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Craig Dalzell and Bill Johnson in conversation with members of Glasgow Pensioners for Independence on the topic of Scotland's ageing population.  Topics include ageing well, pensioner poverty and pensions, older people as a national resource to be valued and much more. Bill and Craig will be sharing ideas from their book All of Our Futures which is available from the Commonweal shop:  https://commonweal.scot/shop/publications/all-of-our-futures-scotlands-ageing-population-and-what-to-do-about-it-in-2021-2045/ The Mibbes Aye Show is a monthly broadcast and podcast by the Indylive Podcast Team and is aimed at providing useful, accessible information for people still making their minds up about independence.  If you, or anybody you  would find this episode of interest, please share it as widely as you can.   If there are any other topics which you would like us to focus on, or you have an event you would like to share you can contact us at indylivepodcasters@gmail.com 

Presented by Iain Bruce. Guests are Maggie Chapman, Scottish Green Party MSP, and Ryan Morrison, Transition Campaigner at Friends of the Earth Scotland.  This episode of Rising Clyde, the Scottish Climate Justice Show considers the impacts of the war in Ukraine on energy costs and some potential solutions You can watch the video version of this show on Independence Live's Youtube channel

With guest Mike Russell, this week we look at the benefits of a written constitution for an independent Scotland.   Mike tells us about the work being done with grassroots groups to develop an interim constitution.  We also have a look at the Icelandic example of a crowdsourced constitution and take to the streets to hear from the citizens of Milngavie, Glasgow Icelandic clip comes from the Nation series of films from Phantom Power and Lesley Riddoch, you can see these on Phantom Power's Youtube channel.  The article about the Icelandic constitution which we mentioned in the podcast is: https://grapevine.is/mag/feature/2020/11/09/where-is-the-new-constitution/ You can watch the video versions of the Indy Jigsaw Show on Independence Live's Youtube channel  Visit our website https://podcasts.independencelive.net to see more of our podcasts, blogs and you are welcome to sign up to our monthly newsletter too! THANKS FOR LISTENING

In Episode 3 of Rising Clyde our guests are Roza Salih and Aaron McDonald, both candidates in this week's Scottish local elections, and Ellie Harrison, a campaigner with Get Glasgow Moving. Host Iain Bruce asks them how much the climate is an issue in local politics.

Topical titbits that caught our eye this month are: 00:51  - Ukraine war - sanctions 03:21  - Partygate 16:13 -  Scottish Constitution 28:44 - Mary Lou McDonald 35:36 - IndyX Event 50:05 - Rwanda plan 57:14 - Indy2 Cafe We hope you enjoy this month's selection - please share with anyone you think would find it interesting. You can also see video clips of some of these items on our Youtube Channel Indylive Extra. We also have a website https://podcasts.independencelive.net This podcast contains information licenced under the Scottish Parliament Copyright Licence

TNT show host John Drummond chats to Alyn smith, former MEP and now MP for Stirling.  Topics include EFTA vs EU membership, thoughts on the upcoming council elections and whether the independence vote will be split.  Alyn also gives his thoughts on the section 30 issue and more You can see the TNT show live every week at 7pm on Wednesdays on Independence Live's Youtube Channel Also watch out for John Drummond's constitutional column every weekend in the Sunday National newspaper

Welcome to the latest episode of Mibbes Aye, our show for people who would like some more information to help make up their minds on independence. In this episode we drop in on a discussion between Pensioners for Independence and Professor Alf Baird on the question of who owns and runs Scotland's ports and why the current situation is not working for Scotland. Prior to his retirement, Alf was Professor of Maritime Business and Director of the Maritime Research Group at Edinburgh Napier University. He has a PhD in Strategic Management in Global Shipping. His specialist area of research and teaching is strategic management in maritime transport. His research activities encompass most of the world's main shipping markets in Europe, Asia, Mid-East and North and Latin America and Australasia.

Host Iain Bruce, journalist and broadcaster, talks to Anna Brown of Fridays for Future, Megan Rose of STOP CAMBO, and Stephen Smellie of UNISON in the first episode of a new show in Independence Live focused on the climate emergency