Scottish Independence Podcasts

A Wellbeing Economy for Scotland with Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp

What do we mean by a "wellbeing economy"?  Is it more important to focus on a range of measures including health, happiness and the environment as well as economic growth?  Are Scots ready for this new approach?
Economist and Chief Executive of Business for Scotland Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp gave a presentation on the wellbeing economy. He shared the effect this discussion can have on polling including support for Scottish independence.
This presentation comes from the AGM of the campaign group Yes for EU.  We are grateful to the Yes for EU for sharing the audio with us. 
You can also watch the video version of this presentation on Yes for EU's Youtube channel.
 
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Media Politics: A journalist’s eye view

Media politics has a huge influence on our ability to get our messages across.
In this episode our guest is Laura Pollock, a journalist with the National newspaper.
We explore her experience of working on the only independence supporting newspaper in Scotland and explore ways to get our perspective out there.
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Dr Philippa Whitford: Scotland - A European Nation

We are grateful to campaign group Yes For EU for sharing this excellent presentation by Dr Philippa Whitford, SNP MP and Spokesperson (Scotland).
Dr Whitford covers all the contentious areas such as borders and EU v EFTA with her trademark clarity and common sense. There is also a short Q+A session at the end.
You can watch the video version of this event on Yes For EU's Youtube channel
You can also find out more about Yes For EU, including how to join or get involved in their campaign activity on their website 
 
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Freeports: Who Benefits?

We first looked at Freeports, and the Scottish Green Freeport idea, in an earlier episode of Scottish Independence Podcasts (link below).
Since then, we have been following developments with interest and we are delighted to have had the chance to chat to an acknowledged expert in the field of Customs Law Enforcement, retired customs officer Peter Henderson.
Peter was the creator of the "six requirements" or tests, which SNP conference overwhelmingly adopted as a safeguard against the risks posed by Freeports.
In this episode, Peter explains the thinking behind the tests and shares some of his vast store of experience from his 40 years in the field.
Listen to our previous Freeports episode here: 
You can find the related blogpost on our website here:
You can also watch the video version of this podcast on our Youtube channel here
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Rising Clyde - Net Zero protest - Scottish Land Reform

This week's podcast episode is a double bill from our environmental justice show Rising Clyde.  
In the first half of the show, host Iain Bruce interviews some of the activists protesting outside of Queen Elizabeth House in Edinburgh about the Uk government's Net Zero strategy, which they describe as "not zero, not new".
In the second half Iain chats to guests Ails Raeburn from Community Land Scotland and Alan McCoombes from the John Muir Trust about the challenges, history and future direction for Scottish Land Reform.
You can also watch video versions of these topics on Independence Live's Youtube channel.
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Discovering our history - Loudoun Hill

Many Scots of a certain age complain of how little of our own history we were taught in school.  
In this episode we discover the Battle of Loudoun Hill, which took place in 1307 and was decisively won by Robert the Bruce.  What is particularly interesting about this battle is Bruce's use of the landscape as part of his battle strategy, a tactic which also proved decisive in the later Battle of Bannockburn.  Was Loudoun Hill a practice run?  And how come William Wallace's name appears on the map of the battleground when he had been killed two years before?  
Find out all about it with the help of our guests, Random Scottish History's Jenny Eeles and our roving reporters Neil Haston and Lynne Dougan who attended the anniversary celebrations at Loudoun Hill last month.
See more information and a plan of the battle here
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Fraser McAllister on TNT Show

TNT Show host John Drummond chats with Fraser McAllister about the part he played in the new documentary called "To See Ourselves", which was filmed by his daughter Jane McAllister and tells the story of the 2014 campaign.
You can listen to our interview with Jane McAllister on our website scottishindypod.scot or watch it on our Youtube channel Scottish Independence Podcasts Indypod Extra
 
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Bits & Pieces Podcast : June 2023

June's round up of topical clips from the world of Scottish politics and culture presented by a rather croaky-voiced Fiona (thanks to a touch of hayfever) and guest presenter James.  Topics covered this month are:
00:00:24  A written constitution for Scotland
00:06:27  A legal opinion on flaws in the Supreme Court Decision
00:11:43  Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp on the impact of a wellbeing economy on polling results
00:20:48  Lesley Riddoch on local government and community action
00:33:11  Alister Jack stirring up trouble
00:40:32   DRS woes continue
00:46:57   Report confirms Johnson is a liar
00:52:40   US presidential candidate nominations
00:58:17   Sign off
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