News for Scotland
We’re producing weekly podcasts for a Scottish audience. We cover news, politics and music/arts. We’re a Not-for profit company based in Glasgow. The 4 founders believe there’s room in Scotland for a quality talk-based audio show looking at the big issues from a Scottish point of view. News for Scotland - it’s news where we are.
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Episodes
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Background to the Scottish budget: Popular services have to be paid for, but how? Extra council; tax for 2nd homes, How asylum-seekers could contribute to Scotland, Anti-Trade-union laws, Scottish parliament does not agree with UK. Labour split on devolving employment law.
Friday Dec 15, 2023
Friday Dec 15, 2023
Scotland's quick news, An academic on what PISA results tell us, Women's group says 'No men in female jails' ever, DWP snooping on 9 million bank accounts, and Michelle Mone comes clean? ...and more, nearly an hour of news where we are.
Thursday Dec 07, 2023
Thursday Dec 07, 2023
Thursday Dec 07, 2023
Scotland's news up to the 8th of December 2023. Kate Forbes on breaking up with the Greens. Scottish government loses Freedom of Info case in Scotland's top court. Now will we all see what they're hiding? SNP still ahead in opinion polls, Scotland's role at Cop 28 and lots more. Listen, comment, share. Thanks.
Thursday Nov 30, 2023
Thursday Nov 30, 2023
Stop male violence against women - 16 days of activism begins. Glasgow Women's library- are they right to prioritise trans campaigns? Skye's Small Halls Festival, we have a live report, Gary Clark, of the Post workers union - a reflection of a fascinating career, and a book out soon. All that & Scotland's quick news. It's news where we are.
Friday Nov 24, 2023
Friday Nov 24, 2023
Week ending the 24th November 23. Grangemouth: Is it vital to Scotland's economy? Expendables: Did the UK Government want rid of old folk via Covid? Gaza, The Scottish parliament and the Two-state solution, & interview with author and poet, Dr Jim Fergusson. Latest on Mone-Barrowman money dealings, All that plus Scottish quick news stories for the week.
Sunday Nov 19, 2023
Sunday Nov 19, 2023
Top news stories for Scotland for the week ending the 3rd of October 23. Also, our feature on the Hydrogen economy : is hydrogen the miracle fuel?
Friday Nov 17, 2023
Friday Nov 17, 2023
News from Scotland w-e the 10th of November. Michelle Mone's missing millions, is 2023 the hottest year ever? Scotland will be at COP 28, this week in the Scottish parliament, SNP calls for a Gaza cease-fire, and more stories for a mainly Scottish audience.
Friday Nov 17, 2023
Friday Nov 17, 2023
Top stories: Scotland's massive wind-power potential, Latest on Fergusson Marine shipbuilders, reflections on the UK's lack of an early Covid plan (who's fault was that?) and a new album from Scottish singer-guitarist, Joe Quinn.
Do you have news for us? Get in touch - info@newsforScotland.org
Monday Oct 30, 2023
Monday Oct 30, 2023
featuring the Scottish parliament discussing Gaza, the Scottish government's emergency resilience room, the science of climate change, the John McLean 100 song contest in November, plus some of the week's top stories, up to the 26th of October 23. More next week: It's news where we are!
Got news for us? Send it in - info@newsforscotland.org
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