This month's livestream of clips and chat covering a range of topics including: 00:00:42 Charles visits an Alloa foodbank 00:05:41 Colin Fox's prediction comes true 00:08:00 Dave Doogan calls out Starmer 00:10:16 Labour MP Brian Leishman finds out he has NO influence 00:14:43 The power of "devalation" 00:18:29 The cost of Scotgov mitigation 00:24:15 Patrick Harvie explains the "hoover up" economy 00:25:51 Housebuilding and Sarwar's empty rhetoric 00:31:57 Robin McAlpine schools the Energy Minist...
Jan 31, 2025•52 min•Ep. 925
Our guest this week is William Thomson from the Scotonomics show. In this episode we challenge William with our questions. He tackles those and shares his own thoughts on independence, Modern Monetary Theory and the economic situation in general. Main topics: 00:02:00 Q1: Can Scotland afford to be independent? 00:06:38 Q2: But what about inflation? 00:11:37 Q3: What about the Deficit? 00:16:48 Q4: Should Scotland repay UK debt? 00:20:15 Q5 But doesn't borrowing create debt? 00:31:13 Q6 How will ...
Jan 28, 2025•54 min•Ep. 923
Burns Night 2025 is fast approaching and we've been out and about collecting poetry and stories to create a celebratory podcast episode. Featuring: 00:02:17 To A Louse - performed by Marlene Halliday 00:05:36 Oh Tibbie, I hae Seen the Day - performed by Susi Briggs 00:08:07 Tibbie's Reply - written and performed by Susi Briggs 00:11:31 The Flyting O' Bruce and Red Comyn - written and performed by Susi Briggs 00:18:15 Scots Wha Hae - performed by Lorraine Sinclair 00:22:03 The Stirling Lines - pe...
Jan 24, 2025•40 min•Ep. 924
Fiona and Marlene share their highlights from the Big Land Question conference. In November the Revive Coalition held their biggest conference yet bringing together organisations and individuals with a shared interest in Scotland's land. Who owns it? What do they do with it? Is there a better way? These, and many more questions were covered on the day and you can watch the full day's event on @IndependenceLive 's channel. This podcast covers our favourite bits from the following speakers: 00:01:...
Jan 17, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 922
Greater Glasgow Pensioners for Independence invited guest speaker Andy Anderson to share some new ideas for a strategy to overcome the barriers created by Westminster and the UK supreme court using the UN Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Andy's website is https://respectscottishsovereignty.scot You can find out more about the Covenant here https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/international-covenant-civil-and-political-rights #scottishindependence #sovereignty #UNCPR...
Jan 10, 2025•47 min•Ep. 920
TNT Show host John Drummond interviews data analytics expert Stuart Donald about the insights we can gain from his research into electoral systems, Brexit and the Scottish Constitutional question. Topics include: 00:02:06 Is the Union killing people? 00:05:28 Inequality and the FPTP system 00:07:41 The Myth of the Union Dividend 00:16:17 Slapstick Accounting 00:19:00 Faulty stats drive faulty narratives 00:20:37 Scottish "dividend" based on English needs 00:21:57 How much should Scotland get? 00...
Jan 03, 2025•50 min•Ep. 917
As Westminster's Labour government continues to unravel, discarding election promises with careless abandon, we take a look at the Scottish government's budget proposals for 2025/26. Beginning with John Swinney setting out his vision for Scotland and followed by Shona Robison's presentation of the draft Scottish budget we consider how well the two speeches match up. Does the action match the aspiration? After hearing both speeches we award marks out of 10. Do you agree with our score? Let's find...
Dec 27, 2024•51 min•Ep. 921
The Owning Our Futures event held in Edinburgh in October was a great opportunity to see our quest for independence in the context of other nations and regions across Europe who share similar aims. The delegates took part in three Q and A panels and brought their wisdom, experience and fresh thinking to the table. Organised by the Scottish Independence Convention and the International Committee for European Citizens and chaired by Lesley Riddoch, this was a positive and uplifting event. Panels a...
Dec 20, 2024•48 min•Ep. 919
The Owning Our Futures conference was held in Edinburgh on 5th October 2024 and brought together representatives Autonomy Movements and Self Government campaigners from 14 nations and regions in Europe. Indypodcasters Fiona and Marlene were there - these are our highlights! 00:02:09 Intro: Greg McCarra SIC 00:02:27 Basque: Begotxu Olaizola Elordi 00:09:05 Catalonia: Anna Arque i Solsona 00:15:10 Sicily: Anthony Graziano 00:20:04 Sardinia: Alessandro Cucci 00:26:17 Greenland: Aka Hansen 00:37:20 ...
Dec 13, 2024•52 min•Ep. 918
We meet independent film maker Mairi Sutherland who has been making independent Scottish films for more than 20 years. Mairi has credits as Producer, Director, Screen Writer including the award winning film Red Rose, about the life and mysterious early death of Robert Burns at the age of 37. Mairi tells us about the making of the film back in 2004 and the changes she has seen in the film industry in Scotland and Hollywood since that time. The film is celebrating its 20th anniversary and Mairi is...
