Politics Galore! A Scottish Politics Podcast

This week the podcast is dusted with sprinklings of the autumn statement, the Fraser of Allander Institute, Audit Scotland's report on Scotland's public finances, the Scottish Green's independence paper and the non-coup not to oust Ian Blackford. Enjoy!

"SNP backbenchers are revolting!" That's a joke, you see, because some of them rebelled in a parliamentary vote, as did a Minister. Plus: did you know there were new rules about fireworks? Us neither! We talk SNP splits and government publicity. Enjoy!

On a momentus day in Scotland for trans rights, as the Gender Recognition Reform Bill clears stage 1 at the Scottish Parliament, we have a recent Women In Public Affairs Scotland interview with campaigner and NUS Scotland president Ellie Gomersall. Enjoy!

This week we look at proposals to add a range of economic, social and cultural rights to Scotland's human rights firmament. The SPICe briefing we refer to can be found here: https://digitalpublications.parliament.scot/ResearchBriefings/Report/2022/3/16/fcf45055-9ebf-48ca-b2b6-11787fcb3232

This week, the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, appeared before the Convenors Group of the Scottish Parliament. What's that all about then?

Trussed up like a Prime Minister: will our new PM stick to the Tories' mandated menu or serve up something less palatable and, either way, how do we ease Scotland's constitutional constipation?

We're back after our summer break to skip once more through the flower-bedecked Elysian fields of Scottish politics. Or at least to take the High Road to get to Scottish politics afore ye. Or something. Enjoy!

This week, WIPA's Lucy Miller, Clare Slipper & Kimberley Somerside sign us off for the summer talking about abortion, buffer zones, independence and what they're looking forward to next parliamentary term. You can donate to Walk the Walk here: https://walkthewalk.enthuse.com/donate#!/ and email WIPA Scotland at wipascotland@gmail.com

Should the SNP be calling pest control? Is the First Minister's sense of good judgement all it's cracked up to be? Plus, strikes, Mick Lynch and whether some journalists are treating the public like mugs. Enjoy!

This week we talk to Councillor Graeme Downie, recently elected to the West Fife and coastal villages ward in Fife, about all things local government. Enjoy!

This week, in a change from our usual Scottish beat, Grainne Walsh from public affairs consultancy, Stratagem, talks us through the current politics of Northern Ireland. Enjoy!

This week features the WIPA team's interview with Mairi McAllan MSP, Scottish Government Minister for the Environment, Biodiversity and Land Reform, from WIPA's first in-person live event of 2022.

This week, Sue Gray's report and what good and bad governance means for Scottish independence and devolution. Plus we do a bit of Understanding Scotland via the latest report from the Diffley Partnership.

Scottish Government steps back from going full Wolf Hall, just about swerving an absolute monarchy, plus 'a Bickering of Council Coalitions', if that is the right collective noun (clue: it is). Have fun!

This week we talk to Anna Cowan of the ‘Back Off’ campaign for buffer zones at abortion clinics.

This week the Women in Public Affairs (WIPA) Scotland team speaks to Talat Yaqoob, award-winning campaigner and writer specialising in women’s equality and anti-racism. The episode is a segment from an event focused on Talat's incredible work and women's particpation in politics and public life.

This week we welcome friend of the podcast Alastair Stewart of Orbit Communications and discuss the new Scottish Council on Global Affairs. Enjoy!

This week, we discuss Graham Simpson MSP's proposal for a Removal from Office and Recall (MSPs) Bill. Enjoy!

Ferries in Scotland, democracy accountability, government incompetence plus 'Is the theatre of the Scottish Parliament's convenors' group that of the absurd?' Enjoy! If that's the right word.

This week the Women in Public Affairs (WIPA) Scotland team talk to Charlotte Adamson, chair of WIPA (in London) and an account director at Cicero/amo. Enjoy!