Scottish Independence Podcasts

Bits & Pieces Podcast December 2023

Join us for our last roundup of topical clips for 2023!Topics include:
00:00:50 Covid come-uppance for Johnson and Mone
00:05:45 George Monbiot savages the Tory Rwanda Bill
00:08:40 Alison Thewlis picks holes in the Tory Rwanda Bill
00:10:58 Joanna Cherry highlights the illegality of the Rwanda Bill
00:12:55 Scottish Parliament legislates for the children's rights
00:17:35 Joanna Cherry explains Tories breaching the Treaty of Union
00:24:56 Neale Hanvey shares international legal opinion
00:28:12 Secret Agent Alister Jack reports
00:31:32 Westminster quick fire round up
00:35:48 Holyrood quick fire round up
00:40:49 Patrick Harvie explains green alternatives to nuclear power
00:43:00 Bill Ramsay on dangers of nuclear power and climate instability
00:44:32 Europe for Scotland petition
00:48:32 Lesley Riddoch on keeping up our profile in Europe
00:54:14 Midwinter at Maeshowe, a poem by Alison Miller
00:58:26 A Christmas thought ...
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Links mentioned in this podcast: Alison Thewlis longer Rwanda speech
Europe for Scotland petition
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Highlights from the Festival For Survival

Indypodcasters Fiona, Marlene and Lynne spent a day at the Festival for Survival in Glasgow which brought together an international group of experts and activists to discuss the twin crises of nuclear weapons and the climate emergency.
Our reflections of the day and highlights from a selection of the speakers are:
00:00:30 Intro and reflections
00:07:42 Lynn Jamieson (Scottish CND) opens with a poem
00:10:25 Jean Urqhart (activist) recalls heady days in Ullapool
00:13:33 Mark Ruskell MSP stopping the nuclear convoys
00:17:59 Melissa Parke (ICAN) never too small to make a difference
00:21:16 Bishop William Nolan (Archbishop of Glasgow) real peace
00:25:07 Laura Young (campaigner) engaging our young people
00:32:33 Bill Kidd MSP glimmers of hope
00:35:25 Dr Claire Duncanson (Uni. of Ed) a feminist approach
00:40:49 Dr Olamide Samuel (Inst Diplom) Scotland's power
00:45:00 Venessa Hanson (ICAN) climate effects
00:47:00 Tim Wallace - divest and call out polluters
00:49:22 Robin McAlpine (Commonweal) - how much to do?
00:58:00 Bill Ramsay (SNP TU Group) - reflection on the event.
Watch presentations by Linda Pentz Gunther and Philip Webber on our Youtube channel here: 
You can also watch the full day's livestream from the event on Scottish CND's Youtube channel here -
Scottish CND website is here
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) website : 
Beyond Nuclear International website 
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In A Nutshell pt 3: The Indy strategy debate

This is part 3 of our mini series examining the SNP's independence strategy, this time from the perspective of other independence parties.
Presenters Fiona and Marlene were joined by guests Colin Fox (National Spokesperson for the Scottish Socialist Party), Julie McAnulty (Deputy Leader of the Independence for Scotland Party) and Dave Thompson, Alba Party member and convenor of Christians for Independence.
General themes of our discussions are:
00:01:00 Patrick Harvie speaking at the Scottish Greens conference
00:02:16 Alex Salmond speaking at the Alba conference
00:03:00 Q1: What do you think of the SNP resolution?
00:08:33 Q2: How do we build support for independence?
00:19:26 Q3: Would you support a constitutional convention?
00:28:23 Q4: What should the strategy be for the GE?
00:40:00 Q5: What if Labour win the GE?
00:48:09 Q6: Where do we go from here?
You can listen to part 1 of this series, which covers the resolution, amendments and decision from the SNP conference here: 
In part 2 of the series, we chat with three SNP members who were at the conference about their reaction to the strategy that was agreed. Listen here: 
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RIC 2023 Conference Highlights

