The Lesley Riddoch Podcast

In this week's episode we consider the Labour Party conference and what it all meant. We reflect on the odd goings on, like Labour Home Secretery Shabana Mahmood saying her political hero is Margaret Thatcher and we tackle Kier Starmer's conference speach. With Labour and Reform facing off on migration policy and plans for so called Brit Card compulsory ID Cards we look at what is motivating these policies and whether this is the type of country that you'd want to live in.

We also ponder some interesting history that saw the archives of Scotland sink in a boat in the 17th century off the Northumbrian coast with no report very little knowledge or understanding of this event in Scottish consciousness.

Links
Estonia The Baltic Tiger - YouTube

A Bleather O'Books  - Tickets
Sunday, November 2 · 10:30 - 11:30am (Doors at 10:15am)
Robertson Room, Robert Burns Birthplace Museum
Murdoch's Lone Alloway KA7 4PQ

How Cromwell and Edward I robbed Scotland of centuries of its history
https://www.thenational.scot/news/17300143.cromwell-edward-robbed-scotland-centuries-history/

Lost to the Waves
https://blog.historicenvironment.scot/2020/08/stormy-past/
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What is The Lesley Riddoch Podcast?

Scottish politics dissected from a left, pro-independence stance. Each week, award-winning broadcaster and journalist, Lesley Riddoch chews over the week’s news with co-host Fraser Thompson. If you like intelligent, quirky chat about Scottish society and culture, and Scottish, UK and international politics analysed from a Scottish perspective; this podcast is for you.