The woman in charge at Glasgow's George Square
What do you do when you get one of the most powerful women in Scottish local government in front of a microphone? Well you ask her all about the job, ...
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Newsnet.scot's regular podcast is a popular feature of Scottish political debate. reflecting the views of the pro-independence audience, but also tackling UK and international issues. Chaired by former broadcaster Derek Bateman and guests, it aims to encourage discussion of politics without the confrontational tone favoured by today political programmes.
From almost our only foreign correspondent
How should we in Scotland digest our international news? As the conventional Scottish newspaper industry grapples with the twin forces of intense comp...
Notes and impressions from the Catalan front
Scots are watching the Catalan controversy with more than a passing interest. As Madrid and Barcelona slug it out over the region's future status, mor...
Days of chaos on planet Britannia
What’s all the fuss about? Priti Patel drops in on, er, 12 meetings while on “holiday” in Israel, including a friendly chat with the local prime Minis...
Author Peter Lynch on the referendum trail
How was the 2014 independence referendum for you? It might seem a strange question, but academic and Yes campaigner Dr Peter Lynch has been reflecting...
Life as a nationalist MP in the Commons
Last June was an unusually nervous time for the SNP. Riding high in successive post-referendum elections, suddenly majorities were shaky and canvasser...
Brexit, Scottish Labour, and the meaning of life
The popular Newsnet podcast is back! Apologies, but a spam attack led to unforeseen problems, which resulted in a "lost week" for the podcast. Now we'...
Scottish Labour and its limited options
It has been a funny old week for the Labour Party in Scotland. While the UK wonders if it might actually elect Jeremy Corbyn to be Prime Minister, Sco...
Learning to sing a new song for Europe
As Theresa May prepared her latest Brexit speech in the bizarrely chosen venue of Florence, Newsnet took time to record a fresh analysis of the Europe...
A Welsh perspective on Brexit and the nations
What does Brexit mean for the devolved nations of Britain? We know so much about the political debate in Scotland, but what about Wales? Unlike Scotla...