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Podlitical

Politics chat with the latest goings on at Holyrood and Westminster through the eyes of BBC Scotland journalists.

Radio Scotland,359 episodes

Episodes

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Hello from Scotcast
Martin Geissler on the BBC's new Scottish news podcast.
29 Jan 2025,2 mins
Our Final Podlitical
In our final episode, the team look back at 6 years of change and chaos in politics.
19 Dec 2024,36 mins
Interview: First Minister John Swinney
Scotland's First Minister and SNP leader John Swinney sits down with Podlitical.
18 Dec 2024,35 mins
Buzz Or Buzzword?
The team discuss Labour's "reset" plans, and politicking ramping up in Holyrood.
12 Dec 2024,26 mins
Politics By The Pound
Was the pound in your pocket or politicking at the heart of the Scottish budget?
05 Dec 2024,33 mins
Assisted Dying: What's next for Scotland?
As MPs back proposals for assisted dying in England & Wales, what's next for Scotland?
03 Dec 2024,31 mins
A Matter of Life and Death?
The team talk winter fuel payments in Scotland, immigration, and assisted dying.
28 Nov 2024,28 mins
Reap What You Sow?
Farmers protest inheritance tax changes, and budget manoeuvres continue in Holyrood.
21 Nov 2024,25 mins
Who Cares Wins
The National Care Service is delayed and the build-up to Holyrood 2026 continues.
14 Nov 2024,30 mins
Trump World
What does the new US president-elect Donald Trump mean for Scotland and the wider UK?
07 Nov 2024,22 mins
Interview: Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes
Podlitical sits down with Scotland's Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes to talk budgets.
05 Nov 2024,22 mins
The Budget: Pain or Gain?
Podlitical breaks down the tax and spend on Labour's first Budget in 14 years.
31 Oct 2024,31 mins
Chess or Exchequers?
With less than a week before the UK budget, is Chancellor Reeves playing fiscal chess?
24 Oct 2024,29 mins
Budget Bingo
The team discuss the latest on Salmond's death, and the likelihood of big budget reveals.
17 Oct 2024,25 mins
Legacy of Alex Salmond
Podlitical discusses the legacy, life, and career of former First Minister Alex Salmond.
16 Oct 2024,28 mins
BlueAnon
The team get conspiratorial over the Tory leadership race, and discuss budget 'nuggets'.
10 Oct 2024,25 mins
Interview: Wendy Chamberlain MP
The deputy leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats sits down with Podlitical.
09 Oct 2024,24 mins
Shake It Off
The team talk conference contentment, the national care service, and Taylor Swift.
03 Oct 2024,27 mins
Re-Freshers
The team dissect the weekend's Labour conference, and Douglas Ross' final FMQs.
26 Sep 2024,28 mins
Interview: Meghan Gallacher MSP
Scottish Conservatives' leadership candidate Meghan Gallacher sits down with Podlitical.
25 Sep 2024,29 mins
Interview: Murdo Fraser MSP
Scottish Conservatives' leadership candidate Murdo Fraser sits down with Podlitical.
25 Sep 2024,27 mins
Do The Timewarp Again
2024 feels a bit 2014 as Scotland marks 10 years since the independence referendum.
19 Sep 2024,27 mins
Interview: Lorna Slater MSP
Co-leader of the Scottish Greens Lorna Slater sits down with Podlitical.
17 Sep 2024,32 mins
Reform and Refine
Scotland's only oil refinery is set to close, and the winter fuel payments row continues.
12 Sep 2024,27 mins
Get The Band Back Together
Podlitical is back as parliaments return from recess bearing bad news for public spending
05 Sep 2024,27 mins
Told You So?
Finger pointing begins as Labour claim they found a "black hole" in public finances.
31 Jul 2024,25 mins
Pie In The Sky?
The Podlitical team talk GB Energy, the two-child cap, PMQs, and pies.
25 Jul 2024,27 mins
Pomp and Policy
What does the King's Speech tell us about the new Labour government's priorities?
18 Jul 2024,30 mins
Commons People
With the election aftershocks settling, what does the "new normal" in politics look like?
11 Jul 2024,29 mins
Paint The Town Red?
The new intake of MPs are sworn in as Labour begins governing.
09 Jul 2024,27 mins