Alex and Bernard attempt to answer your questions. *Spoiler Alert" They had 30 or 40 questions to get through and managed about 5 or 6 because they chatted so much. Apologies if you sent in a questions and didn't get it answered!

* Alex reminds Bernard of the time he stood as a candidate .... and lost his deposit.

* Turnout?

* General Election implications for Holyrood election in 2026

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Bernard and Alex summarise the General Election campaign to date and analyse the implications.

* Is the Tory campaign the worst in living memory?

* Westminster and Holyrood Tories are circling their leaders.

* Ponsonby lambasts Sunak over D-Day.

* Massie casts the SNP's Stephen Flynn as Cassius with a "lean and hungry look" towards his Caesar, John Swinney. 

* The Impact of Farage and Reform.

* Labour's "do nothing but do it well" campaign.

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Three very educated guesses on the outcome of the UK General Election as Professor Ailsa Henderson of the University of Edinburgh joins Bernard and Alex to talk polls, constituency boundaries and possible Conservative oblivion, a la Canada '93.

WARNING - This is a real deep dive. You may wish to don your political anorak, make some strong coffee and have a pencil and paper at the ready. If you're working on the General Election in any capacity this episode is a "must listen".

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Bernard and Alex do not hold back in their criticism of the first Leaders Debate between Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer on ITV. "This was not a serious debate" "entertainment TV" and "a disservice to the viewer". Plus Bernard and Alex give detailed reaction to the performances of Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak.

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Welcome to the NEW Ponsonby and Massie Podcast

This week, the two biggest names in Scottish political journalism, Bernard Ponsonby and Alex Massie, review the General Election campaign so far and preview the upcoming leaders debates.

Included in this episode

PONSONBY - "Starmer is the most anti-left Labour leader since Gaitskell"

MASSIE - "Every SNP seat south of Stirling is now a marginal constituency"

LEADERS DEBATES - ahead of the first debate this week, Alex gets the inside track from Bernard on what it's like to present a leader's debate, how they are organised and how the audience is selected. 

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