Scottish Independence Podcasts

June's round up of topical clips from the world of Scottish politics and culture presented by a rather croaky-voiced Fiona (thanks to a touch of hayfever) and guest presenter James.  Topics covered this month are: 00:00:24  A written constitution for Scotland 00:06:27  A legal opinion on flaws in the Supreme Court Decision 00:11:43  Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp on the impact of a wellbeing economy on pol...

Lesley Riddoch gives a fascinating presentation to launch her new book Thrive: The Freedom to Flourish. Hosted by the Perth Yes Hub at the Bell Library in Perth, Lesley reads excerpts from the book and shares a selection of  anecdotes. She draws inspiration from our Nordic neighbours and those Scots who have decided to get on with whatever needs to be done to allow their communities to thrive. You...

All Scottish Independence supporters know that the weight of UK media is against us. The BBC deploys subtle - and not so subtle - tactics on a daily basis to undermine what it sees as a threat to the increasingly DISunited Kingdom. In this episode we chat to our guests about their experiences and how they find ways to get their message across. Our first guests are Jane Davidson and Sylvia Willmot...

First Minister Humza Yousaf held a short press conference to launch the publication of a  paper on  proposals for a written constitution for an independent Scotland.  This is the fourth in the Building A New Scotland series of papers.  You can find all the papers on the Scotgov website here  You can also find previous press conferences and discussions on Scotland's future written constitution on o...

MPs John MacNally and Martyn Day are joined in their Westminster offices by guests  Bert McLennan and  Calum Cooper to discuss different kinds of democracy and electoral systems to be found in USA and Ireland.  There are also some fascinating predictions for the outcome of the Republican presidential candidates - which may need to be updated now that Trump has been indicted! You can watch regular...

An update on progress from Wilma and Judith, the irrepressible pair from InverYess who are masterminding this ambitious project.  Find out how it will work and how you can get involved. Check out the Chain of Freedom Facebook page for registration forms and downloadable content.   You can watch the video version of this interview on our Youtube channel Scottish Independence Podcasts: Indypod Extra...

Apart from half a dozen tourists watching the event on the big screen in Princes St Gardens, Coronation Day in Edinburgh was a very muted affair - unless you were up on iconic Calton Hill where Our Republic were holding a Rally for a Scottish Republic. In this episode we have collected up the best of the speeches from the rally. Chapters:  00:00  Intro 1:52    Our Republic 4:24     Tommy Sheppard...

Our monthly round up of topical clips for May 23. 00:00:08  Intro 00:01:15  George Gunn poem on Calton Hill 00:04:16   Royal privileges petition 00:09:23   Jim Cassidy and Ann Mullin at AUOB 00:15:47   Tommy Sheppard interview Calton Hill 00:18:34    Westminster urgent question Public Order Act 00:26:42    Stephen Flynn at PMQs 00:29:38    Illegal migration bill HoL 00:34:34     Plain speaking abo...

We talk to film maker Jane McAllister about her documentary film To See Ourselves. The film looks at the run up to the 2014 Scottish Independence vote and follows the tireless campaigning efforts of her activist father. The ambition, frustration, heartbreak, joy and hope of those days are captured in the film. You can watch the trailer for the film here   If you would like to help support this amb...

Most Scots seemed largely indifferent to the Coronation which was certainly not reflected in the wall to wall obsequiousness of the mainstream media offering. Instead we decided to escape the TV to join more than 20 thousand pals on a wee jaunt through Glasgow.  Marlene and Fiona battled the elements to create an outdoor podcast recording with, it has to be said, mixed results, but here are all th...

Who wants a Scottish Republic?  Our podcast team had a day out in Edinburgh recently to attend a meeting called For A Scottish Republic, with a panel including the Lorna slater and Patrick Harvie, co-leaders of the Scottish Greens, John Hill from Our Republic and French journalist Assa Samake-Roman. Along with our guest Marion Robertson, Fiona and Marlene share our favourite moments from the event...

On the eve on the coronation, this week's podcast comes from a national forum meeting of the Radical Independence Campaign.  Topics on the agenda include the preparations for the Not My King demonstration on Calton Hill in Edinburgh on 6th May, the Declaration of Calton Hill, thoughts on the role and focus of the RIC going forward and some ideas to strengthen the local group structure. Pull up a c...

