The Steamie by The Scotsman

Alistair Grant, Rachel Amery, Alexander Brown and David Bol (fresh from the overnight count) discuss Labour's victory in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election. Should it have come as such a shock, and what does it mean for next year's Holyrood election? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alistair Grant, David Bol, Rachel Amery and Alexander Brown discuss the crunch Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election. Plus, should Douglas Ross have been kicked out of First Minister's Questions on Thursday for heckling John Swinney? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alexander Brown, Rachel Amery and David Bol discuss whether Keir Starmer's EU deal is actually good and ask if Reform could actually win the Hamilton by-election. Plus, Rachel sits down with Ash Regan to discuss plans for a new prostitution law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alexander Brown, Rachel Amery, and David Bol discuss Assisted Dying and Labour's new approach to immigration. Plus, Rachel sits down with national treasure and expert pollster Sir John Curtice to discuss the Scottish elections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alexander Brown, Rachel Amery, and David Bol discuss the Programme for Government, some particularly surprising polling, and just how disorganised the Labour party is. Plus, David sits down with Liam McArthur to discuss assisted dying Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alexander Brown and David Bol discuss Tony Blair losing faith on Net Zero, the closure of Grangemouth, and Maggie Chapman keeping her place on the Equalities Committee. Plus, David sits down with Roz Foyer at the Scottish Trades Union Congress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alistair Grant, Alexander Brown, Rachel Amery and David Bol discuss John Swinney's summit in Glasgow aimed at tackling the 'hard right'. Plus, Rachel sits down with Patrick Harvie to mark one year since the collapse of the Bute House Agreement between the SNP and the Greens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alistair Grant, Alexander Brown, David Bol and Rachel Amery discuss the impact of Donald Trump's tariffs on Scotland. Elsewhere, the team talk about Jamie Greene MSP quitting the Scottish Tory group at Holyrood, and Alistair sits down with Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton ahead of his party's conference in Inverness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adc...

Alistair Grant, Rachel Amery, Alexander Brown and David Bol discuss the impact of the Spring Statement on Scotland, and its potential political ramifications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alistair Grant, Rachel Amery, David Bol and Alexander Brown discuss the UK Government's welfare reform plans and the future of Grangemouth. Plus, The Scotsman's education correspondent Calum Ross details the crisis facing Dundee University after an extraordinary committee session in the Scottish Parliament. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alistair Grant, Rachel Amery and Alexander Brown discuss Nicola Sturgeon's contested legacy after she announced her decision to stand down as an MSP next year. Plus, Alex has the latest on a growing Labour rebellion in Westminster over expected cuts to the benefits system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Reform UK's deputy leader Richard Tice visited a Glasgow chippy to celebrate the party's newest defections in Scotland. Unfortunately, he was unable to recall their full names. Alistair Grant, Rachel Amery, David Bol and Alexander Brown talk about this and more in this week's episode of the podcast. Rachel also sits down for a wide-ranging chat with SNP MSP Emma Roddick. Learn more about your ad c...

Alistair Grant, Rachel Amery and Alexander Brown discuss the First Minister's attack on Reform UK, and the rise of Nigel Farage's party in Scotland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alistair Grant sat down with Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar ahead of his party's annual conference in Glasgow this weekend. They talked polls, council tax - and Mr Sarwar's recent U-turn over gender reform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alistair Grant, Alexander Brown, David Bol and Rachel Amery discuss the alleged "hit list" drawn up by allies of Stephen Flynn, the SNP's Westminster leader. Plus, will we ever see council tax reform? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alistair Grant and David Bol sit down with Russell Findlay, the Scottish Conservative leader, to discuss his party's policy platform, the "self-righteous" Holyrood bubble - and the threat posed by Reform UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alistair Grant, David Bol and Rachel Amery sit down with First Minister John Swinney in his office in Holyrood for a wide-ranging interview, touching on the NHS, education, council tax - and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alistair Grant, David Bol and Alexander Brown discuss another busy week in Scottish and UK politics, from John Swinney's visa plans to Donald Trump. The team also touch on the political fallout surrounding the horrific Southport murders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alistair Grant, Rachel Amery, Alexander Brown and David Bol discuss the rise of Nigel Farage's Reform UK in Scotland. Rachel then sits down with Kate Forbes, the deputy first minister, to discuss the future of Gaelic following a big week for the language. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alistair Grant, Alexander Brown, Rachel Amery and David Bol discuss the start of the political year - and the impact of Elon Musk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this special festive episode, Alistair Grant, David Bol and Alexander Brown pick out their political highs and lows of 2024 - and make some bold predictions for the year ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alistair Grant, Rachel Amery, David Bol and Alexander Brown discuss some tough polling for Scottish Labour. Can Anas Sarwar, the party's leader, regain momentum? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alistair Grant, Rachel Amery and David Bol discuss some of the key points from the Scottish Budget. This special episode of The Steamie was recorded in Holyrood just moments after SNP finance secretary Shona Robison addressed MSPs, and can also be watched in video form on The Scotsman's website. *Recorded as live in Margo's Bar at Holyrood Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.co...

Alistair Grant, Rachel Amery and David Bol discuss the looming Scottish Budget. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This special episode of The Steamie is part of a series in The Scotsman this week focussing on the failure to dual the A9 between Perth and Inverness. Join Rachel Amery, Politics Correspondent, Alastair Dalton,Transport Correspondent and Neil Greig, road safety expert, as they discuss the ongoing saga. This podcast was recorded on the 6th of November 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit p...