Scottish Independence Podcasts

Scotland’s pathways to Europe

Bonus Tuesday episode!
Our guest on the Mibbes Aye show this week is Dr Kirsty Hughes, writer, political commentator and former Director of the Scottish Centre for European Relations.  We put some key questions about EO/EFTA membership to Kirsty, including: 
what is the process for applying to join?
how long does it take?
what support and benefits do we get through the accession process
and many more.  
There are shareable versions of each of the main questions on our Indylive Extra Youtube channel - please feel free to share them around anyone you think would be interested!
 

Nicola Sturgeon’s keynote speech to SNP conference

Nicola Sturgeon's keynote speech from SNP's October 22 conference delights her audience and sets the scene for the campaign for independence.

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
 

Bits and Pieces Podcast: September 2022

Welcome to our round up of the momentous events of Sept 22, which include a new Prime Minister and cabinet, a crashed UK economy plus all our old favourites - the cost of living crisis (now with extra mortgage inflation), the energy crisis and the ongoing damage of Brexit.
Hold onto your hats, it's going to be a bumpy ride!

Land Justice Extra - a historical context

Our bonus Tuesday extra podcast episode follows on from last Friday's land Justice discussion.  In this bonus episode we chat with Random Scottish History's Jenny Eeles about the historical context for the current woeful position where fewer than 500 individuals own more than half of all the private land in Scotland.  
You can also watch the video version of this discussion on our Indylive Extra Youtube channel
Music is Inspired by Kevin MacLeod

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 

SSRG Conference: Scottish Economy

The Scottish Sovereignty Research Group held a conference in Dunfermline in Aug 22.  This podcast comes from the session on the Scottish Economy and features Dr Tim Rideout and Professor Richard Murphy explaining why it is essential to have a Scottish currency and taking questions from the audience.
You can see more from the conference on the SSRG TV Youtube channel 
music: Kevin Macleod
 

Farming, Food and Independence

We all have to eat!  This week's podcast comes from a Yes Stonehaven event with Alec Ross who runs a farming supply business from Stranraer and is also a columnist on the Orkney News.  Alec shares his experiences of Brexit, his thoughts on independence conversations with the farming community and also answers questions from the audience.
We are grateful to Yes Stonehaven for sharing their event with us.  If you are in a Yes group and would like our help to bring your event to a wider audience, please get in touch with us = email indylivepodcasters@gmail.com or message us on twitter @scottishindypod 
Look out for a new podcast every Friday and don't forget to subscribe!
Thanks for listening