Podcasts By The Scottish Parliament

Human Rights Day 2018 - Rights Takeover part 2: panel

Part 2 of a 2 part podcast recorded at the 'Rights Take Over' event in the Scottish Parliament, held to mark the 70th anniversary of the UN Declaration of Human Rights on 10th December 2018.

Featuring a panel discussion on human rights with Amazl Azzudin, Davie Donaldson, Dr. Donald Macaskill, and Dr. Sally Witcher OBE.

Human Rights Day 2018 - Rights Takeover part 1: speeches

Part 1 of a 2 part podcast recorded at the 'Rights Take Over' event in the Scottish Parliament, held to mark the 70th anniversary of the UN Declaration of Human Rights on 10th December 2018.

Featuring speeches from First Minister Nicola Sturgeon MSP, Deputy Presiding Officer Christine Grahame MSP, Ruth Maguire MSP, Convener of the EHRiC Committee, Judith Robertson, chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission, and Bianca Jagger, Founder, President and Chief Executive of the Bianca Jagger Human Rights Foundation.

First Minister’s Questions (FMQs) - 6th December 2018

The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon MSP, answered questions from MSPs in The Scottish Parliament on the 6th of December 2018.

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.

First Minister’s Questions (FMQs) - 29th November 2018

The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon MSP, answered questions from MSPs in The Scottish Parliament on the 29th of November 2018.

Festival of Politics - Posh or Poor?

A recording from the Festival of Politics session titled "Posh or Poor?".

The demise of forelock tugging and deference to those ‘upstairs’ may make class less obvious, but with inequality and poverty rising, has Britain really thrown off its class obsession? Join our chair Kenny Farquharson, The Times, and panellists including Claire Ainsley, Director, Joseph Rowntree Foundation; Darren McGarvey aka Loki, author of Poverty Safari; Chris Snowdon, author of The Spirit Level Delusion; and John Boothman, The Times, as they discuss social mobility and meritocracy.

First Minister’s Questions (FMQs) - 22nd November 2018

The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon MSP, answered questions from MSPs in The Scottish Parliament on the 22nd of November 2018.

Festival of Politics - Trade Wars

A recording from the Festival of Politics session titled "Living Outside the EU".

Free, fair and mutually beneficial trade appears to be a long-gone ambition of former global trading partners in an age of fractious G7 deals and Brexit negotiations. Join our chair Deputy Presiding Officer Christine Grahame MSP and panellists including Professor Michael Keating, Chair in Scottish Politics, University of Aberdeen; and Douglas Fraser, BBC Economy Editor to decipher the new trade rules, tariffs and what all this means for the consumer.

First Minister’s Questions (FMQs) - 15th November 2018

The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon MSP, answered questions from MSPs in The Scottish Parliament on the 15th of November 2018.

Festival of Politics - Living Outside the EU

A recording from the Festival of Politics session titled "Living Outside the EU".

Though the UK’s future relationship with the EU is still to be determined, countries such as Norway, Iceland and Canada’s relationships with the EU provide an insight into our future. Join Chair Ann Packard, Hon. Fellow RIAS, and panellists including Jill Rutter, The Institute for Government; and Lesley Riddoch, Nordic Horizons and author of McSmorgasbord; What post Brexit Scotland can learn from the Nordics, to talk trade, economy and culture when living outside the EU.