The Ordinary Elite

The Ordinary Elite is a Scottish podcast brought to you from Glasgow by John McGovern and Mike Dailly. Both are Solicitor Advocates - John a criminal defence lawyer and Mike a civil litigation practitioner and social justice campaigner. In episode 12 of Season 5, we discuss "God AI", the new book on Artificial Intelligence from Professor Toby Walsh. Toby is a British computer scientist who is Chief Scientist at the AI Institute of the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. He is a Laureate fellow, and professor of artificial intelligence and has served as Scientific Director of NICTA, Australia's centre of excellence for ICT research. He is noted for his work in artificial intelligence, especially in the areas of social choice, constraint programming and propositional satisfiability. Toby's has served on the Executive Council of the international Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence. God AI is available in all good bookstores.

The Ordinary Elite is a Scottish podcast brought to you from Glasgow by John McGovern and Mike Dailly. Both are Solicitor Advocates - John a criminal defence lawyer and Mike a civil litigation practitioner and social justice campaigner. In episode 11 of Season 5, we discuss the Sunday Times #1 Bestseller, Entitled The Rise & Fall Of The House of York. We're joined by the book's author Andrew Lownie. Andrew Lownie is a bestselling British historian, biographer, journalist, and literary agent. He is widely recognised for his deeply researched, investigative revisionist biographies of prominent and often controversial figures in British royal, intelligence, and political history. Entitled is available in all good book shops and on Amazon.

The Ordinary Elite is a Scottish podcast brought to you from Glasgow by John McGovern and Mike Dailly. Both are Solicitor Advocates - John a criminal defence lawyer and Mike a civil litigation practitioner and social justice campaigner. In episode 10 of Season 5, we discuss all things Scotland with Robin McAlpine, Head of Strategic Development at Common Weal. How do we reclaim power in Scotland from the current elites? How do we start to rebuild and deliver cultural, social and economic infrastructure that works for ordinary Scots and makes their lives meaningfully better? You can read more about Robin's work here: RobinMcAlpine.org | Opinion Analysis Ideas

The Ordinary Elite is a Scottish podcast brought to you from Glasgow by John McGovern and Mike Dailly. Both are Solicitor Advocates - John a criminal defence lawyer and Mike a civil litigation practitioner and social justice campaigner. In episode 9 of Season 5, we discuss whether there will be a parliamentary inquiry into the finances of, donations to and the governance of political parties? Last month, Holyrood voted against a parliamentary inquiry - might there be a Westminster led one to tackle the corruption in our political class?

The Ordinary Elite is a Scottish podcast brought to you from Glasgow by John McGovern and Mike Dailly. Both are Solicitor Advocates - John a criminal defence lawyer and Mike a civil litigation practitioner and social justice campaigner. In episode 8 of Season 5, we discuss the High Court guilty plea this week by Peter Murrell of embezzling over £400,000 of SNP funds. Many people across Scotland, the UK and beyond are asking why was the former SNP CEO Mr Murrell the only person charged and prosecuted for these astonishing crimes of dishonesty between 2010 and 2022?

The Ordinary Elite is a Scottish podcast brought to you from Glasgow by John McGovern and Mike Dailly. Both are Solicitor Advocates - John a criminal defence lawyer and Mike a civil litigation practitioner and social justice campaigner. In episode 7 of Season 5 we present our inaugural Holyrood eve of poll special. Who will be the winners and losers in tomorrow's Scottish Parliament elections? What are the main political parties offering us policy-wise over the next five years?

The Ordinary Elite is a Scottish podcast brought to you from Glasgow by John McGovern and Mike Dailly. Both are Solicitor Advocates - John a criminal defence lawyer and Mike a civil litigation practitioner and social justice campaigner. In episode 6 of Season 5 we speak with Paul Sweeney MSP about the recent fire which destroyed 175 years of Glasgow's history and cultural heritage on Union Street and closed down Central Station for many days. How can we prevent such disasters happening again and how can we restore Union Street to its former grandeur?

The Ordinary Elite is a Scottish podcast brought to you from Glasgow by John McGovern and Mike Dailly. Both are Solicitor Advocates - John a criminal defence lawyer and Mike a civil litigation practitioner and social justice campaigner. In episode 5 of Season 5 we meet Sari Bashi an Israeli-American human rights lawyer who petitions Israel's Supreme Court for her Palestinian client's right to travel freely. When the case began, neither expected to fall in love -and when it was over, nobody expected their love to endure. We discuss Sari's inspiring book and the realities of life in Israel and Palestine. You can purchase Upside-Down Love here.

The Ordinary Elite is a Scottish podcast brought to you from Glasgow by John McGovern and Mike Dailly. Both are Solicitor Advocates - John a criminal defence lawyer and Mike a civil litigation practitioner and social justice campaigner. In episode 3 of Season 5 we discuss the independent review of NHS Scotland written by consultant surgeon, Mr Mike McKirdy, former President of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. While we now have 20% more doctors and 15% more nurses in Scotland waiting lists and access times have become much longer. There are now 600,000 people in Scotland - 1 in 9 Scots - currently waiting to access some type treatment from NHS Scotland. It used to take NHS 24 9 seconds to answer a call in Scotland. It now takes 23 minutes on average. What needs to happen to get back on track for patients in Scotland?

The Ordinary Elite is a Scottish podcast brought to you from Glasgow by John McGovern and Mike Dailly. Both are Solicitor Advocates - John a criminal defence lawyer and Mike a civil litigation practitioner and social justice campaigner. In episode 3 of Season 5 we discuss Paul Holden's new book. The Fraud shows how Keir Starmer has been the frontman for a ruthless, right-wing political project headed by Morgan McSweeney, now chief of staff in Number 10 and arguably the most powerful man in Britain. McSweeney guided Starmer to the Labour leadership on a platform that Starmer, once in office, almost instantly betrayed. Having conquered the party on false pretences, McSweeney and his allies set about purging opponents, marginalising the membership, and dragging party policy to the right. This is a sordid tale that includes hacked emails, anonymous smears, dodgy dossiers, cynical stitch-ups, and staggering hypocrisy. Paul's book is available to buy here.