The Stooshie: the politics podcast from DC Thomson

Week 4, 2021: The PM in Scotland, and an MP in the wrong part of Scotland

It’s the week in which the Prime Minister visited Scotland in a controversial bid to clasp a country more firmly to his bosom which opinion polls have shown time and again is becoming more pro-independence. Did it work? Should it have happened? Plus, how women’s rights groups were ‘fobbed off’ when they tried to get involved with the Brexit negotiations, to protect hard-won rights, and, with Courier Political Editor Paul Malik back in the chair, there’s a small matter of a Stoosh of the Week to be awarded.
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Week 3, 2021: Schools closures extended, Scottish Labour leader hopefuls, and disinformation

It’s the week in which schools in Scotland were confirmed as staying closed for longer, two candidates threw their respective hats into the ring for the leadership of Scottish Labour, and, as Donald Trump leaves the White House, disinformation and fake news comes under the spotlight on this side of the Atlantic. 
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Week 2, 2021: 10 points if you can name the just-resigned Scottish Labour leader

It’s the week in which the Scottish Labour leader has resigned, Brexit reality bites for fisherfolk, and we see some encouraging signs in both the vaccination and the infection data for Covid-19. It’s also the week in which our new Head of Politics, David Mac Dougall, takes the reins, and we have an unscheduled appearance from his snoring labrador. Everyone’s a critic.
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Week 1, 2021: NHS Tayside scandal, Brexit reality check, and revolting Trump supporters

It’s tough to criticise the NHS just now, but the latest scandal to hit NHS Tayside – and, in particular, chiefs’ stonewalling in the aftermath – is an important story to tell. Find out the details, hear of the Brexit reality biting at ports, dig into a potential Donald Trump visit to Scotland, and more, on this first episode of the new year. 
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Week 51, 2020: What Christmas really needs is a buncha confusing rules

It’s the final episode of 2020, and like everyone, the Stooshie team are trying hard to understand the different rules in effect across the country about mixing over the festive period. Plus, we have the latest revelations from the Salmond inquiry, and news of a new suspect in the Lockerbie bombing.
The Stooshie will be taking a short break over Christmas, but we’ll be back in the new year. From everyone on the team, and across DC Thomson, if you’re celebrating we wish you a happy, peaceful Christmas, and if you’re one of the legions of key workers helping keep the country running, a huge thank you from all of us. Here’s to a happier 2021!
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Week 50, 2020: Brexit looms (again), plus SNP chief exec speaks at Salmond inquiry

It’s the week in which Brexit crashed towards its final deadline (and if it feels like you’ve read that sentence a million times before, imagine how it feels writing it), in which the Scottish government came in for criticism over its handling of ferries and Bifab, and in which SNP CEO Peter Murrell, husband to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, appeared before the Salmond inquiry.
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Week 49: Vaccines! Plus, the SNP’s Cold War heats up

It's the week in which we learned that the coronavirus vaccine was to start almost-immediate roll-out – though there are lots of logistical challenges to be overcome. We also discuss the schisms in the usually-disciplined SNP, explain the latest on lockdown tiers and plans for Christmas, and there's a new Stoosh of the Week.
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Week 48, 2020: The implications and controversy of the Spending Review

It's the week in which the Chancellor gave his Spending Review – but there were plenty of controversies in the decisions, especially for Scotland. Plus, we look ahead to the SNP conference, and with our regular host absent, Courier Political Editor Paul Malik finally gets his way, and awards his inaugural Stoosh of the Week to Ian Blackford.
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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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