Highlights from the RIC conference held in October 2023 on the theme of "Breaking the Impasse"
00:00:25 - Welcome from Chair Bob Gropilot, RIC
00:01:47  - speaker Kevin, Socialists for Independence
00:13:41  - speaker Kirsten Murray, Scottish Socialist Youth
00:23:15  - speaker David Buckley, SNP Socialists
00:34:13   - speaker Maggie Chapman, Scottish Green Party
00:44:00   -speaker Conor Beaton, Republican Socialist Party
00:53:35   - feedback from workshops
How to get involved an more information about Radical Independence Campaign  
You can listen to our previous podcast episode which from a RIC national forum meeting and gives the background to the conference is available on our website 
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COP28 Dubai - What Can We Expect?

Our Rising Clyde episode this month reports from COP28 in Dubai. 
Dubai is the seventh biggest exporter of oil in the world and the President of this COP is himself the President of the Abu Dhabi Oil Company. That in itself has raised a few eyebrows.
We look at what’s at stake, at the end of the hottest year ever recorded. If world leaders are doing so little, why should we continue to pay any attention at all to what happens at the COP?
Host Iain Bruce talks to Becky Kenton-Lake, the Coalition Manager at Stop Climate Chaos Scotland, and Nathan Thanki, of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative.
 
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You can watch the video version of this podcast on Independence Live's Youtube channel
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Bits & Pieces November 2023

Topical snippets from Scottish politics and activism in November:
00:01:08  Festival for Survival opening by Lynn Jamieson 
00:04:09  Jean Urquhart marches in Ullapool
00:06:07  Revive conference opening by Chris Packham
00:10:43  Lesley Riddoch speaking at the Breakup of Britain event
00:16:10   Our Star in Scotland - former MEP Julie Ward explains Erasmus
00:18:47   Holyrood -  Trams Enquiry 
00:21:34   Net Zero committee on the circular economy
00:27:21   Scotland's Census
00:29:04   Rwanda plan ruled unlawful
00:31:12   How others see us
00:35:45   Westminster - will Kemi Badenoch devolve employment law?
00:36:42    Deirdre Brock vs Penny Mordant
00:39:54    Scottish affairs committee science enquiry
00:41:54    Neale Hanvey responds to the King's Speech
00:45:40    Alex Salmond preaches forgiveness in Alba conference speech
00:53:50     Alex Salmond sues Scotgov
00:55:23      Protest choir sings for a cease-fire outside of Colonial HQ
"Contains information licensed under the Scottish Parliament Copyright Licence".
Protest choir footage by Mike Fenwick 
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Scotland Calling...Voices from the Future

00:00:16 What is Future Voices?
00:04:33 Health and Happiness
00:09:18 A Fair Society
00:17:07 Clean and Green
00:22:00 Prosperity
00:26:38 Our Democracy
00:36:55 Launch night
00:41:41 Community
00:49:09 Values
00:55:16 Back to the Future
Future Voices is an innovative and inspiring project that aims to address people who are still unsure of how an independent Scotland will be better than today's version. Founders Joyce and Ian Munro join Indypodcasters Fiona and Marlene in the studio to tell us more about the project and how it can be a valuable resource available to all.
We take a look at Future Voices 7 inspiring and thought provoking videos and take a glimpse into a possible future - we CAN make this happen.
Please subscribe to the  @FutureVoicesScotland  Youtube channel and share the clips widely.
You can contact Joyce and Ian by email on futurevoices050@gmail.com and they would particularly appreciate hearing from Yes groups who would like to feature in future videos in the series.
Also mentioned in the discussion:
Orkney Renewable Energy Forum
www.https://www.shared-border-shared-future.scot/
 
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Scottish Green Party Conference Co-Leaders Speeches

Lorna Slater and Patrick Harvie delivered a speech to the Autumn conference of the Scottish Green Party in October.  In both speeches they reflect on a year of Greens in Government and look forward to the second half of the parliamentary term, with announcements about forthcoming proposals for new legislation to support both people and planet.
00:00:45  Lorna slater Co-Leader speech
00:17:59  Patrick Harvie Co-Leader speech
Video version of these speeches is available on the Scottish Greens Youtube channel
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