Cabinet reshuffles. The Savile slur row rumbles on. The National Planning Framework. What is it and why you should care. Oscar nomination day.
Show Notes
Lesley is in Ireland this week and has travelled down from Belfast to Dublin . We open by looking at the resignation of DUP First Minister Paul Givan, and the latest opinion polls on Irish re-unification.
On the day that the movie Belfast, we may have mentioned it in passing previously, has been nominated for seven Oscars the deckchairs on the sinking ship of SS Boris Johnson's Cabinet have been reshuffled. Will this sleight of hand save his premiership?
Rivalling Jacob Rees-Mogg's Minister for Brexit Opportunities in the ludicrous stakes is Chris Philp the Disinformation Minister. He and Kwasi Kwarteng have been rolled out to double down on Johnson's Savile slurs after Starmer was harassed by protestors.
NPF4 ,the National Planning Framework for Scotland is out for consultation. Dull though it sounds,Lesley picks its main proposals apart and tells us why we should all pay attention to it.
We also reflect on the controversial Raith Rovers signing of David Goodwillie and that Jimmy Carr Roma/Sinti "joke".
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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.