Speechless

The final speeches of Liz Truss and Nicola Sturgeon threw into sharp relief not just their vastly different communication skills but the chasm in their beliefs and values. We discuss this, the SNP annual conference itself, the aftermath of that "I detest the Tories" remark, the impending collapse of the housing market, and the opening salvoes of the Supreme Court hearing on indyref2.

Show Notes

The final speeches of Liz Truss and Nicola Sturgeon at their respective annual conferences threw into sharp relief not just their vastly different communication skills but the chasm in their beliefs and values.
Truss focused her attention on attacking the "anti-growth coalition" and those who would break up her precious union. All to the background of outright rebellion in her ranks, as her Home Secretary, Suella Braverman was reveling in her reactionary dreams of deportation to Rwanda.
Meanwhile in Aberdeen the SNP exuded rigid discipline with limited outbreaks of minor dissent particularly over land reform.
We compare and contrast those speeches and consider some of the motions that passed, in particular the raising of the school starting age.
However, the focus of the media at the conference was on that Laura Kuenssberg interview that the FM gave on Sunday where she stated that she detested the Tories.
We look at the reporting of Nicola Surgeon's comments by the BBC and the media feeding frenzy that followed.
Meanwhile back in the real world there's been a massive leap in interest rates. Lesley examines the growing crisis in housing fueled by soaring mortgages and its impact on folk.
The Supreme Court began its hearing on the right of the Scottish Parliament to hold an advisory referendum on Scottish independence. The Lord Advocate, on behalf of the Scottish Government, and the Attorney General for the UK Government, presented their cases for and against the ability of the court to even make a judgment on this.
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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.