The Stooshie: the politics podcast from DC Thomson

Week 47, 2020: Johnson’s latest devolution gaffe, plus: vaccines!

Another Boris Johnson gaffe kicks off this week’s show, with him having called devolution “a disaster”, but there’s more on the agenda than just that. We update you on the Hate Crimes Bill, explain how the Black Watch gets to fight another day and – oh, the joy! – while there are logistical challenges to rolling out the covid vaccine, that we now have two strong candidates must be the best news of 2020.
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Week 46, 2020: Salmond ‘plot’, racism in Police Scotland, and the Covid latest

Source close to Mark McDonald suggest there’s a link between his resignation – following allegations of sexual misconduct – and the policies that resulted in Alex Salmond’s resignation and prosecution, as the Salmond inquiry rumbles on. Plus, distressing reading from a 500-page report into racism in Police Scotland, and Courier Country locking down further as coronavirus cases rise — but we allow ourselves a little jubilation at the Scotland men’s football result last night!
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Special edition: Professor Sir John Curtice on independence, Brexit, and the US elections

We are delighted this episode to be joined by the prince of polls, Professor Sir John Curtice, who gives us his inimitable insight into the surge in popularity for independence, the role of the pandemic and our leaders’ handling of it on that swing, the upcoming Holyrood elections, and the results of the Scottish Social Attitudes Survey. We start, though, with an analysis of the race for the US Presidency, and what it means for everyone. A vital snapshot briefing on the world at a crossroads.
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Special edition: Generation Next

The Courier and Press & Journal have been showcasing 35 of the brightest political prospects north of the central belt in a series of interviews and features, and in this special episode of The Stooshie, P&J Investigations Editor Calum Ross sits down – virtually, of course – to talk to five of them, one from each of the major parties. There’s passion, articulacy, kindness, conviction and much more; we challenge you not to feel just a little bit more hopeful about the political future of Scotland – and indeed the world – after you hear this conversation.
Read all 35 profiles at thecourier.co.uk/generation-next
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Week 43, 2020: Independence referendum heavyweights on the new independence movement

With polls suggesting the independence movement is gathering momentum, this week we’re delighted to welcome two veterans of the first independence referendum. Blair Jenkins, former chief exec of Yes Scotland, and Ramsay Jones, special adviser to David Cameron at the time, join our journalists to discuss why ‘no’ won in 2014, the effect of the UK and Scottish governments’ handling of the pandemic on voting intentions, personalities, the rallying cry of currency, lessons learned by both sides, and much more. 
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Week 42, 2020: Independence Special – with pro-indy polling at 58%

With poll after poll after poll showing an increase in support for Scottish independence – and with the latest from Ipsos MORI putting it at 58% – we discuss where the surge in support is coming from, what role the leaders in Holyrood and Westminster are playing, the consistent rise in the pro-indy female vote, and what it all means for Brexit, for Europe, for Scotland – for all of us. 
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Week 41, 2020: Prof Pedersen on media failings; Sturgeon/Davidson clash; and an udderly novel hobby

Professor Sarah Pedersen of Robert Gordon University joins the team this week to discuss how the media – and social media – has responded to the pandemic, following the Director of the WHO saying “misinformation about the coronavirus might be the most contagious thing about it”. Plus, a FMQ clash that left Nicola Sturgeon uncomfortable, Brexit, and some revelations from the new leader of the Scottish Conservatives that nobody saw coming.
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Week 40, 2020: Former senior adviser to Alex Salmond, Campbell Gunn

Former senior adviser to Alex Salmond joins The Stooshie this week to talk about the SNP MP who travelled with Covid-19, President Trump’s positive result for the same, but, of course, most of all, Alex Salmond, Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP itself. Learn from the man on the inside about conspiracy theories, what kind of leaders Salmond and Sturgeon are, and whose head Salmond wants – and he pinpoints the moment when the leaders’ relationship began to fracture. 
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Week 39, 2020: The second wave is officially here

It’s the week in which an otherwise pretty dull press release dropped just before we started to record – but it also contained confirmation from all four UK governments that we’re at the start of a second wave of coronavirus. Our journalists focus on the implications of this, the impact of the local lockdowns and guidance across the country, the Chancellor’s new measures to support the economy, and the tough time university students are having.
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Week 38, 2020: Salmond exclusive, and indyref six years on

It’s the week in which we exclusively reported on the police investigation into leaked WhatsApp messages which appeared to show Nicola Sturgeon’s husband backing police action against the former First Minister. Plus, our data editor has been watching the Covid-19 numbers and doesn’t have good news, we report the latest on the government lawbreaking, and, since it’s been six years to the day since the first independence referendum, we reflect on that day and the years since.
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