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Tale Of Two Leaders
It's been a tough week to be a former political party leader.
Blew The Doors Off
Labour celebrates victory in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election.
Interview: Gillian Mackay MSP
The MSP on becoming an "accidental Green" and how she changed her mind on independence.
Freeze Speech
The team discuss the SNP conference, from a council tax freeze to the FM's speech.
Report Card
The team check in on how the SNP, Labour, and Tories are doing post-conference.
Interview: Ian Murray MP
The team sit down with Shadow Scottish Secretary Ian Murray MP.
Interview: David Linden MP
The SNP MP for Glasgow East on moving the dial on Scottish independence and more.
WhatsAppened This Week?
WhatsApp communications during the pandemic cause trouble in Holyrood and Westminster.
Interview: Lord Jim Wallace
The Lib Dem peer and former Deputy First Minister shares thoughts from his career.
When In Roam
Headaches for the UK and Scottish Governments around WhatsApp, roaming iPads, and marches
Something Old, Something New, Something Blue
Suella Braverman is sacked, and ex-PM David Cameron returns to government.
Interview: Ash Regan MSP
Ash Regan, former cabinet minister and now sole Alba MSP in Holyrood, talks to Podlitical
Committing News
The Matheson iPad saga continues and Chancellor Hunt delivers the Autumn Statement.
Interview: Stephen Flynn MP
The SNP Westminster leader and MP for Aberdeen South sits down with the Podlitical team.
Legacy of Lord Alistair Darling
The team share thoughts on former Labour chancellor Lord Darling, who has died aged 70.
Interview: Andrew Bowie MP
The Conservative MP and Minister for Nuclear & Networks sits down with Podlitical.
Patience Worn Thin
PM Rishi Sunak faces revolt over Rwanda plans, and Scotland faces a budget black hole.
Interview: Christine Jardine MP
The Lib Dem spokesperson for Scotland and Women & Equalities on GRR, Rwanda, and more.
Godfather Christmas
The team talk difficult decisions facing Holyrood, and the "Five Families" in the Tories.
Certain As Pod and Taxes
The team deep dives into the Scottish budget and the new tax rate.
Interview: Deputy First Minister Shona Robison
Deputy First Minister and Finance Secretary Shona Robison MSP discusses the budget.
Beyond the Horizon
The team returns to discuss the Post Office scandal and conversion therapy laws.
Interview: Pete Wishart MP
The longest currently-serving SNP MP on independence strategy and Top of the Pops.
Rwanda Rebels
PM Sunak sees off a rebellion over his Rwanda Bill, and the Horizon scandal continues.
Interview: Jackson Carlaw MSP
The former leader of the Scottish Conservatives on Israel & Gaza, the pandemic, and more.
Not Normal Times
First Minister Humza Yousaf appears at the COVID Inquiry.
Gold Command?
Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon appears at the UK COVID-19 Inquiry.
Interview: Neil Findlay
The former Scottish Labour MSP on the next election, the COVID inquiry messages, and more
byePad
Michael Matheson resigns as Scottish Health Secretary ahead of a report on his iPad bill.
Interview: Patrick Harvie MSP
The Scottish Greens Co-Leader and Scottish Government minister sits down with Podlitical.
Erskine Mayday
Chaos in the House of Commons as a vote on a Gaza ceasefire motion turns into a row.