Scottish Independence Podcasts

With guests Andy Anderson and Leah Gunn Barratt of Respect Scottish Sovereignty we take a closer look at the International Covenant for Civil and Political Rights ( ICCPR) and what incorporation of these rights into Scots Law could mean to the Scottish people. Key themes include: 00:01:00  Overview of Human Rights legislation 00:03:30  Why should we incorporate ICCPR? 00:06:00   Petition before th...

Ringwood Publishing is an independent Scottish publisher based in Glasgow.  In January they hosted an even called Reflections and Revelations: Our Memoirs Event showcasing several of their authors who have written books based on Memoir.   Fiona and Marlene were delighted to attend and record the event.  Speakers and readings are: 00:01:04  Mary McCabe, author of Two Closes and a Referendum and Sti...

This month's livestream of clips and chat covering a range of topics including: 00:00:42  Charles visits an Alloa foodbank 00:05:41  Colin Fox's prediction comes true 00:08:00  Dave Doogan calls out Starmer 00:10:16  Labour MP Brian Leishman finds out he has NO influence 00:14:43   The power of "devalation" 00:18:29   The cost of Scotgov mitigation 00:24:15    Patrick Harvie explains the "hoover u...

Our guest this week is  William Thomson from the Scotonomics show.   In this episode we challenge William with our questions.  He tackles those and shares his own thoughts on independence,  Modern Monetary Theory and the economic situation in general.    Main topics: 00:02:00   Q1:  Can Scotland afford to be independent? 00:06:38   Q2:   But what about inflation? 00:11:37   Q3:   What about the De...

Burns Night 2025 is fast approaching and we've been out and about collecting poetry and stories to create a celebratory podcast episode. Featuring: 00:02:17 To A Louse - performed by Marlene Halliday 00:05:36 Oh Tibbie, I hae Seen the Day - performed by Susi Briggs 00:08:07 Tibbie's Reply - written and performed by Susi Briggs 00:11:31 The Flyting O' Bruce and Red Comyn - written and performed by...

Fiona and Marlene share their highlights from the Big Land Question conference. In November the Revive Coalition held their biggest conference yet bringing together organisations and individuals with a shared interest in Scotland's land. Who owns it? What do they do with it? Is there a better way? These, and many more questions were covered on the day and you can watch the full day's event on  @In...

Greater Glasgow Pensioners for Independence invited guest speaker Andy Anderson to share some new ideas for a strategy to overcome the barriers created by Westminster and the UK supreme court using the UN Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.   Andy's website is https://respectscottishsovereignty.scot You can find out more about the Covenant here https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/i...

TNT Show host John Drummond interviews data analytics expert Stuart Donald about the insights we can gain from his research into electoral systems, Brexit and the Scottish Constitutional question.  Topics include: 00:02:06   Is the Union killing people? 00:05:28   Inequality and the FPTP system 00:07:41   The Myth of the Union Dividend 00:16:17    Slapstick Accounting 00:19:00    Faulty stats driv...

As Westminster's Labour government continues to unravel, discarding election promises with careless abandon, we take a look at the Scottish government's budget proposals for 2025/26.  Beginning with John Swinney setting out his vision for Scotland and followed by Shona Robison's presentation of the draft Scottish budget we consider how well the two speeches match up.  Does the action match the asp...

The Owning Our Futures event held in Edinburgh in October was a great opportunity to see our quest for independence in the context of other nations and regions across Europe who share similar aims.   The delegates took  part in three Q and A panels and brought their wisdom, experience and fresh thinking to the table.   Organised by the Scottish Independence Convention and the International Committ...

The Owning Our Futures conference was held in Edinburgh on 5th October 2024 and brought together representatives  Autonomy Movements and Self Government campaigners from 14 nations and regions in Europe. Indypodcasters Fiona and Marlene were there - these are our highlights! 00:02:09  Intro: Greg McCarra SIC 00:02:27  Basque:  Begotxu Olaizola Elordi 00:09:05  Catalonia:  Anna Arque i Solsona 00:1...

We meet independent film maker Mairi Sutherland who has  been making independent Scottish films for more than 20 years.  Mairi has credits as Producer, Director, Screen Writer including the award winning film Red Rose, about the life and mysterious early death of Robert Burns at the age of 37.   Mairi tells us about the making of the film back in 2004 and the changes she has seen in the film indus...

