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 our 9th episode of Season 3, we discuss the UK Government's first Labour budget with former Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, John McDonald MP. Will Labour's policies transform the lives of ordinary people for the better in the UK?

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 our 8th episode of Season 3, we pay tribute to the legacy and memory of Scotland's former First Minister, Alex Salmond, who died suddenly at the weekend while speaking at a diplomatic conference in North Macedonia. Alex was fond of quoting from the poems and writings of Robert Burns. The words from Rabbie's "Here's a health to them that's awa" seem fitting: "There’s nane ever fear’d that the truth should be heard,
But they whom the truth would indite".

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 our 7th episode of Season 3, we consider Prime Minister Keir Starmer's first 100 days in government. From "Freebiegate"; cutting the Winter Fuel Allowance for over 10 million UK pensioners; the replacement of the top team at Number 10 and backtracking on tax hikes for the most wealthy in our society, it has been a bad start. Will the PM turn things around or run aground?

The Ordinary Elite is a Scottish podcast series 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 our 6th episode of Season 3, we consider the big political stories of the week. We examine the disasterous decision from Prime Minister Keir Starmer & Co., to cut the Winter Fuel Allowance for over 10 million UK penioners. We consider the grim news that Scotland's only oil refinerty in Grangemouth is due to close next year.

The Ordinary Elite is a Scottish podcast series 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 our 5th episode of Season 3, we consider the big political stories of the week in Scotland and the UK. We reflect on key themes from our recent senior political guests - former PM of Australia Malcolm Turnbull; former FM of Scotland Alex Salmond; and Major of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham.

The Ordinary Elite is a Scottish podcast series 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 our 4th episode of Season 3, we are delighted to be joined by Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester. We discuss Andy's approach to putting people first in politics and his ability to work with all political parties to deliver fantastic change for people across Greater Manchester.

The Ordinary Elite is a Scottish podcast series 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 our 3rd episode of Season 3, we are delighted to be joined by the former First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond, now leader of the Alba Party. As we approach the 10th anniversary of the Scottish independence referendum, we ask Alex for his reflections on that campaign, while looking at the last decade of Scottish politics and government. We examine the need for good governance, competence and strategy at Holyrood and consider the future for Scotland.

The Ordinary Elite is a Scottish podcast series 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 our 2nd episode of Season 3, Annmarie Ward the Chief Executive of the charity Faces and Voices of Recovery (FAVOR UK) joins us. The latest figures for drug related deaths were published yesterday - 1,172 people died in Scotland in 2023, representing a 12% increase in the loss of life from the previous year; with Scotland having the highest drug death rate in Europe. Five years ago, the Scottish Ministers declared drug related deaths a public health emergency in Scotland. But what has changed?

The Ordinary Elite is a Scottish podcast series 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 our 1st episode of Season 3, we're delighted to be joined by the former Prime Minister of Australia, Malcolm Turnbull. Before his political career, Malcolm had a very successful career in law and business. In 1986, he made legal history beating the UK Government in the Spycatcher trial: HM Attorney General for the United Kingdom v Heinemann Publishers Proprietary Ltd & Peter Wright. The litigation had been raised by Margaret Thatcher’s government to prevent publication of a book which was to be published in Australia. ‘Spycatcher’ was the selected memoirs of a retired MI5 agent then living in Tasmania. We also discuss truth and candour in 21st century politics; Brexit and the use of referenda in constitutional politics.

The Ordinary Elite is a Scottish podcast series brought to you from Glasgow by John McGovern and Mike Dailly. Both are Solicitor Advocates - John a criminal defence practitioner and Mike a civil litigation practitioner and social justice campaigner. In our 18th episode in Season 2, we examine the outcome of the UK General Election which resulted in a landslide victory for Labour with 412 MPs. We consider what it means for Labour, the Tories, the SNP and other political parties; and most importantly for public policy in Scotland and the UK.