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 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?
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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.
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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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Friday Jun 19, 2020
Friday Jun 19, 2020
It’s the week in which Scotland moved into Phase 2 of its lockdown easing protocol, though with some slight adjustments to what we had expected. Find out what the new changes are, and get the latest on school reopening, stats, and Brexit, plus, at no extra cost, a reference to Austin Powers.
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Friday Jun 12, 2020
Friday Jun 12, 2020
It’s the week in which there was a difference of opinion between the WHO and Scottish government about the relaxing of the 2m social distancing rule to 1m. Balancing public safety against mitigating the economic disaster of the coronavirus crisis is as much a political decision as a scientific one, and as Scottish tourism and hospitality businesses are advised to target a July 15 reopening date, the team grapple with the factors behind that decision on this week’s episode.
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Friday Jun 05, 2020
Friday Jun 05, 2020
It’s the week in which we’ve begin to enjoy some easing of lockdown restrictions, in which we’ve seen both cause for concern and optimism in economics and health, and in which some – and only some – MPs helped turn Parliament into the world’s poshest Ikea.
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Friday May 29, 2020
Friday May 29, 2020
In a special edition of The Stooshie, David Clegg talks to Kezia Dugdale, who recently won a case which was significant not only because it was the first of its kind to be held virtually, but far more importantly because it has serious repercussions for the freedom of the press. Listen to hear Kezia tell her story in an honest and powerful way – only on The Stooshie.
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