The Lesley Riddoch Podcast

The Scottish media is full of the strikes planned for during COP26. We try and look behind the headlines to make sense of why,and why now. We also examine the UK government decision not to go with the Acorn CCS project, Boris Johnson and no to Covid Plan B ,and the Blair/Brown TV series.

Show Notes

The Scottish media is full of the strikes planned for during COP26. We try and look behind the headlines to make sense of why,and why now.

We also examine the UK government decision not to go with the Acorn CCS project. Was it blatant politicking and playing to "red wall" areas by the Tories? Why did they feel so confident in their ability to ignore Acorn's unanswerable economic case and why didn't Scots Conservative MPs not take the chance to "stand up for Scotland"?
The BMA and other medical organisations have said that the vaccine alone won't tackle the rising tide of Covid cases in England,yet Boris Johnson seems,for now,implacably opposed to the implementation of "Plan B". What does this say not only about the underlying ideology of the current Tory Party but also,what appears to be, that of a substantial section of the English public.
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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.