The Ordinary Elite

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 15th episode in Season 2, we speak with Stuart Campbell of the popular political website, Wings over Scotland. In October 2020, Wings highlighted that according to the SNP's 2019 accounts it only had £97,000 in its bank account and total net assets of £272,000. His news article "You've Been Robbed" invited donors who were "concerned about this state of affairs" to ask the SNP what has happened to their donations. The rest, as they say, is history. We discuss the UK General Election and all things UK and Scottish 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 14th episode in Season 2, we discuss the big political events over the last 24 hours. A UK General Election will take place on 4 July 2024. At Holyrood today, the Standards Committee has proposed a ban on Michael Matheson MSP from attending the Scottish Parliament for 27 sitting days, as well as docking his pay for 54 days. All of this and more.

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 13th episode in Season 2, we talk with Ash Regan MSP, the Alba Party's Holyrood leader, about all things Scottish politics. Ash was the first government minister to resign on a question of principle since the SNP came to power in 2007. Ash has contributed a chapter to the forthcoming book, "The Women Who Wouldn't Wheesht". The book represents a collection of over thirty essays and photographs, where some of the women involved tell the story of the five-year campaign to protect women’s sex-based rights. Other contributors include: J.K. Rowling and SNP MP Joanna Cherry. Available on Amazon from 30 May 2024: https://amzn.eu/d/hm7I3jY

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 12th episode in Season 2, we ask whether John Swinney will bring fresh ideas and leadership to the SNP and Scottish Government as the new First Minister of Scotland? Or will it be more of the same old same? How will the SNP operate as a minority administration and who will support them?

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 11th episode in Season 2, we discuss the Scottish Government's Land Reform (Scotland) Bill. We're joined by former MSP and Scottish land expert Andy Wightman. Andy believes in the fundamental democratisation of land ownership in Scotland. We ask will the Land Reform Bill make a difference and is their a political will in Scotland to revolutionise land ownership and use? Or is it simply virtue signalling? Visit Andy's website here: https://andywightman.scot

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 10th episode in Season 2, we discuss the future of Glasgow's city centre, night time economy and public transport, including black taxis. We're joined by Glasgow entertainment and club guru, Donald MacLeod of the Garage and Cathouse nightclubs. We ask is Glasgow's city centre and night time economy in a vortex of doom? If so, how can we turn this around?

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 9th episode in Season 2, we ask has the SNP put party before country following the proposed resignation of First Minister, Humza Yousaf? We're joined by Eva Comrie, a political activist for Scottish independence, former councillor, solicitor and independent candidate for the Alloa and Grangemouth constituency in the forthcoming UK General Election.

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 8th episode in Season 2, we discuss the Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill due to undergo Stage 3 consideration in the Scottish Parliament. Several years in the making, but will help that many Scots who are financial vulnerable? Might it be a debt protection nothing burger? We talk with Alan McIntosh, an approved money advisor with Advice Scotland Ltd.

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 7th episode in Season 2, we discuss the recording of hate incidents in Scotland and the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021; due to come into force on April Fools Day. Police Scotland's guidance on recording non-crime hate incidents hasn't been updated - unlike in England and Wales - following the England and Wales Court of Appeal decision in Miller v. The College of Policing [2021] EWCA Civ 1926. Is the Scottish guidance lawful? That and much more.

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 6th episode in Season 2, we discuss the Hate Monster campaign in Scotland and the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021; due to come into force on April Fools Day. Is the Hate Crime Act workable or will it cause more problems that it seeks to resolve?