Podcasts By The Scottish Parliament

🎧 Live at the University of Strathclyde | ’How is Devolution Changing Post-EU?’

‘Devolution looks very different now than it did in 1998.’

Dr Andrew Tickell, Lecturer in Law at Glasgow Caledonian University, hosts this discussion with the Convener and Deputy Convener of the Parliament’s Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee, Clare Adamson MSP and Donald Cameron MSP.

On Monday, the Committee held a joint event with Strathclyde University Law School to discuss their report 'How is Devolution Changing Post-EU?' with leading academics and lawyers from across the UK.

The Committee found that devolution has changed and now looks “very different” after the UK’s departure from the EU, a key difference being how the regulatory environment within the UK is managed compared to how it was managed within the EU.

Recommendations from the report include the establishment of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the UK and Devolved Governments and the development of supplementary agreements on both Common Frameworks and the use of delegated powers by UK Ministers in devolved areas.

You can read the report in full here: How Devolution is Changing Post-EU | Scottish Parliament

Festival of Politics: AC Grayling

Deputy Presiding Officer Liam McArthur MSP joins Professor A.C. Grayling CBE, one of the UK’s most prolific philosophers and authors, in conversation to discuss Professor Grayling’s timely book, For the Good of the World: Is Global Agreement on Global Challenges Possible?

Professor Grayling discusses the three most urgent challenges facing the world today: climate change, technology and justice. 

As Master of the New College of the Humanities, and an author of over 30 books, he dissects both the threats and the inspiring solutions. Can human beings collectively agree on a set of values to save the planet from extinction?

This event was recorded live at the Scottish Parliament in August.

UK Internal Market: tensions between trade and divergence

What are the tensions between open trade and regulatory divergence in the UK's approach to its internal market?

The Constitution Committee recently released a report on the Internal Market, and in this podcast the Deputy Convener Donald Cameron MSP was joined by Professor Michael Keating, and Dr Chris McCorkindale to discuss some of the key themes in the report.

You can find out more about the Committee's work by visiting their webpage, or by reading their report "UK Internal Market Inquiry" on the Parliament's website. 

What's in the Scottish Government's Programme for Government 2020/21?

In this episode of the podcast Allan Campbell, from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe), summarises what he and has team think stands out from the Scottish Government's Programme for Government 2020/21.

Find out more about SPICe's work on their blog:

https://spice-spotlight.scot/

Get access to SPICe's briefings:

https://digitalpublications.parliament.scot/ResearchBriefings 

This episode was recorded on Monday 7 September 2020.

Brexit - Where Now?

Our Festival of Politics 2019 panel examined what’s happening with Brexit; the challenges, soundbites and negotiations.

The event was chaired by Professor Sionaidh Douglas-Scott, Anniversary Chair in Law, Queen Mary University of London and includes:

• Professor Anand Menon, Professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs at Kings College
• Alex Massie, columnist with The Times and Sunday Times and Scotland Editor of The Spectator
• Dr Kirsty Hughes, Director of the Scottish Centre on European Relations
• Tim Martin, Chairman of J. D. Wetherspoon PLC

You can find out more about the Festival on the Festival of Politics website.

Statement by the First Minister on Brexit and Scotland’s Future – 24 April 2019

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon gave a statement about the prospect of a second independence referendum, as well as an update on Brexit preparations.

The UK after Brexit

The Scottish Parliament Information Centre hosted a seminar on 27 March 2019 offering perspectives from Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish perspectives on challenges and opportunities for the UK after Brexit. Speakers included Prof. Nicola McEwan, University of Edinburgh; Prof. Dan Wincott, Cardiff University and Dr Katy Hayward, Queens University Belfast.

The potential implications of Brexit on Health and Social Care

This event at the Scottish Parliament looked at the potential impact of Brexit on staffing, public health, medicines and medical devices in health and social care.

It was chaired by Lewis MacDonald MSP, Convener of the Parliament's Health and Sport Committee, who introduced Emma Harper MSP, Vice Convener with an update on the Committee's work.

Discussion then moved on to the guest speakers:

Professor Jean McHale and Elizabeth Speakman, spoke about their work on the ERSC funded project Health Law Outside the EU: Immediate, Intermediate and Long-Term Impacts, and Karen Hedge, National Director, Scottish Care then presented the social care perspective.

Brexit: an Irish perspective from Brussels with Tony Connelly

A seminar, delivered at the Scottish Parliament on the 31st January 2019 by Tony Connelly, RTE Europe Editor, Author of Brexit & Ireland, and co-presenter of the Brexit Republic Podcast.

Chaired and introduced by Joan McAlpine MSP.

Article 50 Withdrawal Agreement & Political Declaration explained

What have the UK Government and the EU agreed upon so far, what does the Political Declaration cover, and where to next in the Brexit process? 

This week we catch up with Iain, a Senior Researcher within the Parliament's Information Centre, to talk about the EU Withdrawal Agreement & Political Declaration.

Find out everything you need to know about what's happened so far and what we can expect in the near future.