Scottish Independence Podcasts

An economy fit for independence?

Guests Dr Tim Rideout and former senior banker Ian Stewart from the Scottish Currency Group join us to discuss the latest of the Scottish Government's papers "A stronger economy with independence".  
You can find the paper at https://gov.scot/newscotland  
In the discussion we also refer to our earlier interview we did with Dr Kirsty Hughes, which was broadcast as our Scottish Independence Podcast episode on 18th October 
We also broadcast the full version of First Minster's press conference to launch the Scotgov paper on this podcast on 25th October and we use selected clips from that event in this episode also.
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The Nation Talks to Professor Aileen McHarg

This weeks podcast is a timely episode of the TNT show where host John Drummond chats with Aileen McHarg, Professor of Public Law and Human Rights at Durham University.
Naturally the conversation includes the Supreme Court case on the legality or otherwise of Holyrood legislating for an independence referendum

Alex Salmond Alba Party conference speech

Completing our mini series of keynote speeches from  this Autumn's conference season for the main Scottish independence parties, this is Alex Salmond, leader of the Alba party.
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Scottish Green Party co-leader speeches Oct 22

The second in our coverage from the Autumn 22 conference season, in this episode we have speeches from the Scottish Green Party's co leaders Lorna Slater and Patrick Harvie
 

COP27 From Glasgow to Sharm El Sheikh

A year on from COP 26 in Glasgow, what have we achieved and what are our aspirations for COP27 in Egypt?  Also looks at the very difficult situation facing activists in Egypt and what we could be doing here in Scotland to support them.
Host Iain Bruce chats with Fatemah Khafagy, an Egyptian feminist and Beckie Kenton-Lake of Stop Climate Chaos Scotland.  

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?

A Stronger Economy with Independence

The third in the series of briefing papers from the Scottish Government was launched with a press conference with the usual suspects in attendance asking the predictable questions.   As always, the First Minister answers all questions put to her without even once running away and hiding in a fridge. 
We will be digging into the main themes over the next few weeks so don't forget to subscribe.
 
 

An independent currency in an independent Scotland

On the eve of the publication of the latest Scotgov paper on the economy of an independent Scotland, Yes Skye and Lochalsh held an informative event with guest Ian Stewart. Ian is a retired senior banker at RBS Global, former director of Switch Card Services and an active member of the Scottish Currency Group. In this conversation, Ian explains the key proposals of the Scottish Currency Group and answers a range of questions from the audience.
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