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Channel 4 privatisation.Why should we care? Scotland set for tourism boom this summer.A boon or a blight? Andy Burnham picking a fight with Nicola Surgeon.Just what was that really all about? One Nation,One Britain.Why a local campaign shot to national prominence.

Show Notes

So Scotland is out of Euro 2020 and as far as football is concerned it's back tae auld claes and porridge and possibly supporting Wales, and anyone who's playing England.
However back on the political pitch the UK government seems hell bent on privatising Channel 4. What's the real motivation behind this move,and why, as Scots, should we care?
All predictions point to a massive surge in folk from the rest of the UK holidaying in Scotland. Should we welcome this boost to local economies struggling because of Covid or is it a blight for local folk?
Andy Burnham launched an attack on Nicola Sturgeon this past week over the travel ban between Scotland and Greater Manchester. Gleefully covered by the the media. Sturgeon claimed it was all about Burnham throwing his hat into the Labour leadership ring. Lesley reckons there's a bit more to it than that,if that at all.
The One Britain One Nation campaign has shot from West Yorkshire obscurity into national proninence. What's the campaign all about and why have Gavin Williamson and the Department of Education thrown their whole weight behind it?

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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 former media lecturer and Dundee United fan, Pat Joyce. 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.