The Stooshie: the politics podcast from DC Thomson

Week 17, 2020: The [Scottish] government’s lockdown exit strategy

It’s the week in which the government – the Scottish government, not the UK government – published a white paper outlining what the lifting of lockdown might look like. Westminster has been criticised not just for failing to be as clear as Holyrood on this, but also for mixing up what numbers on testing relate to the UK and which just to England. Join journalists from across the DC Thomson Media folio of newspapers, and from their homes all across the country, to help you understand how Scotland, the UK and the world is fighting coronavirus. 
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Week 16, 2020: Lockdown extended (but it seems to be working)

It’s the week in which the coronavirus lockdown was extended for at least a further three weeks – though there are promising signs in the data that it’s working – and in which attention turned to some of its most vulnerable victims. Join journalists from across the DC Thomson Media folio of newspapers, and from their homes all across the country, to help you understand how Scotland, the UK and the world is fighting coronavirus. 
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Week 15, 2020: CMO resigns, virtual FMQs, and PM in ICU

It’s the week in which Scotland’s Chief Medical Officer resigned after she didn’t follow her own advice about staying home in the coronavirus lockdown, in which First Minister’s Questions moved online for the first time in political history, and in which the Prime Minister, who has contracted COVID-19, has been moved to an intensive care unit. 
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Week 14, 2020: Confusion over ventilator procurement – but some reasons for cautious optimism too

It’s the week that confusion reigned over procurement responsibilities for ventilators to treat coronavirus patients, and in which the process of gathering data on cases changed to better and more quickly reflect reality. And though it’s a bit of a grim reality for lots of us, there are some reasons for cautious optimism too. 
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Week 13, 2020: The Salmond verdict, and coronavirus lockdown

It’s the week that the UK formally went into lockdown in the fight against coronavirus, but it’s also the week in which former First Minister Alex Salmond was cleared of the sexual assault allegations made against him. We hear from the journalist who broke the story of the original allegations on what the verdict means for the future of Scottish politics, plus all the latest on coronavirus, and some tips on working from home. 
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Week 11, 2020: Coronavirus formally moves to a new phase

It’s the week in which, well, there may have been a well-received Budget from the UK Chancellor, but there’s only one topic on the minds of politicians and public alike: coronavirus. With us moving formally from the ‘contain’ phase into ‘delay’, we discuss what that means, and what the coming weeks and months could look like. 
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Week 10, 2020: Coronavirus, and Burrowing Boris

It’s the week in which coronavirus dominated the news once again, as the rate of infection accelerates, even if the actual numbers are still low; Nicola Sturgeon’s statesmanlike demeanour is a sharp contrast to Boris Johnson’s at briefings; and elsewhere in politics, the bridge to Northern Ireland – widely mocked as a fantastical distraction technique when first proposed – seems to be moving into the realms of the merely wildly improbable. 
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Special edition: coronavirus has reached Scotland

With the first case of coronavirus confirmed in Scotland – right in the heart of the communities served by some of our newspapers – we wanted to record a special episode of The Stooshie following an emergency Cobra meeting and statements by the Prime Minister and First Minister. Join journalists from across the DC Thomson Media folio of newspapers for the latest advice, and for calm, objective reporting to give you the information and context you need. 
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Week 9, 2020: A victory for the Greens

It’s the week when the Greens scored a rare victory, securing assurances from the SNP to look at providing free bus travel for the under 19s – and there was more environmental wrangling as the third runway at Heathrow got a grilling at First Minister’s Questions. Plus, we ask again how truly family-friendly Holyrood is, and whether some people were right for branding a drag queen with risqué social media posts reading to primary school kids anything but family friendly. 
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Week 8, 2020: Would you get into the UK if the points system was implemented?

It’s the week that the SNP’s visa proposals suddenly look like a bit of smart politics, as the UK’s points-based immigration controls pitch has gone down like a cup of cold sick in Scotland. Would you get in if the UK government’s proposals were implemented? Take our test to find out: https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/politics/uk-politics/1154632/points-based-immigration-would-you-be-allowed-into-the-uk-under-the-new-rules-take-the-test-now/ 
Plus, thoughts are turning to a post-Sturgeon SNP, as an apparent power struggle emerges between Angus Robertson and Joanna Cherry. Join journalists from across the DC Thomson Media folio of newspapers, and from all across the country, to help you understand the implications of what’s happening in Holyrood, Westminster and beyond. 
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