A Very British Coup?

As the "safe pair of hands" Jeremy Hunt takes over as Chancellor is Liz Truss now PM in name only? Is the Scottish Government's Building a New Scotland: A stronger economy with independence a prudent and calm prospectus for an independent Scotland or capitulation to the markets?

Show Notes

It took just four weeks for the Trussonomic revolution to collapse leaving the pound trashed, mortgages soaring, and the only folk smiling the hedge fund managers who, just like with Brexit, made a killing through their speculation.
After sacking her "in lock step with me" Chancellor,Truss was visible through her noticeable absence leaving Kwarteng's replacement, Jeremy Hunt, to be lauded by the media as the "safe pair of hands". We ask if there has been a political coup right under our noses and if Liz Truss is now merely a Prime Minister in name only.
The return of Hunt to not just the front benches but to the second most important office of state has been met with almost spectacular amnesia by most of the media and commentators on his disastrous spell as Secretary of State of Health. 
We also look at the unedifying spectacle of Penny Mordant's performance during the Urgent Question debate where revenge for her defeat in the Tory leadership contest was a dish eaten not even half cold.
In sharp contrast the Scottish Government published its Building a New Scotland: A stronger economy with independence paper almost simultaneously. Is it an oasis of stability and calm in the midst of Tory economic chaos or a missed opportunity to flesh out a different economic path for an independent Scotland?

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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.