Audio replay of our end of November livestream where we played clips and chatted about topics including: 00:02:48 Patrick Harvie at FMQs on Trump's election 00:04:46 John Swinney's reply 00:08:45 Mary Trump on buyer's regret 00:14:43 Led By Donkeys on Elon Musk 00:22:15 Janey Godley voiceover Bearcubs 00:24:34 Edward Mountain asks about the A9 at FMQs 00:28:32 Brendan O'Hara on Winter Fuel Payment...

The Scottish currency Group conference took place over 2 days in Dunfermline on 21st and 22nd September 2024. We were there for both days of fascinating presentations from an impressive and internationally diverse group of experts in their various fields.  In this podcast, Fiona and Marlene share 12 of the insights we gained from the discussions. We hope they will whet your interest to find out mo...

Bonus episode - our latest Hot Topic episode looks at Trump's victory in the US elections. Fiona and Marlene are joined in the studio by Bill Ramsay and Isobel Lindsay to share our immediate reactions to Trump's victory and consider the likely impact on the situation in Ukraine, for NATO and for the wider world.  The Scottish Independence Podcasts team produce a NEW podcast episode every Friday se...

A bonus episode from the recent Scottish Currency Group conference.  Dr Tim Rideout explains the process for introducing a Scottish Currency and the likely timescales for implementation. You can find out more from his website here https://www.reservebank.scot/ The Scottish Currency Group is also active on Facebook.   The Scottish Independence Podcasts team produce a NEW podcast episode every Frida...

One of the events marking 10 years since the Scottish Independence Referendum was a conference "2014 - 2024 Scottish Independence and the British State 10 Years On".  The event was held on 14th September at Glasgow Caledonian University and was organised by the group Conter.   Part One of our coverage of that conference was an interview with Liam McLaughlan who delivered the opening speech.   This...

Podcast version of this month's Livestream chat with Indypodcasters Fiona and Marlene and our guest Lynne.  Topics covered include: Alex Salmond's death Council of Regions and Nations Winter fuel payments GB Energy Scottish Visa proposals and various other snippets that caught our attention this month. You can also watch the video version on our Youtube channel here https://www.youtube.com/live/KE...

We chat to Scottish independence campaigner Liam McLaughlan who we first came across when he stood as Scottish Socialist Party candidate for Glasgow East in the General election. Liam is a veteran of the legendary Radical Independence Campaign in 2014 and last month he gave the opening speech at a conference organised by left wing anti establishment group Conter to mark the 10 year anniversary of...

Second of our two part mini series on the 1820 Radical Uprising.  Part 1 covers the events leading up to the Uprising and the Radical War which followed.  You can find it here https://scottishindypod.scot/scottish-history/1820-radical-uprising/   and we would recommend you listen to that episode first. This episode covers the courtroom drama of the trials of the Radicals and their eventual fate, b...

Scotland has practically the largest units of local government in the world.  An average Scottish council has 175,000 people compared to an average across the EU of 10,000.  There seems to be widespread consensus that something needs to be done about the over-centralisation of Scotland, but little agreement about what that should be. A group of individuals from a range of backgrounds - activists,...

In this month's livestream Indypodcasters Marlene, Fiona and Lynne reflect on the Believe in Scotland 10th anniversary rally and other indy events, whether marches have had their day, the Labour party's disastrous first 2 months in power and how the the SNP is adjusting to life as a minority government. With clips, chat and listeners comments, we hope this brings a flavour of events in September 2...

On the 10th anniversary of Scotland's Independence Referendum film maker Charlie Stuart has released his tribute to the grassroots campaigners who refuse to give up!   We chat to Charlie about the making of the film and his thoughts on the campaign a decade after the indyref. You can watch Charlie's film "Still Yes"  here: https://youtu.be/M_5hQM_NRAg?si=4DXHh1bAmsfIWOxM The Scottish Independence...

On 18th September 2024 we marked the 10th anniversary of the historic first Scottish Independence Referendum, Indyref for short.  During a passionate and exhilarating campaign, support for the Yes side grew from around 30% to over 50% before settling back at 45% on the day of the vote.  In the words of Professor Sir John Curtace, the Yes side lost the vote but we won the campaign.  Support for ind...

10 years on from the Independence Referendum we catch up with "artist, writer and deviant collagist" Greg Moodie. Greg's artwork and cartoons were iconic elements of the 2014 campaign and he has continued to produce political commentary in the guise of humour ever since. Greg has a new book out this month called The Unbearable Stupidity of Being which you can get from his website at https://gregmo...