Podcasts By The Scottish Parliament

#ScotParl20: Reporting on Parliament

In this episode, The Presiding Officer speaks with journalists Brian Taylor, Colin Mackay, Elizabeth Quigley and Katrine Bussey on their experience covering the Scottish Parliament.

To find out more about the Scottish Parliament at 20, please visit our website.

 

#ScotParl20: Former MSPs

In this episode, The Presiding Officer speaks with Former First Minister Henry McLeish, Former Presiding Officer Tricia Marwick, Former Leader of the Scottish Conservatives Baroness Annabel Goldie, and Former MSPs George Lyon and Robin Harper.

To find out more about the Scottish Parliament at 20, please visit our website.

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.

First Minister’s Questions (FMQs) - 10th October 2019

The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon MSP, answered questions from MSPs in The Scottish Parliament on the 10th October 2019.

#ScotParl20: A conversation with staff at Holyrood

In this special #ScotParl20 podcast the Presiding Officer Ken Macintosh MSP speaks to members of staff about working at Holyrood and how the Parliament has evolved over the past 20 years.

To find out more about the Scottish Parliament at 20, please visit our website.

First Minister's Questions (FMQs) - 3rd October 2019

The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon MSP, answered questions from MSPs in The Scottish Parliament on the 3rd October 2019.

#ScotParl20: Chief Executive of The Scottish Parliament, Sir Paul Grice

In this special #ScotParl20 podcast the Presiding Officer Ken Macintosh MSP interviewed the Parliament's outgoing Chief Executive Sir Paul Grice, who has led the Parliament since 1999.

To find out more about the Scottish Parliament at 20, please visit our website.

First Minister’s Questions (FMQs) - 26th September 2019

The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon MSP, answered questions from MSPs in The Scottish Parliament on the 26th September 2019.

Tackling drug-related deaths – perspectives from the Dundee Drugs Commission

The Dundee Drugs Commission is an independent group of experts tasked by the Dundee Partnership with considering what more can be done to turn around the rate of drug deaths in Dundee. In this seminar, members of the Commission will provide their views on the causes and consequences of drug deaths in Dundee and what can be done to address the problem in Dundee and elsewhere in Scotland.

The seminar was chaired by Lewis Macdonald MSP and featured members of the Dundee Drugs Commission Dr Robert Peat (Chair, Former Director of Inspection, Care Inspectorate and former Depute Chief Executive and Director of Social Work and Health with Angus Council) and Suzie Mertes (Superintendent, Police Scotland).

First Minister’s Questions (FMQs) - 19th September 2019

The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon MSP, answered questions from MSPs in The Scottish Parliament on the 19th September 2019.