Politics Galore! A Scottish Politics Podcast

Ukraine, Scottish Independence, Indyref2, Energy Costs, No Fly Zones, Nuclear War.

Today we talk about working in public affairs, policy and communications with Clare Slipper, podcast regular in her WIPA role, and Senior Associate at the strategic communications agency, Message Matters. Enjoy!

For this week's Women in Public Affairs Scotland takeover, Kimberley Somerside and Clare Slipper speak to Eilidh Dickson, Policy and Parliamentary Manager at Engender (Scotland). Listen in to their chat about misogyny and criminal justice and the Scottish Parliament's gender audit, plus what they've been enjoying reading!

This week, Freedom of Information, how open is government really, how open could it be & why isn't it? Plus state pensions after Scottish independence as an example of how hard it is for citizens to get hold of the facts.

"It takes two!" sang Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston. Or does it? This week, unicameral and bicameral assemblies and parliamentary innovations with Dr. Andrew Williamson. Enjoy!

This week Kimberley Somerside and Sarah Cowie from WiPA speak to Clare Morrison, Director for Scotland of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, about the National Care Service, NHS Near Me and sustainability in pharmacy.

What do the Scottish Government's proposals for regulating the legal profession tell us about the separation of powers, democracy, politics and the state of our MSPs and the Scottish Parliament?

"Money's too tight to mention". What's in the Scottish budget, what's not and why it's tough to tell one way or the other plus: Is Moray Council gambling with democracy?

This week we’re talking with Dougie Peedle about the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s latest campaign; Help Nature Help Us. Enjoy!

This week, Clare Slipper, Sarah Cowie and Debbie McCreath from Women in Public Affairs Scotland talk about Scotland's growing bioeconomy, and the opportunities that Scottish innovation and technology can create for food production and land management.

This week: what does a good food nation mean if it doesn't mean a right to food and what does a right to food entail? Plus, political divisions around the National Care Service.

This week, we talk with Gordon Johnston from the Scottish Mental Health Partnership on where Scotland is at in improving & treating the population's mental health.

This week: the Miners’ Strike (Pardons) (Scotland) Bill feat. a trip to the 1980s plus a little bit more COP26.

In this week's Women in Public Affairs Scotland takeover, Kimberley Somerside and Clare Slipper talk about the only show in town - COP26. With a guest contribution from Lucy Miller, listen in to their discussion on COP26 ambitions, inspiration from climate activists, and the diplomacy around tackling the climate crisis.

This week, is the UK government putting devolution at risk? Plus the strikes around COP26 and does Glasgow need a pied piper?

This week we talk to one time Parliamentary staffer Ross Sanderson about what it was like to work at Holyrood and at Westminster for MSP and then MP, John Lamont. Plus; those Supreme Court decisions.

This week we’re talking with Dr. Sorcha Hume of Friends at the End, about Liam McArthur MSP's proposed Assisted Dying Bill.

This week: Women in Public Affairs Scotland talks to Jimmy Paul & Denisha Killoh of the Wellbeing Economy Alliance about what wellbeing economics are, why they matter, what people in public affairs can do to influence decision makers and what a wellbeing economy looks like in practice…plus a cat.

This week: political parties as in parties, not Parties (innocent fun or sinister DC-esque swamp?); Humza's tumble; and the Institute for Government reports on borrowing & currency in an independent Scotland.

David's back and we're talking about the Programme for Government, independence, a little bit more about the SNP/Green deal and comedians doing public service announcements. Enjoy!