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 Aug 28, 2020
Friday Aug 28, 2020
It’s the week in which Ruth Davidson called on the Scottish government to release correspondence around its handling of the pandemic as patients were discharged from hospital to care homes; in which the Gers figures highlight a big rise in public spending deficit; and in which we reflect on the new leaders of two of the big parties.
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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Friday Aug 21, 2020
Friday Aug 21, 2020
Journalists in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Dundee come together to explain how different parts of the country are responding to threats popping up from coronavirus, to discuss the latest in the Salmond saga, and to wonder if some kids playing in the background of the recording now have better public profile than leader of the Scottish Labour Party.
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Friday Aug 14, 2020
Friday Aug 14, 2020
It’s the week in which there was a huge stooshie over exams. Wait, wasn’t that last week? Five years after promising to make education her top priority, and amid Scotland’s fall in league tables in key subjects, Nicola Sturgeon’s Education Minister bowed to pressure to change this year’s exam results. We hear what the impact of the uncertainty has been on Scotland’s pupils, listen in on Ruth Davidson’s return to the chamber, and discover the latest on former SNP leader Alex Salmond.
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Friday Aug 07, 2020
Friday Aug 07, 2020
It’s the week in which Scottish pupils got their exam results, but with exams having been cancelled this year, they were based on teachers’ estimates, which had then been adjusted by the exam board – in most cases, reducing the estimated grades. We explain why, and the fallout from the move, as well as discussing the Chancellor’s visit to Scotland, the reimposed lockdown in Aberdeen, the new Scottish Conservative leader, and more.
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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Friday Jul 31, 2020
Friday Jul 31, 2020
It was shaping up to be a relatively quiet week in politics in Scotland – until the shock resignation last night of Jackson Carlaw as leader of the Scottish Conservatives. Why he stepped down so suddenly, who will replace him, and much more in this week’s episode.
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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Friday Jul 24, 2020
Friday Jul 24, 2020
It’s the week in which the UK Prime Minister’s visit to Scotland was warmly welcomed by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon – not least because his presence here does nothing to harm her own image. We discuss their approval ratings, unionism, and the latest on the return for schools.
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Friday Jul 17, 2020
Friday Jul 17, 2020
It’s the week in which a temporary rehoming of Parliament in York is mooted, but in which Westminster again seems set to try to re-centralise executive power. Plus, everyone’s confused about data (including people who really shouldn’t be). 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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Friday Jul 10, 2020
Friday Jul 10, 2020
It’s the week in which Scotland entered Phase 3 of lockdown easing, but with coronavirus five times more prevalent in England, and the USA reporting daily record numbers of infections, what governs the speed at which different countries reopen? Plus, more economic stimulus from the Chancellor, a blast from the political past, and, who’d piss off a dentist?
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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Saturday Jul 04, 2020
Saturday Jul 04, 2020
It’s the week in which the Prime Minister said there was no border between Scotland and England, in which employers were told to look for signs of domestic abuse as workers begin to return from furlough, and in which we report on the plight of migrant fishermen trapped in Scottish ports. We’ve also got the story of someone suffering significant health effects from Covid-19, even after 100 days, and much more.
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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Friday Jun 26, 2020
Friday Jun 26, 2020
It’s the week in which the political news seemed to come from a bygone age, with a Labour MP sacked amid allegations of anti-Semitism, and with allegations of cronyism among the Conservatives. Is this what people mean when they talk about getting back to normal? But Covid-19 is never far away, as we also discuss how other countries are dealing with resurgences in the virus following various lockdown easings. 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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