Scottish Independence Podcasts

John Drummond "All You Want to Know About Constitutions but Were Afraid to Ask" Edinburgh Yes Club. Find out from THE expert, John Drummond why drafting a Constitution is key as we make the case for Scotland to progress towards Independence.
 
Be inspired! On Friday 22nd March commencing at 7.30 pm. prompt we welcome our speaker, John Drummond. Come and hear John Drummond talk about why Scotland needs a written constitution. The Constitutional Commission is a charity registered in Scotland for the promotion of democratic citizenship and for constitutional education and research, founded in 2005 by John Drummond (former Convenor of the Independence Convention) and Canon Kenyon Wright (former Convenor of the Scottish Constitutional Convention). The Scottish Constitutional Commission conducts research and advocacy on the establishment of a liberal and democratic Constitution for Scotland based upon the sovereignty of the Scottish people.
The work of the Constitutional Commission starts from three axioms. Firstly, that legitimate sovereignty in Scotland resides in the "whole community of the realm", and not in the Queen-in-Parliament at Westminster. Secondly, that a written and entrenched Constitution, endorsed by the whole community, guaranteeing the rights of citizens, and delimiting the powers, duties and responsibilities of the institutions of State, is necessary in order to establish the right relationship between the State and the people in a liberal democracy. Thirdly, that liberal democracy cannot exist merely in procedural terms, but must be sustained by civic, humane and democratic values.

The Impact of Brexit on Health with Dr Philippa Whitford MP - YES Glasgow North West Public Meeting- with Carol Monaghan and John Nicolson

IndyLive Radio's Norrie Hunter speaks to  Denise Boreland of Yes Choir  and also speaks to French born Dr Mireille Pouget of Women for Independence Clackmannanshire.

Ray James (IndyPram) speaks to Gil Paterson MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie. Discussing local and wider issues of Employment, Health, Shipbuilding past and possible future, Business development and regeneration on the Clyde, Renewables Wind and Wave - Scotland as an Energy powerhouse -  and possible futures. 
 
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REVIVE is a coalition of like minded organisations working for grouse moor reform in Scotland.
Grouse moors offer this blood sport to the small minority of people who can afford it and the Revive coalition has come together to ask if this is the best way to manage whole swathes of Scotland’s land. We do know that the management of this land leads to a multitude of problems  - and you can listen to Norrie and Max telling us more and you can follow Revive at https://revive.scot/why-revive/
 
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Norrie Hunter and Graeme McCormick discuss the idea of Annual Ground Rent 
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Before we tell you what Annual Ground Rent (AGR) is, let us first tell you what it is not; it is not an additional taxation to add to the already bursting system. AGR is a solution that totally replaces the existing taxation system with one single ground rent based solely on land ownership. If you own land, a house, or buildings you pay ground rent. That is it.
It’s simpler, easier to manage and can encourage growth while ensuring public services are funded.  Visit https://annualgroundrent.scot   
 
 
 
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Scotland's future history and the wey forrit: Stuart McHardy speaks about how Scotland's history has been presented. A public meeting hosted by Yes Edinburgh West.
 
Writer, broadcaster and storyteller Stuart McHardy has long been interested in Scotland’s cultural heritage, from Pictish prehistory to contemporary folklore and music. As a storyteller he performs regularly across Scotland, and appears at many book festivals. As an author he has written of various Celtic, mythological and Pictish subjects – and on his other loves, whisky and beer.
McHardy was Director of the Scots Language Resource Centre from 1993 to 1998, and is a founder member of the Pictish Arts Society. 
 
Stuart's Books  https://booksfromscotland.com/bfs-author/stuart-mchardy/
 
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Keith Brown MSP in conversation with Clive Ponting and Colin Milne
There is growing evidence that many of the people who rejected independence are reconsidering their position due largely to recent events. Our evening is to give people the opportunity to hear from two people who have worked within the British establishment and how they arrived at a similar view with regard to the constitutional question. They are from different parts of the UK.
 
Colin Milne was born and educated in Dollar and Aberdeen University, served in the Royal Navy and is on the board of Dollar Academy Colin. He served in The Falklands and the Gulf during the Iran-Iraq war. After leaving the Royal Navy he flew helicopters in the North Sea, was elected member of BALPA the Pilots union and gave evidence on helicopter safety to a House of Commons committee.
Clive Ponting was a high ranking civil servant in the Thatcher era and later became a reader in politics and international relations at Swansea University, he has published 15 books on world history, environmental history and twentieth century politics.
Clive was at the centre of the controversy over the sinking of the Argentine warship the Belgrano. and was arrested following the leaking of documents to Tam Dalyell MP.
He was then put on trial and despite the efforts of the judge and the British establishment to find him guilty the jury acquitted him.