Podlitical Podcast
Politics chat with the latest goings on at Holyrood and Westminster through the eyes of BBC Scotland journalists.
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Our Final Podlitical
Thu 19 Dec 2024
In our final episode, the team look back at 6 years of change and chaos in politics.
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Interview: First Minister John Swinney
Wed 18 Dec 2024
Scotland's First Minister and SNP leader John Swinney sits down with Podlitical.
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Buzz Or Buzzword?
Thu 12 Dec 2024
The team discuss Labour's "reset" plans, and politicking ramping up in Holyrood.
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Politics By The Pound
Thu 5 Dec 2024
Was the pound in your pocket or politicking at the heart of the Scottish budget?
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Assisted Dying: What's next for Scotland?
Tue 3 Dec 2024
As MPs back proposals for assisted dying in England & Wales, what's next for Scotland?
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A Matter of Life and Death?
Thu 28 Nov 2024
The team talk winter fuel payments in Scotland, immigration, and assisted dying.
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Reap What You Sow?
Thu 21 Nov 2024
Farmers protest inheritance tax changes, and budget manoeuvres continue in Holyrood.
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Who Cares Wins
Thu 14 Nov 2024
The National Care Service is delayed and the build-up to Holyrood 2026 continues.
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Trump World
Thu 7 Nov 2024
What does the new US president-elect Donald Trump mean for Scotland and the wider UK?
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Interview: Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes
Tue 5 Nov 2024
Podlitical sits down with Scotland's Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes to talk budgets.
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The Budget: Pain or Gain?
Thu 31 Oct 2024
Podlitical breaks down the tax and spend on Labour's first Budget in 14 years.
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Chess or Exchequers?
Thu 24 Oct 2024
With less than a week before the UK budget, is Chancellor Reeves playing fiscal chess?
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Budget Bingo
Thu 17 Oct 2024
The team discuss the latest on Salmond's death, and the likelihood of big budget reveals.
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Legacy of Alex Salmond
Wed 16 Oct 2024
Podlitical discusses the legacy, life, and career of former First Minister Alex Salmond.
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BlueAnon
Thu 10 Oct 2024
The team get conspiratorial over the Tory leadership race, and discuss budget 'nuggets'.
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Interview: Wendy Chamberlain MP
Wed 9 Oct 2024
The deputy leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats sits down with Podlitical.
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Shake It Off
Thu 3 Oct 2024
The team talk conference contentment, the national care service, and Taylor Swift.
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Re-Freshers
Thu 26 Sep 2024
The team dissect the weekend's Labour conference, and Douglas Ross' final FMQs.
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Interview: Murdo Fraser MSP
Wed 25 Sep 2024
Scottish Conservatives' leadership candidate Murdo Fraser sits down with Podlitical.
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Interview: Meghan Gallacher MSP
Wed 25 Sep 2024
Scottish Conservatives' leadership candidate Meghan Gallacher sits down with Podlitical.
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Do The Timewarp Again
Thu 19 Sep 2024
2024 feels a bit 2014 as Scotland marks 10 years since the independence referendum.
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Interview: Lorna Slater MSP
Tue 17 Sep 2024
Co-leader of the Scottish Greens Lorna Slater sits down with Podlitical.
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Reform and Refine
Thu 12 Sep 2024
Scotland's only oil refinery is set to close, and the winter fuel payments row continues.
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Get The Band Back Together
Thu 5 Sep 2024
Podlitical is back as parliaments return from recess bearing bad news for public spending
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Told You So?
Wed 31 Jul 2024
Finger pointing begins as Labour claim they found a "black hole" in public finances.
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Pie In The Sky?
Thu 25 Jul 2024
The Podlitical team talk GB Energy, the two-child cap, PMQs, and pies.
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Pomp and Policy
Thu 18 Jul 2024
What does the King's Speech tell us about the new Labour government's priorities?
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Commons People
Thu 11 Jul 2024
With the election aftershocks settling, what does the "new normal" in politics look like?
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