Scottish Independence Podcasts

Manifesto Madness

As the party manifestos start to appear, Indypodcasters Fiona and Marlene are joined by guest Marion Robertson to pick out the bits we like from the manifestos on offer.  
Note that the first half of this episode was recorded before the official launches of the Scottish Greens and Alba manifestos, links to both are below.
Main themes are:
00:00:30   ISP (Independence for Scotland Party)
00:01:37   Scottish Greens
00:07:53    Alba party
00:15:37     SSP (Scottish Socialist Party)
00:20:29     Tory/Reform
00:23:26      Campaign checkpoint
00:27:38      SNP
00:35:03       Labour's response
00:48:00       Starmer - first steps and two faces
00:51:49       GB Energy
01:02:24        The Union's last gasp
 
Scottish Greens manifesto now published, available here https://greens.scot/Manifesto2024
Scottish Socialist Party policy statement available here https://scottishsocialistparty.org/4-july-general-election-drive-out-all-shades-of-tories-for-socialist-change/
Alba Party policy statement available here https://www.albaparty.org/where_we_stand
SNP manifesto here https://www.snp.org/manifesto/
 
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Over 65s: Why still not yes? With Pat Kane

Musician, author and journalist Pat Kane is our guest in this episode when we discuss why over 65s are still not convinced by independence.
Pat suggests the answer might lie in our musical influences - are former hippies, punks and post punks more likely to challenge the status quo?
Themes included in our discussion are:
00:02:43 Musical influences on attitudes
00:04:47 Post-war British consensus
00:06:24 Rise of Scottish music and culture in the 80s and 90s
00:07:10 Social class component shaping attitudes
00:09:26 Sterlingisation and continuity
00:10:28 Climate crisis and security
00:12:02 Community resilience and the role of elders
00:13:49 The long haul to indy
00:14:56 Cosmo - localism
00:16:16 War time experiences
00:19:45 Hippies, punks and post punks
00:23:17 Citizen self determination
00:25:40 Spirit of 2014
00:30:05 Community development
00:38:10 Project fear revisited
00:43:20 Our Third Act
Pat's think tank - https://www.thealternative.org.uk/
More about Pat Kane https://www.patkane.global/who-is-pat-kane
You can watch the video version of this podcast at https://youtu.be/dKRGiOhcbSU 
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Dr Philippa Whitford - Working in Gaza

Hosted by Christians for Independence, this presentation by former MP and Consultant Surgeon Dr Philippa Whitford is a moving account of her work as a medical volunteer in Gaza from the 1990s.   
Themes include:
00:01:47 The Holy Land?
00:03:49  Palestine history didn't start on 7th October
00:06:36  2 state solution slipping away
00:06:56   Gaza 1991/2 Al Ahli Hospital
00:13:10  Breast cancer care
00:19:45   Scotland-Gaza breast cancer partnership
00:23:34   Issue is political
00:29:52   Gaza now - total devastation
00:33:25   They are not numbers
00:36:38    Gaza needs - everything
00:41:09    How could an independent Scotland help?
00:51:04    How to donate to the Medical Aid for Palestinians charity
You can watch the video version of this presentation on our Youtube channel here : https://youtu.be/1Qz-kyrGYBc
Donate to map at https://www.map.org.uk/donate/donation-details/516
Find out more about Christians for Independence 
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Scotland, Democracy and the Future

Edinburgh Yes Hub hosted a panel discussion on the topic of Scotland, Democracy and the Future.
The panel was chaired by Peace Campaigner Janet Fenton and speakers were:
Euan Hyslop - SNP Councillor Edinburgh Council
Alex Martin - Independent candidate for Edinburgh South
Colin Fox - Scottish socialist Party
Kenny MacAskill - Alba party.
Panellists were invited to give a 5 minute opening address, followed by two rounds of questions from the audience.  
Opening addresses:
00:00:51 - Euan Hyslop
00:08:58  - Alex Martin
00:11:57  - Kenny MacAskill
00:19:50  - Colin fox
00:30:28  - Q+A Round One
01:03:02  - Q+ A Round Two
You can watch the video version of this event on our Youtube Channel.
We are grateful to Edinburgh Yes Hub for organising this event and for sharing it with us.
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Bits & Pieces Podcast - May 2024

Welcome to another tumultuous month in Scottish politics!
Fiona and James mull over the events of May 2024 including:
 
00:00:57   The end of the Bute House Agreement and the fallout
00:17:50   Another new First Minister
00:31:08   We're having an election
00:49:42    Our plans for June
The Welsh Constitutional Commission podcast episode which we mention in our discussion is here https://scottishindypod.scot/all-scottish-independence-podcasts-episodes/where-next-for-the-welsh-dragon/
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General Election Campaign Trail - days 1 - 3

A Bonus Tuesday podcast to mark the announcement of the UK General Election on 4th July - Independence Day!
In the first half of this episode Fiona and Marlene react to the initial announcement and in the second half we take a look at the various campaign launch speeches.  
We also cover various deadline dates for voter registration etc - these and more info can be found on the website www.electoralcommission.org.uk
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Where next for the Welsh Dragon?

Latest in our Mibbes Aye podcast series, we explore the Welsh Constitutional Commission with Leanne Wood who was one of the Commissioners on the 2 year project.  Leanne is also a former leader of the Welsh independence party Plaid Cymru.
The Commission produced a report with 10 recommendations which can be found here https://www.gov.wales/independent-commission-on-the-constitutional-future-of-wales-final-report
Main themes:
00:00:30  Intro and welcome
00:01:34  Mark Drakeford in the Senedd
00:08:05  Background to the report
00:11:20  A national conversation
00:13:05  Informed choices
00:15:09   A democratic revolution
00:17:50   Reactions and next steps
00:20:30   Iceland style constitutional conversations
00:23:22   What if labour win the GE?
00:27:57   Devolving broadcasting
00:29:49    Other Welsh initiatives
00:32:34    Welsh social security powers
00:35:28    Profit extraction, economic powers and tax
00:39:51    Possibilities for Scottish Constitutional Convention
00:44:56    Fiona and Marlene reflect
00:46:17    The 10 recommendations in full
 
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Freeports and Special Economic Zones - just how dangerous are they?

David Powell appeared on John Drummond's TNT show recently with a worrying take on the proliferation of Freeports and Special Economic Zones across the UK and the sinister forces which may lie behind them.  This is in marked contrast to the reassuring statements being made by the Scottish Government in relation to Green Freeports.  Let us know what you think about both perspectives!
David is a senior lecturer in Fine Art at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, and describes himself as a "reluctant" political activist.  He is a prolific commentator on twitter where he is better known as @EuropeanPowell
You can watch the video version of this interview on Independence Live's Youtube channel
Find our previous podcasts on Freeports here:
https://yescowal.podbean.com/e/freeports-who-benefits/
https://yescowal.podbean.com/e/freeports-a-good-thing/
also:
Richard Murphy blog on Freeports:
https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/04/05/freeports-are-a-threat-to-free-markets-and-to-the-wellbeing-of-the-populations-of-all-countries-in-which-they-exist/
 
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