TNT Show host John Drummond interviews data analytics expert Stuart Donald about the insights we can gain from his research into electoral systems, Brexit and the Scottish Constitutional question. Topics include:

00:02:06 Is the Union killing people?

00:05:28 Inequality and the FPTP system

00:07:41 The Myth of the Union Dividend

00:16:17 Slapstick Accounting

00:19:00 Faulty stats drive faulty narratives

00:20:37 Scottish "dividend" based on English needs

00:21:57 How much should Scotland get?

00:26:40 Starmer's Labour continuing inequality

00:30:33 Why can't UK have PR?

00:37:47 Labour elected on sufferance

00:40:00 Falling prey to the Far Right

00:44:53 England needs a national conversation

00:49:24 Building Messaging

Stuart's website containing his research is www.sdonald4pr.com

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As Westminster's Labour government continues to unravel, discarding election promises with careless abandon, we take a look at the Scottish government's budget proposals for 2025/26.

Beginning with John Swinney setting out his vision for Scotland and followed by Shona Robison's presentation of the draft Scottish budget we consider how well the two speeches match up. Does the action match the aspiration?

After hearing both speeches we award marks out of 10. Do you agree with our score? Let's find out!

00:00:55 John Swinney aspirations for Scotland

00:20:15 Shona Robison draft Scottish budget 2025-26

00:47:57 Indypodcasters Scorecard

#scottishbudget2025 #johnswinney #scorecard

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The Owning Our Futures event held in Edinburgh in October was a great opportunity to see our quest for independence in the context of other nations and regions across Europe who share similar aims. The delegates took part in three Q and A panels and brought their wisdom, experience and fresh thinking to the table. Organised by the Scottish Independence Convention and the International Committee for European Citizens and chaired by Lesley Riddoch, this was a positive and uplifting event.

Panels and speakers : 00:01:51 Panel 1 questions 00:02:06 Begotxu Olaizola Elordi, Basque Country 00:03:53 Alessandro Cucci, Sardinia 00:04:44 Anna Arque i Solsona, Catalonia 00:10:13 Panel 2 questions 00:11:16 Nick Peeters, Flanders 00:15:13 Paul Descarli, South Tyrol 00:16:53 Aka Hansen, Greenland 00:20:09 Bjort Samuelsen, Faroe Islands 00:27:59 Panel 3 questions 00:28:47 Gwern Gwynfil, Wales 00:33:07 Isobel Lindsay, Scotland 00:37:17 Richard Walker, Northumbria 00:38:28 Kerron O'Luain, Ireland 00:43:51 Lesley Riddoch closing remarks You can watch our previous episode with highlights from the delegate presentations here: https://youtu.be/A4J1hE04Y2M?si=dcpBUvxXvhdwCbna You can also watch the full livestream of the event on @IndependenceLive

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The Owning Our Futures conference was held in Edinburgh on 5th October 2024 and brought together representatives Autonomy Movements and Self Government campaigners from 14 nations and regions in Europe. Indypodcasters Fiona and Marlene were there - these are our highlights!

00:02:09 Intro: Greg McCarra SIC

00:02:27 Basque: Begotxu Olaizola Elordi

00:09:05 Catalonia: Anna Arque i Solsona

00:15:10 Sicily: Anthony Graziano

00:20:04 Sardinia: Alessandro Cucci

00:26:17 Greenland: Aka Hansen

00:37:20 Flanders: Nick Peeters

00:39:41 Wales: Gwern Gwynfil

00:42:13 Ireland: Kerron O'Luain

Organised by: The Scottish Independence Convention (SIC) www.independenceconvention.scot and the International Commission for European Citizens (ICEC) www.icec.ngo

Our episode with Prof Alf Baird which was mentioned in the discussion can be found here https://scottishindypod.scot/mibbes-aye-show/doun-hauden/

Livestream coverage of the full event is available on @IndependenceLive Youtube channel.

#scottishindependence #democracy #europe

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We meet independent film maker Mairi Sutherland who has been making independent Scottish films for more than 20 years. Mairi has credits as Producer, Director, Screen Writer including the award winning film Red Rose, about the life and mysterious early death of Robert Burns at the age of 37. Mairi tells us about the making of the film back in 2004 and the changes she has seen in the film industry in Scotland and Hollywood since that time. The film is celebrating its 20th anniversary and Mairi is looking to arrange showings in cinemas, theatres and other venues to share the story and take part in audience discussions.

The film is available on Youtube here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mntIL0HhciY and is also available on DVD.

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Audio replay of our end of November livestream where we played clips and chatted about topics including:

00:02:48 Patrick Harvie at FMQs on Trump's election

00:04:46 John Swinney's reply

00:08:45 Mary Trump on buyer's regret

00:14:43 Led By Donkeys on Elon Musk

00:22:15 Janey Godley voiceover Bearcubs

00:24:34 Edward Mountain asks about the A9 at FMQs

00:28:32 Brendan O'Hara on Winter Fuel Payment at PMQs

00:34:28 The Big Land Question Launch

00:38:07 Restoration Forth project

00:50:57 Janey Godley Tribute

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The Scottish currency Group conference took place over 2 days in Dunfermline on 21st and 22nd September 2024. We were there for both days of fascinating presentations from an impressive and internationally diverse group of experts in their various fields. In this podcast, Fiona and Marlene share 12 of the insights we gained from the discussions. We hope they will whet your interest to find out more.

Our 12 insights are:

00:00:45 1. Why we should say NO to Sterlingisation

00:04:35 2. Currency options for an independent Wales

00:06:43 3. Be predictable, but not TOO predictable

00:10:28 4. Lessons from Iceland's banking crash

00:14:13 5. Control your own currency

00:15:36 6. 300 years is nothing!

00:17:27 7. The history of Scotland's Stock Exchanges

00:23:52 8. Opportunities for Scotland

00:27:48 9. We need more plumbers!

00:30:11 10. Devolution Faroese Style

00:36:50 11. Tunnels not Ferries

00:40:03 12. Controlling our financial rulebooks

00:46:17 Bonus: Tax is not the enemy

You can watch full versions of these sessions on the currency Group's channel @ScotCurrency We have also podcast Dr Tim Rideout's conference presentation in full which you can listen to wherever you get your podcasts or watch here https://youtu.be/eXxLgnDMmKk?si=gNRFt6YNtnfvw-Xz

#scottishcurrency #economics #scottishindependence

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Bonus episode - our latest Hot Topic episode looks at Trump's victory in the US elections.

Fiona and Marlene are joined in the studio by Bill Ramsay and Isobel Lindsay to share our immediate reactions to Trump's victory and consider the likely impact on the situation in Ukraine, for NATO and for the wider world.

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