It’s Holyrood recess, but the headlines keep coming.

This week, the team speaks to striking staff outside Robert Gordon University fighting cuts in an education funding crisis.

We also look at First Minister John Swinney’s latest reset while the world tries to get used to Donald Trump’s tariff whims.

And we take a close look at MSP “burn-out” as politicians wonder if it’s worth going for public office with one year to the next Scottish election - and just weeks from a big byelection.

We speak to Lib Dem leader Ed Davey in Inverness as his party looks to the Highlands ahead of next year’s Holyrood election.

He discusses the party’s hopes of making gains across the region – including in the Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch constituency currently held by Kate Forbes.

The Lib Dem leader also talks international affairs including the UK’s approach to handling Donald Trump and his party’s priorities over the next 12 months.

 Finally, Ed explains the lasting impact of the late Charles Kennedy, former leader of the party, who was a Highland MP for 30 years.

We speak to Maggie Chapman, who saw off a challenge from TV Gladiator Sabre in an election to the role of Dundee University rector.

She tells us about her plans to help fix the crisis-hit institution and how she learned from her previous rector post at Aberdeen University.

We also bring the story up to date on the political angles and on-campus worries for jobs.

We speak with Willie Rennie, the former Scottish Lib Dem leader, on his decision to go public in support of assisted dying proposals.

The MSP for North East Fife tells us what swayed his opinion while the debate plays out across Scotland and in all parts of the UK.

We also hear what’s in store for his party’s upcoming conference in Inverness

Bosses at Dundee University admit the institution could have run out of cash by June without support.

More than 600 jobs are at risk at Dundee University.

We’re joined by two Scottish MPs fresh from Ukraine where they saw first hand what Russia’s war means.

Arbroath and Broughty Ferry SNP MP Stephen Gethins was in the country with Dunfermline and Dollar Labour MP Graeme Downie.

They explain what it’s like to see a day in the life of a Ukrainian sheltering from Russian drones.

And they reflect on the UK and Scottish response to Donald Trump, after his shock interaction with Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House.

Scottish First Minister John Swinney speaks to The Stooshie for a feature-length interview as he nears a year in the top job.

Anas Sarwar joins us as his party’s conference gets under way in Glasgow this weekend.

Can he get over the obstacles since Labour’s general election win and be next first minister of Scotland?

The Glasgow MSP joins us to discuss policies, polling set-backs and more.

Labour politicians are getting flak over energy job promises again, but seem to think the public don’t really mind. Do you?

We spoke to UK Government Kirsty McNeill, and Scottish Labour’s Michael Marra, about economic fortunes.

And after big SNP promises of budget boosts, what do Fife paramedics on the frontline think about reality for the NHS?