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With guests Andy Anderson and Leah Gunn Barratt of Respect Scottish Sovereignty we take a closer look at the International Covenant for Civil and Political Rights ( ICCPR) and what incorporation of these rights into Scots Law could mean to the Scottish people. Key themes include: 00:01:00  Overview of Human Rights legislation 00:03:30  Why should we incorporate ICCPR? 00:06:00   Petition before the Scottish Parliament 00:08:50   Example - Switzerland 00:10:30   Example - Taiwan 00:13:15   Example - South Korea 00:16:30   Scottish Referendums Act 2020 00:19:14   Popular initiatives 00:25:27    UK Supreme Court 00:27:48    So what could Scotland do differently? 00:32:41    Does Article 1 apply to Scotland? 00:44:27    UN Convention of the Rights of a Child (UNCRC) 00:49:21    People power! 00:52:51    Our Conclusions Previous episodes mentioned in this one: Respect Scottish Sovereignty https://scottishindypod.scot/grassroots-indy-campaign/respect-scottish-sovereignty/ Building a Local Scotland https://scottishi

Ringwood Publishing is an independent Scottish publisher based in Glasgow.  In January they hosted an even called Reflections and Revelations: Our Memoirs Event showcasing several of their authors who have written books based on Memoir.   Fiona and Marlene were delighted to attend and record the event.  Speakers and readings are: 00:01:04  Mary McCabe, author of Two Closes and a Referendum and Stirring the Dust 00:08:27  Carol Fox, author of Memoirs of a Feminist Mother 00:16:36  Sandy Jamieson, Chief Executive of Ringwood introducing the work of the late Brendan McLaughlin and John Keeman 00:22:57  Brendan McLaughlin's daughter Siobhan  00:24:51  Reading from First of May by Brendan McLaughlin 00:27:32  Reading from In the Shadow of the Crane by John Keeman 00:32:13  Maureen Cullen, author of Kitten Heels 00:40:43  Kirsten McQuarrie, author of Remember the Rowan 00:45:03   Panel discussion and questions from the audience  More about Ringwood publishers, featured authors and their books at  https://www.ringwo

This month's livestream of clips and chat covering a range of topics including: 00:00:42  Charles visits an Alloa foodbank 00:05:41  Colin Fox's prediction comes true 00:08:00  Dave Doogan calls out Starmer 00:10:16  Labour MP Brian Leishman finds out he has NO influence 00:14:43   The power of "devalation" 00:18:29   The cost of Scotgov mitigation 00:24:15    Patrick Harvie explains the "hoover up" economy 00:25:51    Housebuilding and Sarwar's empty rhetoric 00:31:57    Robin McAlpine schools the Energy Minister 00:37:40    Robert Reich - lessons from the US election 00:46:44    Mary Trump sniffs Donald's latest grift 00:48:18     Emma Harper brings Scots leid to Holyrood #scottishpolitics The Scottish Independence Podcasts team produce a NEW podcast episode every Friday search for Scottish Independence Podcasts wherever you get your podcasts.  Remember to like and subscribe! Contact Us: indypodcasters@gmail.com  Visit our website https://scottishindypod.scot for blogposts, newsletter signup and more episod

Our guest this week is  William Thomson from the Scotonomics show.   In this episode we challenge William with our questions.  He tackles those and shares his own thoughts on independence,  Modern Monetary Theory and the economic situation in general.    Main topics: 00:02:00   Q1:  Can Scotland afford to be independent? 00:06:38   Q2:   But what about inflation? 00:11:37   Q3:   What about the Deficit? 00:16:48   Q4:   Should Scotland repay UK debt? 00:20:15   Q5    But doesn't borrowing create debt? 00:31:13   Q6    How will Scotland manage the economy? 00:32:25   Q7:   Does independence mean a decade of austerity? 00:41:42   Q8:   EU or EFTA? 00:47:13   Q9:   What if we had voted YES in 2014? 00:49:05   Q10  Next Steps? Still have questions?  Let us know in the comments. You can watch the Scotonomics show every week on  @IndependenceLive  and the articles William refers to are on the website https://scotonomics.scot/articles/ More information about this year's Festival of Economics is also available at   h

