Scottish Independence Podcasts

Memories of the Miners' Strike 40 years on

Miners' Strike 40th Anniversary | Alex Shanks & Richie Venton at Jim McVicar Memorial Lecture
In this episode, Marlene and Fiona attend the Scottish Socialist Party's Jim McVicar Memorial Lecture to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the 1984-85 Miners' Strike.
Featuring Alex Shanks, a young miner during the strike, and Richie Venton, author of Class War on Workers, this event offers passionate speeches that explore the strike’s lasting impact on the working class. The discussions dive into the history of the Miners' Strike, its consequences, and the ongoing struggle for workers' rights. Whether you remember the strike or are engaged in class warfare studies, this episode offers powerful insights into one of the most significant labour movements in recent history.
00:01:31 Welcome by Natalie Reid
00:03:34 Alex Shanks' first hand account of the miners strike 1984/85
00:28:24 Richie Venton explores the wider context and lessons learned
Find our more at www.scottishsocialistparty.org
#MinersStrike40 #ClassWarOnWorkers #workersrights
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A Positive Outlook

Join Indypodcasters Fiona and Marlene and guests Lynne Dougan and Jacqui Jensen as we mull over the latest Scottish political snippets from Holyrood, Westminster and beyond.
Themes include:
00:01:19 - The power of the positive outlook
00:09:47 - Outside the Labour Party conference
00:15:51 - Findlay's Barlinnie Paradise
00:19:05 - Pam Ghosal's Wild West Schools
00:25:35 - Bailey alarms patients
00:32:58 - Kate Forbes on the Internal Market Act threat
00:35:40 - Sarwar goes nuclear
00:38:50 - What does GB energy do?
00:38:50 - Lumsden's bad language
00:41:37 - investing in our people
00:45:40 - Westminster tactics
00:49:09 - Trudeau and Trump
00:51:05 - Stand up, speak up, act up
#scottishpolitics #holyrood #topicalclips
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Grangemouth - An Unjust Transition?

A bonus podcast episode from Rising Clyde, the Scottish Climate Justice Show.  Host Iain Bruce discusses the potentially unjust transition of workers at Grangemouth following the announcement that over 400 redundancy notices are being issued by refinery operator Petroineos. Iain's guests are Rosie Hampton of Friends of the Earth Scotland and Ewan Gibbs, historian of industry, energy and protest at the University of Glasgow with contributions from Chris Hamilton, Unite convenor at the plant, aviation engineer Finlay Asher of Safe Landing and Lewis Conroy, one of five climate protestors from this is Rigged, up for trial for occupying part of the plant in 2023  #grangemouth #justtransition #petroineos You can also watch the video version of this episode here 
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Will Gaza Arise from the Ashes?

With special guest Dr Philippa Whitford, retired surgeon and former SNP MP.Trump's astonishing proposal to turn Gaza into a waterfront resort may have dominated the headlines, but the real story is the ongoing plight of the people of Gaza as the fragile ceasefire takes effect.  Dr Philippa has lived and worked in Gaza and here she offers her unique personal perspective on the recent conflict and the prospects of a peaceful solution. 
If you would like to support the charity Medical Aid for Palestinians you can do so here https://map.org.uk
You can also find our previous video about Dr Whitford's work in Gaza  here :https://youtu.be/1Qz-kyrGYBc
Our coverage of the Glasgow march against BBC bias is here https://youtu.be/picyGeQtyzA
#gaza #palestine #ceasefire
 