April's round up of topical clips from the world of Scottish politics.  Regular host Fiona is joined by guest co-host James as we catch up on events at Holyrood, Westminster and further afield.  We also turn the spotlight on the mainstream media and how to come out on top. Check out our Youtube channel for videos and extended video versions of some of these clips.   Contains information licensed u...

#MMT - Modern Monetary Theory - is the topic for this month's Mibbes Aye episode. Our guest is Jim Byrne who writes a series of economics articles for Bylines Scotland. Jim's articles give clear and accessible information about how Modern Monetary Theory works. In this episode, Fiona and Marlene get our heads around the basics of the theory and dig a little deeper into the implications of MMT for...

An update on our previous show on Land Justice, with Loch Lomond once again under threat by a planning application which the locals are united against. Listen to our original Land Justice episode here  You can also watch the video version of this podcast episode on our Indypod Extra Youtube channel. Music "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod "Contains information licensed under the Scottish Parliament Copy...

Introducing Aye Matters - podcast edit of a discussion hosted by two of our Scottish MPs  - Martyn Day and John McNally covering their experiences at Westminster as well as an insight into activities in their home constituencies.   You can watch the video version of the show on Independence Live's Youtube channel where it will be aired on Mondays whenever parliament is in session.

Iain Bruce talks to Mary Church of Friends of the Earth Scotland about the Scottish government's new Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan - does it need to go further?  Faster?  Are hydrogen and carbon capture the solutions we need?

Another stormer of a month in Scottish politics, with the SNP leadership contest finally leading to the appointment of a new First Minister. Join us for a round up of this and all the other highlights of the month   "Contains information licensed under the Scottish Parliament Copyright Licence".    

...or a pirate's dream come true? With our guests Prof Alf Baird, Mike Robertson and Geordie Sandison, we explore the background, concept and complications of freeports.  We also ask whether the Scottish concept of "Greenports" is really any better? Includes a short extract from Ep 153 of the Commonweal Policy Podcast, you can listen to that whole episode here or wherever you get your podcasts. Mu...

John Drummond chats with Judith Reid, one of the team organising the Scottish Chain of Freedom event, an ambitious plan to have 75k people all holding hands all along the central belt canal system.   Find out more from their facebook page and register interest in taking part. Music: Motivational Upbeat Corporate by RinkevichMusic https://soundcloud.com/rinkevichmusic Video Link: https://youtu.be/U...

Yes Glasgow South Side held a zoom event with Craig Dalzell,  Head of Policy at Commonweal and also co-author of this remarkable new book "Sorted - a handbook for a better Scotland" Craig gives an overview of the main chapters and then takes Q and A from the audience You can purchase the book Sorted from Commonweal.scot  Music: Motivational Upbeat Corporate by RinkevichMusic https://soundcloud.com...

We thought February might be a quiet month politically - how wrong we were! We start the extraordinary month's round up at the Time for Scotland torchlit march and rally to mark the anniversary of the Brexit debacle, we mull over options for plebiscite referenda, then mid month, the bombshell announcement that Nicola Sturgeon is resigning as FM and leader of the SNP.   Then, following the big anno...

All you ever wanted to know about ferries but were afraid to ask!  Ignore all the unionist dog whistle politics where the word "ferry" is shorthand with failure and incompetence.  We have to be able to have open and honest discussions about our infrastructure, what it is like right now, how can we overcome any problems and just how good could it be? In this week's podcast, presenters Fiona and Mar...

Climate Justice show Rising Clyde is our guest podcast this week.  Host Iain Bruce has a conversation with three activists in Glasgow about the state of the various campaigns around the cost of living crisis and how they can combine with the climate justice movement - in the words of one of the activists "connecting the end of the world with the end of the month"! Jess Galloway of Power to the Peo...

Nicola Sturgeon caught us all on the hop with her surprise resignation. In this special episode, John Drummond chats with journalist Lesley Riddoch and Believe in Scotland CEO Gordon MacIntyre Kemp about the impact on the Yes movement and where we go from here. Whatever your views on her achievements as a politician and campaigner, nobody can deny that she has put in one hell of a shift as First M...