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A series of podcasts, mostly about Scottish politics, from the team at The National newspaper. See acast.com/privacy for privac... more
FAQs about The National Politics Podcast:How many episodes does The National Politics Podcast have?The podcast currently has 180 episodes available.
March 06, 2019Scottish Labour's conference is off to a terrible start - before it's startedScottish Labour's conference has been overshadowed by accusations that Richard Leonard has been censoring MEPs while the party argues about whether or not it supports a Workplace Parking Levy.Meanwhile, discussions for a new Scottish currency have taken a step forward, though not everyone agrees it is a good step.Stephen Paton is joined by Kathleen Nutt and Callum Baird to talk about the last week of news and politics. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information....more31minPlay
March 01, 2019Wee Ginger Dugcast: The McCrone Report, indyref2 and a new currencyNational editor Callum Baird and columnist Paul Kavanagh are back in the studio, in a week in which we printed the McCrone Report in full and we discovered which currency an independent Scotland would use... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information....more25minPlay
February 22, 2019Wee Ginger Dugcast: Clearing up a hoax, the bizarre BBC and this week's politicsNational editor Callum Baird and columnist Paul Kavanagh were back in the studio – though the Wee Ginger Dug couldn't make it.On the agenda this week is a bizarre BBC decision, sectarianism in Scotland and what The Independent Group tells us about Westminster politics. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information....more27minPlay
February 20, 2019Political defectors, foreign trips and Shamima BegumEleven MPs have now defected from their parties to join the new centrist Independent Group - but will it change anything or is it just a flash in the pan?Stephen Paton is joined by National editor Callum Baird and journalist Kirsteen Paterson to talk about the news and politics of the week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information....more44minPlay
February 13, 2019BBC Question Time has a problem ... and it's not mouldy jamBBC Question Time has had a rough week after a failed UKIP candidate appeared in the audience for the fourth time. However, it got a lot worse when he claimed he had been personally invited on.Stephen Paton is joined by Callum Baird and Shona Craven to talk about the week that was. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information....more39minPlay
February 08, 2019Wee Ginger Dugcast (with Anne McLaughlin): Being an MP, Question Time outrage and our case for indyNational editor Callum Baird and columnist Paul Kavanagh are joined by former SNP MP Anne McLaughlin.Anne explains how she's still been helping constituents, and whether she'd stand again to be an MP. Also on the agenda is the ridiculous Question Time from Motherwell, and whether a positive case for independence is really the best way to win over voters. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information....more30minPlay
February 06, 2019Scottish icons, millionaires on mountains and the latest independence organisation to pop upWho do you think is the most iconic Scot of the 20th century? And should a millionaire be able to carve the faces of his family onto a Scottish mountain? These are questions we deal with in the latest politics podcast.Stephen Paton is joined by Callum Baird and Shona Craven to talk about the world of Scottish politics. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information....more34minPlay
February 01, 2019Wee Ginger Dugcast (with James Dornan): The Scottish Budget and a broken UnionSNP MSP James Dornan joins National editor Callum Baird and Paul Kavanagh. On the agenda this week is the Scottish Budget, the latest Brexit happenings, and indyref2. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information....more30minPlay
January 30, 2019Brexit, Churchill and the Scottish BudgetThe House of Commons has passed another meaningless vote while everyone has gotten wound up by the claim that Churchill was a "white supremacist mass murderer". Meanwhile, the Scottish budget approaches...Stephen Paton is joined by Callum Baird and Shona Craven to talk about the latest news and politics in Scotland and beyond. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information....more37minPlay
January 25, 2019Wee Ginger Dugcast: Mhairi Black joins us to talk independence and WestminsterNational editor Callum Baird is joined by columnist Paul Kavanagh (aka Wee Ginger Dug) and SNP MP Mhairi Black to talk politics. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information....more41minPlay
FAQs about The National Politics Podcast:How many episodes does The National Politics Podcast have?The podcast currently has 180 episodes available.