Dec 06, 2024•43 min•Ep. 916
Audio replay of our end of November livestream where we played clips and chatted about topics including: 00:02:48 Patrick Harvie at FMQs on Trump's election 00:04:46 John Swinney's reply 00:08:45 Mary Trump on buyer's regret 00:14:43 Led By Donkeys on Elon Musk 00:22:15 Janey Godley voiceover Bearcubs 00:24:34 Edward Mountain asks about the A9 at FMQs 00:28:32 Brendan O'Hara on Winter Fuel Payment at PMQs 00:34:28 The Big Land Question Launch 00:38:07 Restoration Forth project 00:50:57 Janey God...
Nov 29, 2024•54 min•Ep. 915
The Scottish currency Group conference took place over 2 days in Dunfermline on 21st and 22nd September 2024. We were there for both days of fascinating presentations from an impressive and internationally diverse group of experts in their various fields. In this podcast, Fiona and Marlene share 12 of the insights we gained from the discussions. We hope they will whet your interest to find out more. Our 12 insights are: 00:00:45 1. Why we should say NO to Sterlingisation 00:04:35 2. Currency opt...
Nov 22, 2024•56 min•Ep. 913
Bonus episode - our latest Hot Topic episode looks at Trump's victory in the US elections. Fiona and Marlene are joined in the studio by Bill Ramsay and Isobel Lindsay to share our immediate reactions to Trump's victory and consider the likely impact on the situation in Ukraine, for NATO and for the wider world. The Scottish Independence Podcasts team produce a NEW podcast episode every Friday search for Scottish Independence Podcasts wherever you get your podcasts. Remember to like and subscrib...
Nov 19, 2024•57 min•Ep. 914
A bonus episode from the recent Scottish Currency Group conference. Dr Tim Rideout explains the process for introducing a Scottish Currency and the likely timescales for implementation. You can find out more from his website here https://www.reservebank.scot/ The Scottish Currency Group is also active on Facebook. The Scottish Independence Podcasts team produce a NEW podcast episode every Friday search for Scottish Independence Podcasts wherever you get your podcasts. Remember to like and subscr...
Nov 15, 2024•34 min•Ep. 909
One of the events marking 10 years since the Scottish Independence Referendum was a conference "2014 - 2024 Scottish Independence and the British State 10 Years On". The event was held on 14th September at Glasgow Caledonian University and was organised by the group Conter. Part One of our coverage of that conference was an interview with Liam McLaughlan who delivered the opening speech. This episode is the second part of our coverage of the event and includes highlights from several of the key ...
Nov 08, 2024•57 min•Ep. 911
Podcast version of this month's Livestream chat with Indypodcasters Fiona and Marlene and our guest Lynne. Topics covered include: Alex Salmond's death Council of Regions and Nations Winter fuel payments GB Energy Scottish Visa proposals and various other snippets that caught our attention this month. You can also watch the video version on our Youtube channel here https://www.youtube.com/live/KEb6Ctxb5p8?si=Al1E9Fa1M_2TnNGd The Scottish Independence Podcasts team produce a NEW podcast episode e...
Nov 01, 2024•49 min•Ep. 912
We chat to Scottish independence campaigner Liam McLaughlan who we first came across when he stood as Scottish Socialist Party candidate for Glasgow East in the General election. Liam is a veteran of the legendary Radical Independence Campaign in 2014 and last month he gave the opening speech at a conference organised by left wing anti establishment group Conter to mark the 10 year anniversary of the independence referendum. We invited him into the studio to talk about the event, his experiences...
Oct 25, 2024•56 min•Ep. 910
Second of our two part mini series on the 1820 Radical Uprising. Part 1 covers the events leading up to the Uprising and the Radical War which followed. You can find it here https://scottishindypod.scot/scottish-history/1820-radical-uprising/ and we would recommend you listen to that episode first. This episode covers the courtroom drama of the trials of the Radicals and their eventual fate, brought to life by our storyteller Tom Dowds. Fiona and Marlene also report from some of the key location...
Oct 18, 2024•41 min•Ep. 907
Scotland has practically the largest units of local government in the world. An average Scottish council has 175,000 people compared to an average across the EU of 10,000. There seems to be widespread consensus that something needs to be done about the over-centralisation of Scotland, but little agreement about what that should be. A group of individuals from a range of backgrounds - activists, academics, trade unionists and more - have set themselves the task of raising the profile of this demo...
Oct 11, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 906
In this month's livestream Indypodcasters Marlene, Fiona and Lynne reflect on the Believe in Scotland 10th anniversary rally and other indy events, whether marches have had their day, the Labour party's disastrous first 2 months in power and how the the SNP is adjusting to life as a minority government. With clips, chat and listeners comments, we hope this brings a flavour of events in September 2024 Watch Charlie Stuart's film Still Yes here https://youtu.be/M_5hQM_NRAg?si=atCbI7x4wlMOaHDf Find...