Burns Night 2025 is fast approaching and we've been out and about collecting poetry and stories to create a celebratory podcast episode. Featuring: 00:02:17 To A Louse - performed by Marlene Halliday 00:05:36 Oh Tibbie, I hae Seen the Day - performed by Susi Briggs 00:08:07 Tibbie's Reply - written and performed by Susi Briggs 00:11:31 The Flyting O' Bruce and Red Comyn - written and performed by Susi Briggs 00:18:15 Scots Wha Hae - performed by Lorraine Sinclair 00:22:03 The Stirling Lines - performed by Fiona McGregor 00:25:40 Tam O'Shanter - performed by Billy Kay You can watch the livestream of the whole Believe in Scotland event on their Youtube channel here https://www.youtube.com/live/a90mQdD4rkA?si=THPYYe2mOPGCp7sg Believe in Scotland's website is www.believeinscotland.org Other podcast episodes mentioned are: Telling Scotland's Stories with Mairi Sutherland https://youtu.be/QXeNMDvSN6k Tickets for the special screening of Mairi's film The Red Rose can be booked here https://www.odeon.co.uk/films/r

Fiona and Marlene share their highlights from the Big Land Question conference. In November the Revive Coalition held their biggest conference yet bringing together organisations and individuals with a shared interest in Scotland's land. Who owns it? What do they do with it? Is there a better way? These, and many more questions were covered on the day and you can watch the full day's event on  @IndependenceLive  's channel. This podcast covers our favourite bits from the following speakers: 00:01:43 - Lesley Riddoch introduces the event 00:07:42 - Kevin Cumming, Scottish Rewilding Alliance 00:16:07 - Josh Doble, Community Land Scotland 00:28:19 - Kirsty Jenkins. Onekind 00:30:32 - River Roding Interspecies Council 00:36:22- Jenny Barlow, Tarras Valley Nature Reserve 00:44:27 - Mhairi McFarlane, Diffley Partnership 00:51:09 - Donna Smith, Scottish Crofting Association 00:57:03 - Lesley Riddoch, Intro to part 2 01:02:03 - Robin McAlpine, Commonweal 01:09:41 - Mike Russell, Scottish Land Commission 01:14:05 - Ma

Greater Glasgow Pensioners for Independence invited guest speaker Andy Anderson to share some new ideas for a strategy to overcome the barriers created by Westminster and the UK supreme court using the UN Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.   Andy's website is https://respectscottishsovereignty.scot You can find out more about the Covenant here https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/international-covenant-civil-and-political-rights #scottishindependence #sovereignty #UNCPR The Scottish Independence Podcasts team produce a NEW podcast episode every Friday search for Scottish Independence Podcasts wherever you get your podcasts.  Remember to like and subscribe! Contact Us: indypodcasters@gmail.com  Visit our website https://scottishindypod.scot for blogposts, newsletter signup and more episodes Subscribe for free to our Youtube channel @scottishindypodExtra for more of our video footage and clips.  video premieres most Tuesdays at 8pm If you've enjoyed this podcast you might like to buy

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 The Scottish Independence Podcasts team produce a NEW podcast episode every Friday search for Scottish Independence Podcasts wherever you get your podcasts.  Remember to like and subscribe! Cont

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 The Scottish Independence Podcasts team produce a NEW podcast episode every Friday search for Scottish Independence Podcasts wherever you get your podcasts.  Remember to like and subscribe! Contact Us: indypodcasters@gmail.com  Visit our website https://scottishindypod.scot for blogposts, newsletter signup and more episodes Subscr

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   L

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 #

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. #robertburns #scottishhistory #redrose The Scottish Independence Podcasts team produce a NEW podcast episode every Friday search for Scottish Independence Podcasts wherever you get your podcasts.  Remember to like and subscribe! Contact Us: indypodcasters@gmail.com  Visit our webs

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   The Scottish Independence Podcasts team produce a NEW podcast episode every Friday search for Scottish Independence Podcasts wherever you get your podcasts. Remember to like and subscribe! Contact Us: indypodcasters@gmail.com Visit our website https://scottishindypod.scot for blogposts, newsletter signup and more episodes Subscribe for free to our Youtube channel @scottishindypodExtra for more of our video footage and clips, video premiere most Tuesdays at 8pm If you've enjoyed this podcast you might lik

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 thes

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.  The Scottish Independence Podcasts team produce a NEW podcast episode every Friday search for Scottish Independence Podcasts wherever you get your podcasts. Remember to like and subscribe! Thanks to everyone who supports us by buying us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/scottishindependenc... You can also nominate us as your good cause on www.Easyfundraising.org.uk Contact Us: indypodcasters@gmail.com Visit our website https://scottishindypod.scot for blogposts, newsletter signup and more episodes Subscribe to our Youtube channel @scottishindypodExtra for more of our video footage and clips Music: Inspired by Kevin MacLeod and Industrial Cinematic by Kevin MacLeod

