Lesley Riddoch

Thrive: The Freedom To Flourish

Lesley Riddoch gives a fascinating presentation to launch her new book Thrive: The Freedom to Flourish.
Hosted by the Perth Yes Hub at the Bell Library in Perth, Lesley reads excerpts from the book and shares a selection of  anecdotes.
She draws inspiration from our Nordic neighbours and those Scots who have decided to get on with whatever needs to be done to allow their communities to thrive.
You can order a copy from Lesleyriddoch.com or all good bookshops
Music: Motivational Upbeat corporate by Rinkevich Music
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FM’s resignation: What now for Indy?

Nicola Sturgeon caught us all on the hop with her surprise resignation.
In this special episode, John Drummond chats with journalist Lesley Riddoch and Believe in Scotland CEO Gordon MacIntyre Kemp about the impact on the Yes movement and where we go from here.
Whatever your views on her achievements as a politician and campaigner, nobody can deny that she has put in one hell of a shift as First Minister.  We thank her and we wish her well for the future, whatever it might hold.

Bits and Pieces Podcast December 2022

Wishing everyone a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 
Our final podcast for 2022 includes some of the response to the Supreme court ruling, the Time for Scotland events and we get a taste of things to come with a new SNP leader at Westminster. 
We also look at some tetchy points of order and finish with a positive outlook for 2023 - there are reasons to be cheerful!
You can order your copy of Sorted from https://commonweal.scot
You can order your copy of Scotland the Brief 2nd edition from https://businessforscotland.com/scotlandthebrief/
You can watch our interview with Radio Yes Cymru here https://youtu.be/xH_uf0aD1VU

Bits and Pieces Podcast October 22

After the drama of September's events, could we look forward to a nice quiet October?  Let's find out...
Bits and Pieces that have caught our attention this month include:
Trouble with Trussonomics
Unfair energy prices
Is it OK to detest the Tories?
Education highlights
Supreme Court Case
Liz on the ropes
Are we Ready for Richie, er Rishi?

Campaigning: Panel discussion from Falkirk Friends of Yes

As we await the outcome of the Supreme Court hearing on 11th/12th October, Falkirk Friends of Yes arranged a public panel discussion and audience Q+A to discuss campaigning ideas.
The panel members are:
Lesley Riddoch, Broadcaster and author
Grant Thoms, lobbyist, academic and SNP activist
Neil MacLeod, Christians for Independence
Gillian McKay , MSP  Scottish Greens
There was a slight issue with the sound right at the beginning of the event but we pick up the discussion just a little way into the opening speech from the first speaker.
Music is 
Motivational Upbeat Corporate by RinkevichMusic https://soundcloud.com/rinkevichmusic Video Link: https://youtu.be/U78mgVaM12M
 

Land Justice

It is a sad fact that fewer than 500 people own 57% of the private land in Scotland.
The Scottish Government are consulting on a proposed Land Reform Bill.  This is open until 25th September, so we take a look at the proposals up for consultation. 
With the help of two case studies - Flamingo Land's revised bid to take over Balloch and the Loch Lomond waterfront and the possibility of an islanders hostile buy out from the absentee landlord on Great Bernera - we look at some of the issues that this consultation brings to light - and many that it doesn't even begin to cover.
We have contributions from Lesley Riddoch and Robin McAlpine via Commonweal's expert panel discussion plus excerpts from members debates in Holyrood.
Find the Scotgov consultation here: https://consult.gov.scot/agriculture-and-rural-economy/land-reform-net-zero-scotland/
find commonweal's website here: https://commonweal.scot/
Contains information licensed under the Scottish Parliament copyright licence.
Music is "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod 

Bits & Pieces Podcast - June 2022

Welcome to our monthly round-up of topical titbits! 
This month regular presenter Fiona is joined by James, another member of the Indylive Podcast team to share our opinions on the issues arising in June 2022.
Subjects up for discussion are:
Alternative Jubilee events
Westminster's agenda of shame including cost of living crisis, Rwanda deportation flight, the assault on the Human Rights Act and the colonial arrogance of the Scottish Affairs Committee
Holyrood - another inspirational Time for Reflection, putting the record straight about the census returns, explaining the basics of devolved budgets to the finance committee
The independence campaign heats up including activism from Dumfries, a positive take on the opportunities that borders bring,  Murdo Fraser's fantasy island and Lesley Riddoch having the last word
Thanks for listening!
 

Creating a Constitution for Scotland

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 
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