The only podcast you need to keep your finger on the pulse of Scottish politics. Each episode, as well as an in-depth interview and top national and international politics headlines, political journalists from The Press & Journal, The Courier, Evening Express and Evening Telegraph discuss and explain the week’s biggest stories from Holyrood, Westminster and beyond. Be Better Briefed, with The Stooshie.
The Stooshie: the politics podcast from DC Thomson
Insight and analysis with a Scottish focus from political commentators from The Courier, The Press & Journal, the Evening Telegraph and the Evening Express.
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Episodes
Friday Sep 30, 2022
Friday Sep 30, 2022
Historian David Alston explains why he thinks a £1.8m fund built off the backs of the historic slave trade should be returned. The so-called Dick Bequest, which helps teachers in the north-east, “belongs in Jamaica”, he tells Calum Ross in our featured interview.
We also take stock of Liz Truss’s terrible week which saw the Bank intervene and the pound sink.
Labour have rocketed up in the polls, as we discuss implications for Scotland.
And we look at the important stories of the week across the regions, including major job losses in Aberdeen and concerns about council funds in Tayside.
Friday Sep 23, 2022
Friday Sep 23, 2022
Lib Dem MP Wendy Chamberlain tells us in our featured interview about her proposals to improve carers’ rights. The North East Fife politician spoke to reporter Rachel Amery about unpaid leave and the need for better work-life balance.
We also assess Prime Minister Liz Truss’s first acts in office as her new chancellor unpicks their own party’s finance and tax policies in the Commons.
And we discuss the growing concern over delays to major road improvements on the A9 and A96 where lives are being lost.
Friday Sep 16, 2022
Friday Sep 16, 2022
What a summer. New prime minister Liz Truss barely had time to get into Downing Street before the Queen died and the UK went into national mourning. We have a new prime minister, a new King and a lot of problems being stored up for winter. Does Ms Truss have what it takes to lead he UK out of a tough time? Will she be put off by the “attention seeker” in Bute House? Can Nicola Sturgeon forge ahead with her plans for a referendum next year? And what does the new monarch mean for a long national debate on our constitution
Friday Jul 08, 2022
Friday Jul 08, 2022
After an utterly chaotic few days, the Prime Minister finally conceded he had to resign. What does that mean for the future leadership of the UK, and what, ultimately, will it mean for Scotland? Join a really quite tired politics team at DC Thomson as we try to take stock and look to what’s coming next.
Subscribe to the Courier or Press and Journal today to stay up to date on local and Scottish news. Go to www.thecourier.co.uk/subscribe or www.pressandjournal.co.uk/subscribe to get unlimited access to the news that matters to you.
Friday Jul 01, 2022
Friday Jul 01, 2022
It’s the week in which we mark 10 years since the Tornado fast-jet tragedy in northern Scotland. What are campaigners saying about the lack of safety improvements and answers for bereaved families? We speak to campaigner Jimmy Jones. MSPs head off for their summer break from parliament. What did we learn in a session which ended with a major announcement on independence? We run through the highlights.
Subscribe to the Courier or Press and Journal today to stay up to date on Local and Scottish news. Go to www.thecourier.co.uk/subscribe/ or www.pressandjournal.co.uk/subscribe/ to get unlimited access to the news that matters to you.
Friday Jun 24, 2022
Friday Jun 24, 2022
It’s the week in which Ian Blackford has faced calls to resign and the country’s railways come to a standstill as workers go on strike over a pay dispute. We also speak to Marj Adams from the campaign group Keep Mum about their anger at the lack of maternity care in Moray.
Subscribe to the Courier or Press and Journal today to stay up to date on Local and Scottish news. Go to www.thecourier.co.uk/subscribe/ or www.pressandjournal.co.uk/subscribe/ to get unlimited access to the news that matters to you.
Friday Jun 17, 2022
Friday Jun 17, 2022
It’s the week in which Nicola Sturgeon heralded a new dawn for independence but didn’t have a legal route or date to show for it. Conservatives continue to stand firmly against a second referendum and point to failings on domestic issues including two ferries on the Clyde. But there’s better news sailing down the Forth. And we rake over the eye-opening judgement in the strange case of ‘Lady Whistledown’.
Subscribe to the Courier or Press and Journal today to stay up to date on Local and Scottish news. Go to www.thecourier.co.uk/subscribe/ or www.pressandjournal.co.uk/subscribe/ to get unlimited access to the news that matters to you.
Friday Jun 10, 2022
Friday Jun 10, 2022
It’s the week in which serious problems with the country’s approach to drug and alcohol abuse were sidelined by distractions at Westminster. Boris Johnson faced down a confidence vote which leaves his party bitterly divided from top to bottom and with the Scottish Tories. Meanwhile, we spoke with MSP Paul Sweeney about how Labour might tackle drug addiction. We also discussed exclusive coverage of a key drugs taskforce figure’s resignation and failings in Scotland’s minimum alcohol pricing policy.
Subscribe to the Courier or Press and Journal today to stay up to date on Local and Scottish news. Go to www.thecourier.co.uk/subscribe/ or www.pressandjournal.co.uk/subscribe/ to get unlimited access to the news that matters to you.
Friday Jun 03, 2022
Friday Jun 03, 2022
It’s the week in which Scotland’s finance secretary Kate Forbes got branded “Thatcher” for a spending review with harsh consequences for public services. Scotland’s census continued to limp along past the already-extended deadline, while critics feared it would be a dud for useful information. And we discuss a special investigation from our colleagues looking at autism in education, including a chat with SNP schools secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville.
Subscribe to the Courier or Press and Journal today to stay up to date on Local and Scottish news. Go to www.thecourier.co.uk/subscribe/ or www.pressandjournal.co.uk/subscribe/ to get unlimited access to the news that matters to you.
Subscribe to the Courier or Press and Journal today to stay up to date on Local and Scottish news. Go to www.thecourier.co.uk/subscribe/ or www.pressandjournal.co.uk/subscribe/ to get unlimited access to the news that matters to you.
Friday May 27, 2022
Friday May 27, 2022
It’s the week in which Boris Johnson said he’s staying put despite a horrendous report from Sue Gray detailing puking, fighting and boozed-up gatherings at the heart of government in lockdown. It’s all bad news for Douglas Ross too, who’s under pressure to turn on his boss. Nicola Sturgeon was meanwhile marking her long-service landmark as first minister while recovering from Covid. What’s her legacy, and what is she still planning to do in the job?
Subscribe to The Courier or Press and Journal today to stay up to date on local and Scottish news. Go to www.thecourier.co.uk/subscribe/ or www.pressandjournal.co.uk/subscribe/ to get unlimited access to the news that matters to you.