A bonus episode from the recent Scottish Currency Group conference.  Dr Tim Rideout explains the process for introducing a Scottish Currency and the likely timescales for implementation. You can find out more from his website here https://www.reservebank.scot/ The Scottish Currency Group is also active on Facebook.   The Scottish Independence Podcasts team produce a NEW podcast episode every Friday search for Scottish Independence Podcasts wherever you get your podcasts.  Remember to like and subscribe! Thanks to everyone who supports us by buying us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/scottishindependencepodcasts You can also nominate us as your good cause on www.Easyfundraising.org.uk Contact Us: indypodcasters@gmail.com  Visit our website https://scottishindypod.scot for blogposts, newsletter signup and more episodes Subscribe to our Youtube channel @scottishindypodExtra for more of our video footage and clips Music: Inspired by Kevin MacLeod

One of the events marking 10 years since the Scottish Independence Referendum was a conference "2014 - 2024 Scottish Independence and the British State 10 Years On".  The event was held on 14th September at Glasgow Caledonian University and was organised by the group Conter.   Part One of our coverage of that conference was an interview with Liam McLaughlan who delivered the opening speech.   This episode is the second part of our coverage of the event and includes  highlights from several of the key speakers and our thoughts on their contributions as follows: 00:01:03  Laura Webster, Editor of the National Newspaper 00:06:28  Jim Sillars, former SNP MP 00:15:51  Gerry Hassan,  author and commentator 00:23:46  Cat Boyd, co-founder of RIC 00:31:13  Jonathan Shafi, journalist 00:33:35   Alyn Smith, former SNP MEP and MSP 00:39:28   Dr Tom Montgomery, Stirling University Find out more about the group Conter on their website www.conter.scot  #scottishindependence #conter #indyref The Scottish Independence Podcast

Podcast version of this month's Livestream chat with Indypodcasters Fiona and Marlene and our guest Lynne.  Topics covered include: Alex Salmond's death Council of Regions and Nations Winter fuel payments GB Energy Scottish Visa proposals and various other snippets that caught our attention this month. You can also watch the video version on our Youtube channel here https://www.youtube.com/live/KEb6Ctxb5p8?si=Al1E9Fa1M_2TnNGd   The Scottish Independence Podcasts team produce a NEW podcast episode every Friday search for Scottish Independence Podcasts wherever you get your podcasts.  Remember to like and subscribe! Thanks to everyone who supports us by buying us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/scottishindependencepodcasts You can also nominate us as your good cause on www.Easyfundraising.org.uk Contact Us: indypodcasters@gmail.com  Visit our website https://scottishindypod.scot for blogposts, newsletter signup and more episodes Subscribe to our Youtube channel @scottishindypodExtra for more of our video footage

We chat to Scottish independence campaigner Liam McLaughlan who we first came across when he stood as Scottish Socialist Party candidate for Glasgow East in the General election. Liam is a veteran of the legendary Radical Independence Campaign in 2014 and last month he gave the opening speech at a conference organised by left wing anti establishment group Conter to mark the 10 year anniversary of the independence referendum. We invited him into the studio to talk about the event, his experiences and his thoughts for the future campaign. Liam also had an article published in the National newspaper which you can read here https://www.thenational.scot/politics/24606241.indyrefs-10-year-anniversary-not-waste-another-decade/ Also look out for a follow up episode with highlights from other speakers at the conference coming soon.   The Scottish Independence Podcasts team produce a NEW podcast episode every Friday search for Scottish Independence Podcasts wherever you get your podcasts. Remember to like and subscrib

Second of our two part mini series on the 1820 Radical Uprising.  Part 1 covers the events leading up to the Uprising and the Radical War which followed.  You can find it here https://scottishindypod.scot/scottish-history/1820-radical-uprising/  and we would recommend you listen to that episode first. This episode covers the courtroom drama of the trials of the Radicals and their eventual fate, brought to life by our storyteller Tom Dowds.  Fiona and Marlene also report from some of the key locations of the tale, including the spine tingling visit to the plaque in Stirling's Broad Street where Baird and Hardie uttered their last words - "Remember Baird and Hardie". Main themes: 00:00:31   The Stirling Trials 00:09:54   The Glasgow Trials 00:12:18   The Dumbarton Trials 00:15:30    The Paisley Trials 00:23:33     Retribution 00:24:56     Martyrs' Memorial 00:30:43     Australian Legacy 00:32: 25    Learning our own history   You can order a copy of Tom Dowd's book from good booksellers including  https://www.w