Podcasts from the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, Scotland. Subscribe to listen to First Minister‘s Questions (FMQs) and other content.
Episodes
Nov 7, 2019
Nov 7, 2019
43 min
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon MSP answered questions from opposition party leaders and other MSPs on Thursday 7th November 2019.
Nov 5, 2019
Nov 5, 2019
1hr 20 min
Finland is the only country in the EU where homelessness is falling. Now its radical approach is about to be piloted in parts of the UK.
Join the Presiding Officer and panellists Sanna Vesikansa, Deputy Mayor of Helsinki; Ewan Aitken, Chief Executive Officer, Cyrenians; Kate Farrell, Mayoral adviser on homelessness, Liverpool City Region; and Mark Johnson, former rough sleeper and User Voice founder, to discuss whether Finland’s solution will work in the UK.
Recorded at the 2019 Festival of Politics.
Oct 31, 2019
Oct 31, 2019
46 min
The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon MSP, answered questions from MSPs in The Scottish Parliament on the 31st October 2019.
Oct 28, 2019
Oct 28, 2019
1hr 30 min
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.
Oct 24, 2019
Oct 24, 2019
1hr 33 min
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.
Oct 17, 2019
Oct 17, 2019
46 min
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.
Oct 10, 2019
Oct 10, 2019
44 min
The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon MSP, answered questions from MSPs in The Scottish Parliament on the 10th October 2019.
Oct 8, 2019
Oct 8, 2019
28 min
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.
Oct 3, 2019
Oct 3, 2019
45 min
The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon MSP, answered questions from MSPs in The Scottish Parliament on the 3rd October 2019.
Sep 30, 2019
Sep 30, 2019
33 min
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.