The Scottish Independence Podcast

The 167th episode of The Scottish Independence Podcast is an interview with Craig Dalzell, Head of Policy and Research at the Common Weal.

We had a chat about the usual rammy every time the GERS figures come out (sorry for the swear word that it forced out of me, there is only one in the episode) and then we talked about the new paper the Common Weal have produced How to Launch A Scottish Currency.

Hope you enjoy.

LINKS
https://twitter.com/thecommongreen
http://www.allofusfirst.org/tasks/render/file/?fileID=D4585A1F-CD21-B22B-C33449D117D4382C
http://www.allofusfirst.org/
http://michaelgreenwell.wordpress.com/
https://twitter.com/mgreenwell
https://www.facebook.com/TheScottishIndependencePodcast

The 166th episode of The Scottish Independence Podcast features, amongst other things, an interview with Peter Swain of Pensioners for Independence (courtesy of Independence Live).

You'll also find out why I was very tempted to call the episode "Archie, Archie, What's the Score?", even if part of that joke will only make sense if you were born before 1985.

I also had to include Boris Johnson, or as he is known in Scotland, Bawjawz, trying to justify some of the worst Tory behaviour. As he does so, he is kind enough to show just how far removed from you and the rest of reality in the process.

Finally, there's a semi-unrelated part relating to how the BBC will shut down certain discussions if you go off script.

Hope you enjoy.

LINKS
http://pensionersforindependence.scot/
http://michaelgreenwell.wordpress.com/
https://twitter.com/mgreenwell
https://www.facebook.com/TheScottishIndependencePodcast
https://www.youtube.com/user/IndependenceLive

We're back.

Just a little reminder of why...

Around this time of year I usually try to put out something with some of the best bits of the year in a compilation. However, given the early birth of our son Cailean, I haven't had time to scour through the stuff I have saved to put that exact show together again this year.

So instead, here is what I thought was the best of this year, along with two of the best of ANY year in the Scottish Independence movement. It's not all happy-smiley, but it is all excellent.

Hope you enjoy.

LINKS
http://michaelgreenwell.wordpress.com/
https://www.facebook.com/TheScottishIndependencePodcast
https://twitter.com/mgreenwell

The 163rd episode of The Scottish Independence Podcast is a thank you for some of the great moments that Scottish Labour leaders have given us in recent years.

Today the new empty suit put himself right in the mix with the previous empty suits and dresses, and he is hardly in the job.

Hope you enjoy.

LINKS

https://twitter.com/mgreenwell
http://michaelgreenwell.wordpress.com/
https://www.facebook.com/TheScottishIndependencePodcast

The 162nd episode of The Scottish Independence Podcast is a quick run through of some of the things that Trump and the Tories have been up to.

Some listeners may find the amount of Ruth Davidson in it upsetting, however, when she is in it, she is constistently making an arse of herself. She also says some terminological inexactitudes, seems to forget that welfare isn't a devolved matter and more.

There is also someone making fun of Trump, but the problem with that is that whatever you say about him, he is easily able to outdo it with what he says himself.

LINKS

http://michaelgreenwell.wordpress.com/
https://twitter.com/mgreenwell
https://www.facebook.com/TheScottishIndependencePodcast

"We hereby constitute the Catalan Republic as an independent, sovereign, legal, democratic, socially-conscious state"

I noticed that the only people I hadn't had on the show among the conveners and voting organisations were Elaine C. Smith (I've tried - can't seem to get in touch with her), AyeScotland, Christians For Independence and Pensioners for Independence.

I then immediately tweeted out asking if any of those organisations would like to come on the show for a talk about independence. The first I managed to organise something with (and I'll be working on the others shortly) were Christians for Independence.

I'm not a religious man myself so I thought it would be interesting to hear their perspective and, as the guest, Dave Thompson - former SNP MSP and convener of the group, pointed out in the show, over 400,000 people regularly attend churches in Scotland every week so is this a demographic the indy movement can afford to ignore?

So here is the 161st episode of The Scottish Independence Podcast with Dave Thompson of Christians for independence...

Hope you enjoy.

LINKS

http://christiansforindependence.weebly.com/
https://twitter.com/Christians4Indy
http://michaelgreenwell.wordpress.com/
https://twitter.com/mgreenwell

The 160th episode of The Scottish Independence Podcast is an interview with Ian Hamilton QC, probably most know for going down to London with some friends and /taking back/stealing/repatriating/borrowing (delete as you wish) The Stone of Destiny/Scone. I have always wanted to have him on the show but unfortunately it wasn't me that got to interview him, it was instead Mike Small of Bella Caledonia (Bella also has a fundraiser), who has allowed me to make it up into an episode here.

We get some great details on the story of the taking of stone and about the independence movement and its history.

Hope you enjoy.

LINKS
http://bellacaledonia.org.uk/
http://michaelgreenwell.wordpress.com/
https://twitter.com/mgreenwell
https://twitter.com/mgreenwell

The 159th episode of The Scottish Independence Podcast features a talk given at the Edinburgh SNP Club last night by Colin Fox of the SSP.

Colin always speaks well and this time was no different. As well as being his usual genial self however, he also spoke about some of the difficulties the independence movement is in and how we can get out of them.

Hope you enjoy.

LINKS

https://twitter.com/The_SSP_
https://twitter.com/EdinCentralSNP
https://twitter.com/colinfoxssp
http://michaelgreenwell.wordpress.com/
https://twitter.com/mgreenwell
https://www.facebook.com/TheScottishIndependencePodcast