Oct 04, 2024•49 min•Ep. 908
On the 10th anniversary of Scotland's Independence Referendum film maker Charlie Stuart has released his tribute to the grassroots campaigners who refuse to give up! We chat to Charlie about the making of the film and his thoughts on the campaign a decade after the indyref. You can watch Charlie's film "Still Yes" here: https://youtu.be/M_5hQM_NRAg?si=4DXHh1bAmsfIWOxM The Scottish Independence Podcasts team produce a NEW podcast episode every Friday search for Scottish Independence Podcasts wher...
Sep 27, 2024•34 min•Ep. 905
On 18th September 2024 we marked the 10th anniversary of the historic first Scottish Independence Referendum, Indyref for short. During a passionate and exhilarating campaign, support for the Yes side grew from around 30% to over 50% before settling back at 45% on the day of the vote. In the words of Professor Sir John Curtace, the Yes side lost the vote but we won the campaign. Support for independence has hovered around the 50% mark for the last decade. Campaign group Believe In Scotland organ...
Sep 24, 2024•50 min•Ep. 904
10 years on from the Independence Referendum we catch up with "artist, writer and deviant collagist" Greg Moodie. Greg's artwork and cartoons were iconic elements of the 2014 campaign and he has continued to produce political commentary in the guise of humour ever since. Greg has a new book out this month called The Unbearable Stupidity of Being which you can get from his website at https://gregmoodie.com/shop/ The Scottish Independence Podcasts team produce a NEW podcast episode every Friday se...
Sep 20, 2024•36 min•Ep. 902
After weeks of violent outbreaks in England, the far right racist contingent tried to bring their poison to Glasgow's George Square last weekend. Glasgow was having none of it and organised an anti racist demonstration which drew a far bigger crowd than the racists could muster. We reflect on the event with our guests Bill Ramsay and Isobel Lindsay and consider whether Scotland's distinctive national culture is enough to protect us from these malignant influences. The conversation ranges from ou...
Sep 17, 2024•52 min•Ep. 903
Part 1 of a 2 part episode this week as Fiona and Marlene go on the trail of the Radical Uprising of 1820, with the help of historian Tom Dowds. What we found is a fascinating tale of plots, intrigue, government spies, revolution and Scottish radicals dreaming of democracy and the creation of a Scottish Government. To be continued..... Look out for Part 2 next month. Tom Dowds' book "Scotland Free or a Desart" is available from good bookshops Find out more about the 1820 Society from their FB pa...
Sep 13, 2024•36 min•Ep. 901
We chat to Tim Rideout and Ian Stewart about the Scottish Currency Group Conference coming up on 21st and 22nd of September and the exciting line up of guest speakers. Online and In Person tickets are available from Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scottish-currency-group-conference-tickets-965256055847?aff=ebdssbdestsearch Hope to see you there! The Scottish Independence Podcasts team produce a NEW podcast episode every Friday search for Scottish Independence Podcasts wherever yo...
Sep 06, 2024•44 min•Ep. 899
Indypodcasters Fiona and Marlene mull over August's events with guest Lynne Dougan in our Livestream for August 2024. We share some of our escapades this month - Lynne was at Elgin, Fiona got stuck in the mud, Marlene celebrated Ukraine Day. We also cover the Winter Fuel Payment debacle - Marlene has the stats! As Rachel Reeves perfects her eye roll, we delve into electricity prices here and in Norway, and no, we STILL don't know what GB Energy really is. ( NOTE: This episode has been edited to ...
Sep 01, 2024•56 min•Ep. 900
It is 79 years since the nuclear and atomic bombs were dropped on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. Every year Scottish CND organises events to commemorate this anniversary. Indypodcasters Fiona and Marlene were invited to record the Glasgow even at the peace tree in the grounds of Kelvingrove Art Gallery. It was a moving, yet uplifting event with songs and wonderful speakers sharing their stories such as the seeds from the "survivor tree", a ginko tree in Hiroshima which sprouted a...
Aug 23, 2024•54 min•Ep. 898
The Battle of Falkirk took place on 22nd July 1298 and was a tragic loss for the Scots under William Wallace. His comrade Sir John de Graham, or Graeme, died in the battle and is buried at Trinity church in Falkirk. The De Graeme Society organise an annual commemoration of the battle and the brave Scots who gave their lives defending our freedom. This year's event, whilst a moving occasion, was also a family friendly day out with medieval market, battle re-enactments, performers, a town Crier an...
Aug 16, 2024•27 min•Ep. 897
Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp is our guest for the second episode in our new series of podcasts on the theme of A National Conversation for Scotland. Gordon is head of campaigning organisation Believe in Scotland and he joined Indypodcasters Marlene and Fiona in the studio to talk about ambitious plans for a Scottish Citizens' Convention. Topics covered include: 00:00:27 What is a Citizens' Convention? 00:06:16 Timescale and other Challenges 00:09:28 Not an Indy Trojan horse 00:13:02 Not a Citizens' Ass...
Aug 09, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 896
