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Did the latest shock poll show that Boris has blown it?
Now Brexit's "done" will the Tories ditch the union?
What next for Andy Wightman?
Has that Trump phone call handed the Senate to the Democrats?
We're back after our festive break and the three big stories of 2020, Covid,Brexit, and the future of the UK still dominate the political stage.
Boris Johnson made a foray onto the Andrew Marr programme on Sunday and this shambolic interview, on both his and Marr's behalf, provides us with the framework for our thoughts.
With the latest polling showing the potential for another hung Westmister parliament in 2024 Lesley wonders if those Labour voters who switched to the Tories have seen through Johnson's bluff ,bluster and blunder during the pandemic.
We also speculate that now Brexit has been"done" will the Conservatives take that final step into English nationalism and say goodbye to us whining, ungrateful Scots?
The importance of the Holyrood elections in May is becoming clearer to any demand for indyref2 and we discuss the significance of Andy Wightman's resignation not only to him personally but the prospects of the Greens.
Two vital Senate seats are in play in today's Georgia elections. Will that phonecall by Trump to the Georgia Secretary of State prove a disaster for Republican chances of continuing to control the Senate and what did it say about the future of Trump and the GOP?
Along the way there's mention of Darwinian evolutionary theory, Sicilian detectives, Viking marauders,Roman gods, and our thoughts on the loss of Jim McLean and Kay Ullrich.
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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.