{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Lesley Riddoch Podcast","title":"Campaign Pains","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3825,"description":"The General Election campaign is well under way and we look at how it's been going both in Scotland and the UK.\nWill devolved matters dominate the debate in Scotland. How can the SNP focus voters minds on Westminster issues? \nLesley has particular insights on this after her sojourn in Orkney, Shetland and Caithness.\nCan the Tories recover from the shambles of the first week? How will they solve the black hole of missing candidates? Are they focusing all their attention on capturing Reform supporters?\nLabour has received backing from big business but can it withstand pressure from UNITE over watering down its New Deal for Working People?\nStarmer has also maintained a distinct fence sitting position over the ICC arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant even after the latest Rafa outrage. \nHowever he's been extremely vocal in demanding that the election debates should be head to head with Sunak, excluding all other parties in particular the SNP.\nWe ask how fit for the rough and tumble of the campaign trail are both Anas Sarwar and Douglas Ross after less than stellar recent media appearances?\nMuch has been made of the recent Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce survey on Energy Transition. It's safe to say no political party nor either government comes out well. However there are some nuggets not so far covered by either the press or broadcasters contained within it.\nAll this plus Bambie Thug, fitba( not Dundee United), and the Orkney folk festival.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/TKOlqg4xKOK2bn8lxAR0BKU_Ic-p9GXvCAC9p0Malv4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iNjdl/Y2Y2MTczOWY1OTYw/NTEzNGY3MTY2Yzgw/ODAwYy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}