Scottish Independence Podcasts

Campaigning 101 - Getting Our Point Across

Campaigning is the bread and butter of the Yes Movement. In this episode of our Indy Jigsaw series, we look at different aspects of campaigning including planning, strategy, tactics, grass roots activity, campaign tools and lobbying.
Our guests are former MSP and Scottish Socialist Frances Curran,  part time lecturer and lobbyist Grant Thom and Commonweal's Leo Plumb.  We even take a peek into the abyss at some of the tactics used by Better Together in 2014.
There is an extended version of our interview with Frances Curran on our Indylive Extra Youtube channel and you can also see the Commonweal Campaign Centre walkthrough there too. 
You can find the Campaign Centre website here: https://common-weal-campaign-centre.mn.co/share/k6L-iclUxpK6fyR1?utm_source=manual
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Bits & Pieces Podcast-August 2022

Despite Holyrood and Westminster being in recess, there were plenty of topical titbits going on in August, including:
Drought, sewage and water privatisation in England 
 
Energy  price crisis and Power to the People protest
 
Anti Tory sentiment and state media bias at the Perth leadership hustings*
 
Growing support for Scottish democratic right to a referendum plus speech from the Inverness march
*link to the Byline Times Scotland report here: https://bylines.scot/news/scotland/thousands-turn-out-to-barrack-tory-hopefuls-at-perth-hustings/
also check out our Independence Live and Indylive Extra Youtube channels 
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Our Border, Our Opportunity?

An independent Scotland in the EU (or EFTA) will require careful management of our borders, particularly the land border with England.  In this episode we listen to some of the experts who explain the principles of the common travel area, border management and the difference between a border and customs controls.  We also chat to our guest Ruth Ritchie who lives in a border community about the practical day to day reality of life on a border.
In the podcast we refer to a paper co-authored by Prof Katy Hayward and Prof Nicola McEwen called An EU Border across Britain: Scotland's borders after independence.   You can find it here https://ukandeu.ac.uk/research-papers/an-eu-border-across-britain-scotlands-borders-after-independence/
We also mentioned the Indylive Podcast team's new public chat channel on Discord which you can join here:  https://t.co/JMbOCXnf7u
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Power to the People

This week's podcast is an episode of Rising Clyde.  Host Iain Bruce chats to three guests about Power to the People - a new socialist campaign to tackle the energy crisis.
Guests Matt Kerr, Frances Curran and Coll McCail explain the aims of the campaign and how you can get involved.
 

Radical Tax Reform

What if we could revolutionise the way we finance all our public services and have enough left to pay a Universal Basic Income without paying income tax, council tax, National Insurance or VAT?
Our guest this week on the Indy Jigsaw Show is Graeme McCormick.  Graeme thinks he has found a way to create a fairer society with wellbeing at its heart by introducing a charge on Annual Ground and Roof Rent.  
Too good to be true?  Join us and find out!
If you would like to see the slide show which Graeme refers to in the podcast, you can see it on our Indylive Extra Youtube channel here: https://youtu.be/3qb7cGGCQMU

Bits & Pieces Podcast - July 2022

Holyrood is in recess this month, but don't worry, there is no shortage of topics to muse over, including the meltdown in Westminster as the PM's chaotic actions finally catch up with him, we also look at the route to Indyref2 the next step of which seems to be the Supreme Court.  We showcase some of the best performances from our MPs as they swelter in the House of Commons and find out how to take part in Scottish government consultations on Land Reform.
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Pensions in an Independent Scotland

Your pension is safe.
In this presentation, Dr Tim Rideout from the Scottish Currency Group sets out the implications for independence on various kinds of pensions - including state pension, public sector, private, self invested, Scottish and Uk civil service.
In 2014 the effect on pensions was a key question in the debate on Scottish Independence. It will undoubtedly be so again in the #indyref23 campaign.  But this time, we have the answers at our fingertips.
The Scottish Currency Group also have a Facebook group and Dr Tim Rideout also has a website at www.reservebank.scot with more information on currency in general.

TNT Show with Tommy Sheppard

The Nation Talks to guest SNP MP Tommy Sheppard.
Host John Drummond quizzes Tommy on life at Westminster and his thoughts on the forthcoming independence referendum.  You can also watch the video version of this discussion on Independence Live's Youtube channel (broadcast on 11th May).