn and Multimedia Journalist Lucy Jackson dissect Donald Trump’s ‘Gaza Board of Peace’ with billionaire Riviera plans, a Fifa boss cameo and the outrage which has followed.

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Brian Leishman talks to political reporter Hamish Morrison about indyref2, the cost-of-living crisis, Labour's internal drama and much more in this in-depth interview.

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Emergency pod time as Political Editor Xander Elliards and Political Reporter Steph Brawn explain the crazy morning in UK politics. Why is this so significant, what happens now, and what does contempt of court law mean for all of this?

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Editor Laura Webster and Political Editor Xander Elliards discuss the latest More In Common polling showing the SNP one seat short of a majority, with a healthy pro-independence majority with the Greens added on. Elsewhere, they dive into calls for Anas Sarwar to return the cash Scottish Labour received from Labour Together, and Reform UK's awful new head of policy. 

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Editor Laura Webster and Westminster Reporter Hamish Morrison discuss how The National exposed last year how Labour Together hired private investigators to look into journalists running critical stories - but nobody cared until the Westminster lobby was affected. They also dive into Beth Templeton's front page today revealing the harassment faced by women who've been standing up for asylum seekers at hotel protests, the formation of the new "Restore Britain" party and horrible new stats about the amount of crap being dumped in the Highlands. 

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Editor Laura Webster and Political Reporter Hamish Morrison discuss the massive High Court Palestine Action verdict, and the mood in Westminster now that Anas Sarwar's stunt has had time to bed in. Elsewhere, we fact check six claims about immigration from Nigel Farage as he defended Jim Ratcliffe's comments about migrants.

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