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Claiming Our Rights

With guests Andy Anderson and Leah Gunn Barratt of Respect Scottish Sovereignty we take a closer look at the International Covenant for Civil and Political Rights ( ICCPR) and what incorporation of these rights into Scots Law could mean to the Scottish people.Key themes include:00:01:00  Overview of Human Rights legislation00:03:30  Why should we incorporate ICCPR?00:06:00   Petition before the Scottish Parliament00:08:50   Example - Switzerland00:10:30   Example - Taiwan00:13:15   Example - South Korea00:16:30   Scottish Referendums Act 202000:19:14   Popular initiatives00:25:27    UK Supreme Court00:27:48    So what could Scotland do differently?00:32:41    Does Article 1 apply to Scotland?00:44:27    UN Convention of the Rights of a Child (UNCRC)00:49:21    People power!00:52:51    Our Conclusions
Previous episodes mentioned in this one:Respect Scottish Sovereignty https://scottishindypod.scot/grassroots-indy-campaign/respect-scottish-sovereignty/Building a Local Scotland https://scottishindypod.scot/all-scottish-independence-podcasts-episodes/building-a-local-scotland/
Petition 2135 https://www.parliament.scot/get-involved/petitions/view-petitions/pe2135-implement-the-international-covenant-on-civil-and-political-rights
Websites mentioned:Respect Scottish Sovereignty https://respectscottishsovereignty.scot/Scottish Human rights Commission https://www.scottishhumanrights.com/
Case study South Korea https://europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu/exploring-worldwide-democratic-innovations-south-korea/
Case study Taiwan https://europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu/exploring-worldwide-democratic-innovations-taiwan/
Lord Reed on why the Supreme Court matters to Scotland
#ICCPR #sovereignty #scottish
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Memoirs

Ringwood Publishing is an independent Scottish publisher based in Glasgow.  In January they hosted an even called Reflections and Revelations: Our Memoirs Event showcasing several of their authors who have written books based on Memoir.  Fiona and Marlene were delighted to attend and record the event.  Speakers and readings are:00:01:04  Mary McCabe, author of Two Closes and a Referendum and Stirring the Dust00:08:27  Carol Fox, author of Memoirs of a Feminist Mother00:16:36  Sandy Jamieson, Chief Executive of Ringwood introducing the work of the late Brendan McLaughlin and John Keeman00:22:57  Brendan McLaughlin's daughter Siobhan 00:24:51  Reading from First of May by Brendan McLaughlin00:27:32  Reading from In the Shadow of the Crane by John Keeman00:32:13  Maureen Cullen, author of Kitten Heels00:40:43  Kirsten McQuarrie, author of Remember the Rowan00:45:03   Panel discussion and questions from the audience 
More about Ringwood publishers, featured authors and their books at https://www.ringwoodpublishing.com/
#memoirs #ringwoodpublishers #scottish
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Let Them Eat Cake

This month's livestream of clips and chat covering a range of topics including:00:00:42  Charles visits an Alloa foodbank00:05:41  Colin Fox's prediction comes true00:08:00  Dave Doogan calls out Starmer00:10:16  Labour MP Brian Leishman finds out he has NO influence00:14:43   The power of "devalation"00:18:29   The cost of Scotgov mitigation00:24:15    Patrick Harvie explains the "hoover up" economy00:25:51    Housebuilding and Sarwar's empty rhetoric00:31:57    Robin McAlpine schools the Energy Minister00:37:40    Robert Reich - lessons from the US election00:46:44    Mary Trump sniffs Donald's latest grift00:48:18     Emma Harper brings Scots leid to Holyrood
#scottishpolitics
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Great British Debt - All A Big Con?

Our guest this week is  William Thomson from the Scotonomics show.  In this episode we challenge William with our questions.  He tackles those and shares his own thoughts on independence,  Modern Monetary Theory and the economic situation in general.   Main topics:00:02:00   Q1:  Can Scotland afford to be independent?00:06:38   Q2:   But what about inflation?00:11:37   Q3:   What about the Deficit?00:16:48   Q4:   Should Scotland repay UK debt?00:20:15   Q5    But doesn't borrowing create debt?00:31:13   Q6    How will Scotland manage the economy?00:32:25   Q7:   Does independence mean a decade of austerity?00:41:42   Q8:   EU or EFTA?00:47:13   Q9:   What if we had voted YES in 2014?00:49:05   Q10  Next Steps?
Still have questions?  Let us know in the comments.
You can watch the Scotonomics show every week on  @IndependenceLive  and the articles William refers to are on the website https://scotonomics.scot/articles/More information about this year's Festival of Economics is also available at  https://scotonomics.scot/festival-of-economics/
#ModernMonetaryTheory #scottishindependence #economics
 
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