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The Scottish Politics Podcast

The Scottish Politics Podcast is hosted by Daily Record Political Editor David Clegg who is joined at parliament by a variety of guests from across Scottish politics every Thursday after First Minister's questions.


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20th anniversary of the Scottish Parliament - Jack McConnell on the smoking ban, sectarianism and how Scotland had to change

May 10, 2019
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Twenty years on - What has the Scottish Parliament achieved?

Apr 23, 2019
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Alyn Smith and David Martin on: Brexit chaos, the way forward, what happens next and the Scottish independence debate

Mar 28, 2019
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Liam Kerr and Monica Lennon: on fishing after Brexit, Theresa May's trip to Scotland, whether the House of Commons will approve the deal, the Scottish Government's new drug and alcohol strategy, the methadone programme and safe consumption rooms

Nov 29, 2018
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Willie Rennie and Alison Johnstone on: teachers' pay, the Scottish budget, flu jabs, Brexit, indyref2 and Scottish Politician of the Year

Nov 22, 2018
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Adam Tomkins and Shona Robison join us for a Brexit special

Nov 15, 2018
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Labour MP Ian Murray on Brexit, Jeremy Corbyn and his thoughts on the recent increase in trouble at football

Nov 8, 2018
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Gail Ross and Andy Wightman on: First Minister's Questions, Michelle Ballantyne's comments on having children while receiving benefits, the Audit Scotland report on the NHS, and goat hunting on Islay

Oct 25, 2018
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Kezia Dugdale and Alex Cole-Hamilton on: Labour withdrawing legal support from Kezia, First Minister's Questions, a tourist tax for Edinburgh, the Labour Party conference and the future of Brexit

Sep 27, 2018
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Neil Findlay and Emma Harper on: child mental health, Scottish drug policy, the ban on Mesh implants, Brexit

Sep 27, 2018
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Anas Sarwar on: his personal experience of racism, death threats against his family, the impact of social media on racism, the role of the traditional media, the Burka row and Boris Johnson, Labour and anti-Semitism, his hopes for the future.

Aug 20, 2018
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Rona Mackay and Maurice Golden on: Gillian Martin, Scottish Government reshuffle, First Minister's Questions , sentencing and policing Donald Trump's visit

Jun 28, 2018
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Johann Lamont and Gillian Martin on; Mark McDonald, sexual harassment, First Minister's Questions and Donald Trump's UK visit

Jun 21, 2018
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Ross Greer and Annie Wells on; the SNP's Westminster walkout, the EU withdrawal bill, indyref2, First Minister's Questions and freedom of information

Jun 14, 2018
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Tavish Scott and Ash Denham on; the gay pardon bill, abortion in Northern Ireland, First Minister's Questions, the growth commission report and the SNP conference

Jun 7, 2018
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Jackie Baillie and Tom Arthur on; the growth commission report, Audit Scotland warning on Scottish fire service finances, First Minister's Questions and access to medicines

May 31, 2018
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Miles Briggs and Kate Forbes on: the growth commission report, First Minister's Questions, the impact of Brexit on the NHS, and allegations of bullying at Marine Scotland

May 24, 2018
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Alex Neil and Jenny Marra on: Brexit, constitutional crisis, prisoner voting and NHS funding

May 17, 2018
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Kezia Dugdale and Jenny Gilruth on: their relationship, Jeremy Corbyn, independence, Brexit and the Edinburgh derby

May 10, 2018
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The Scottish Politics Podcast - Coming Soon

May 2, 2018