The Stooshie: the politics podcast from DC Thomson

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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Week 37, 2020: A call for independence – from an unexpected place

It’s the week in which the UK government announced it planned to break the law, but that wasn’t even the most surprising news of the week. Alongside a re-tightening of lockdown restrictions, there’s more on the hate crime legislation, but we also hear from Alistair Carmichael MP on a fresh bid for independence — by Shetland.
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Week 36, 2020: Independence, Labour’s challenge in Scotland, and the Mordor squad

It’s the week in which independence again dominated Scottish politics, following the publication of the roadmap for the remainder of the SNP’s parliamentary term. Plus, Labour’s challenge, the Mordor squad, 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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Week 35, 2020: Conservatives pressure the Scottish government on Covid-19 patients discharged to care homes

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.
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Week 34, 2020: Coronavirus flare-ups, Salmond, and the worst post-devolution Scottish politician

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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Week 33, 2020: U-turn on exam results – and Ruth Davidson back in Holyrood (for a wee while, at least)

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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Week 32, 2020: The stooshie over the exam results

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.
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