Scottish Independence Podcasts

If you are in Glasgow at noon on 23rd Feb and you are aghast at the blatant attack on our democratically elected parliament by the Uk Tory administration, then head along to the Pensioners for Independence demo outside of the UK government hub at 1 Atlantic Square. In this bonus Tuesday podcast, Mary McCabe from Pensioners 4 Indy chats to fellow member Marlene Halliday about the background and the...

Still trying to find a path through our constitutional woes, this week's podcast is an episode from the TNT show in which host John Drummond chats with Professor Sionaidh Douglas-Scott, Anniversary Chair in Law at Queen Mary University of London.  The discussion ranges from current state of the British constitution to some interesting parallels between Scotland's current struggles and the situatio...

Bonus Tuesday episode! Podcast version of the latest press briefing from FM Nicola Sturgeon where she answers journalists questions on topics of their choosing.  Topics covered include: alcohol advertising consultation deposit return scheme GRA bill sec 35 challenge teachers strike council budgets FMs tax returns recent opinion polls maternity health services in the NE Liz Truss returning to polit...

Our monthly round up of topical clips from the world of Scottish politics and culture.  Host Fiona is joined by guest presenter and Scottish Independence Podcast team mate James to discuss the goings on at Holyrood and Westminster where the assault on Scottish democracy continues.   Please check out our website https://podcasts.independencelive.net for previous podcast episodes and our regular blo...

Women for Independence's latest AGM tackled the topic of the cost of living crisis, its impact on women and how Scotland could address the situation differently now and as an independent country. This podcast brings you two of the speeches from the event. The first speaker is Sue Lyons who is involved in the Highland third sector.  She is an activist, a PhD student and a political blogger.  She is...

This bonus Tuesday episode comes from an "ask me anything" press briefing held by the First Minister yesterday. Topics range from the cost of living crisis, public sector pay deals, bullying in schools to Alister Jack's continuing assault on Scottish democracy.   This kind of direct broadcast from the FM proved very popular during the Covid pandemic and it will be interesting to see if it becomes...

The Supreme Court decision confirmed that the UK is NOT a voluntary union.  So how do we leave?  That is the topic under discussion in this episode. We are grateful to Yes Glasgow South Side for sharing their zoom Q+A event with Professor Aileen McHarg, prof of public law at Durham University.  In this podcast episode we have taken selected questions from that event and spliced them together with...

Marlene and Fiona were delighted to be guests on the Radio Yes Cymru podcast hosted by Sion Jobbins.  The recent Supreme Court case and the latest soaring polls for Scottish independence have not gone unnoticed in Wales and it was a pleasure to chat about our respective campaigns.   Find out more about Yes Cymru from their website https://yes.cymru and you can watch the Youtube version of our inte...

Think and do tank Commonweal have just published their new book "Sorted" a beautifully illustrated handbook to create a better Scotland for everybody who lives here. We dropped into the book launch event in Glasgow to hear from some of the people who worked on the book, including architect Malcom Fraser, Commonweal Director Robin McAlpine and head of policy Craig Dalzell. "Sorted" is an inspiratio...

Wishing everyone a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!  Our final podcast for 2022 includes some of the response to the Supreme court ruling, the Time for Scotland events and we get a taste of things to come with a new SNP leader at Westminster.  We also look at some tetchy points of order and finish with a positive outlook for 2023 - there are reasons to be cheerful! You can order your cop...

An episode of our Rising Clyde environmental show with host Iain Bruce talking to two activists based in South America about the legacy of COP27 and what happens next, particularly in relation to Colombia, Brazil and the Amazon rainforest.

Support for the Monarchy is lower in Scotland than the other parts of the Uk especially amongst younger people.  This week's podcast is a meeting chaired by Alan Armstrong from the Radical Independence Campaign and is on the subject of a possible response to the Coronation of King Charles on 6th May 2023.   Taking part in the discussion is a panel including Maggie Chapman from the Scottish Greens,...

Looking at the impact of war on women, this is a discussion between Maggie Lennon of Women for Independence and Ohla Maksochka.  Before the Ukraine war, Ohla was a regional leader in Ukraine's leading feminist organisation.  Now based in Scotland, she contributes her views of the war from a feminist perspective. This discussion took place at the AGM of Women for Independence.  Look out for more fr...

Our special guest this week is author and academic Gerry Hassan.  Gerry joined us in our studio to discuss some of the key ideas in his new book called Scotland Rising - the case for Independence (available at all good bookstores).   He explains how we can have a more nuanced discussion about Scottish independence if we realise that there are many ideas of Scotland and many ways of looking at the...

Regular guest Bill Ramsay from Scottish CND joins us this week to bring us an update on issues gaining prominence from the war in Ukraine.  The shelling of the nuclear power plant at Zaporizhzhia has highlighted the perils of nuclear power plants in war zones. This is particularly topical as new nuclear power plants are being touted as a green solution to the climate emergency, which suggests an i...

The outcome of the Supreme Court reference resulted in a ruling that the Scottish Parliament does not have the right to legislate for an independence referendum.  First Minister Nicola Sturgeon reacts to the news and sets out the alternative course of action she now proposes.

This month we enjoy a welcome respite from the flurry of new Prime Ministers and Monarchs that has taken up so much of our attention since the summer. Instead, this month we have something a little bit different - a selection of the best speeches and clips from the recent Opposition Day debate at Westminster.  The topic for the debate was whether Scotland can afford to remain in the UK.   This too...

Guests Dr Tim Rideout and former senior banker Ian Stewart from the Scottish Currency Group join us to discuss the latest of the Scottish Government's papers "A stronger economy with independence".   You can find the paper at https://gov.scot/newscotland   In the discussion we also refer to our earlier interview we did with Dr Kirsty Hughes, which was broadcast as our Scottish Independence Podcast...

This weeks podcast is a timely episode of the TNT show where host John Drummond chats with Aileen McHarg, Professor of Public Law and Human Rights at Durham University. Naturally the conversation includes the Supreme Court case on the legality or otherwise of Holyrood legislating for an independence referendum

Completing our mini series of keynote speeches from  this Autumn's conference season for the main Scottish independence parties, this is Alex Salmond, leader of the Alba party. All our podcast are available on our website: www.podcasts.independencelive.net

The second in our coverage from the Autumn 22 conference season, in this episode we have speeches from the Scottish Green Party's co leaders Lorna Slater and Patrick Harvie  

A year on from COP 26 in Glasgow, what have we achieved and what are our aspirations for COP27 in Egypt?  Also looks at the very difficult situation facing activists in Egypt and what we could be doing here in Scotland to support them. Host Iain Bruce chats with Fatemah Khafagy, an Egyptian feminist and Beckie Kenton-Lake of Stop Climate Chaos Scotland.  

After the drama of September's events, could we look forward to a nice quiet October?  Let's find out... Bits and Pieces that have caught our attention this month include: Trouble with Trussonomics Unfair energy prices Is it OK to detest the Tories? Education highlights Supreme Court Case Liz on the ropes Are we Ready for Richie, er Rishi?

The third in the series of briefing papers from the Scottish Government was launched with a press conference with the usual suspects in attendance asking the predictable questions.   As always, the First Minister answers all questions put to her without even once running away and hiding in a fridge.  We will be digging into the main themes over the next few weeks so don't forget to subscribe.    

On the eve of the publication of the latest Scotgov paper on the economy of an independent Scotland, Yes Skye and Lochalsh held an informative event with guest Ian Stewart. Ian is a retired senior banker at RBS Global, former director of Switch Card Services and an active member of the Scottish Currency Group. In this conversation, Ian explains the key proposals of the Scottish Currency Group and...