Podcasts By The Scottish Parliament

Motion of Remembrance - 8th November 2018

On Thursday 8th November, party leaders at the Scottish Parliament spoke to a Motion of Remembrance.

On Sunday, 11th November 2018, as part of the national commemorations to mark the 100^th anniversary of the Armistice, the names of all those who died serving on behalf of Scotland in the First World War will be projected onto the Scottish Parliament building. 

The illumination – THEIR NAME LIVETH – will honour the 134,712 men and women listed in the Scottish National War Memorial Roll of Honour.  Along with Scottish servicemen, the names of those projected will include nurses, munitions factory workers, Merchant Navy personnel, and overseas servicemen who fought on behalf of Scotland.

The illumination will begin at 5.00pm and continue for seven hours as the names of all those who died are projected in turn, reflecting the scale of loss.  Throughout the evening there will also be performances by pipers from across Scotland and the projection will conclude at midnight with the Last Post.  Prior to the start of the projection Horse Wynd will close from 3.00pm until 1.00am.

www.parliament.scot/WW100

First Minister's Questions (FMQs) - 8th November 2018

The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon MSP, answered questions from MSPs in The Scottish Parliament on the 8th of November 2018.

Festival of Politics - Youthquake

A recording from the Festival of Politics session titled "Youthquake".

“Youthquake,” was the Oxford Dictionary word of 2017. From youth campaigners on Brexit, Scottish Independence and Jeremy Corbyn’s rise – young people appear more politically engaged than ever. Join chair Laura Hood, Politics Editor, The Conversation, and panellists Dr. Benjamin Bowman, Manchester Centre for Youth Studies, Manchester Metropolitan University; Zanib Ahmad MSYP; Professor Paul Whiteley, Professor of Government, University of Essex and British Academy Fellow; and Josh Kennedy MSYP, to discuss whether the youthquake really can transform the political landscape.

In partnership with British Academy, The Conversation and the Scottish Youth Parliament.

First Minister's Questions (FMQs) - 1st November 2018

The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon MSP, answered questions from MSPs in The Scottish Parliament on the 1st of November 2018.

Festival of Politics - What does Gender Equality Look Like?

A recording from the Festival of Politics session titled "What does Gender Equality Look Like?"

The World Economic Forum predicted that the gender pay gap will end – but not till 2095. Join panellists Melanie Reid, The Times; Emma Ritch, Engender; Suki Wan MSYP, Chair, Scottish Youth Parliament; and Professor Lesley Yellowlees, Professor of Inorganic electrochemistry, University of Edinburgh and Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow, to discuss their personal experiences of gender equality from work/life balance to equal pay; relationships and social norms, and how we close that gap sooner.

In partnership with Royal Society of Edinburgh.

First Minister’s Questions (FMQs) - 25th of October 2018

The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon MSP, answered questions from MSPs in The Scottish Parliament on the 25th of October 2018.

Festival of Politics - Jamie Greene MSP: LGBT and the military

Following our Festival of Politics event about LGBT personnel in the military we asked Jamie Greene MSP, as chair, to talk us through the the discussion - as well as speak to us more generally about LGBT+ issues in Scotland and about his work as founder and co-chair of the Scottish Parliament's LGBT+ cross-party group. 

 

 

Cathy McCulloch - Scotland’s Futures Forum’s Scotland 2030 Programme

Through 20 years of working at the Children’s Parliament, Cathy was uniquely placed to report on how children view Scotland. Generally, children feel that Scotland is doing well in how it delivers services to children, with most children reporting that they feel loved and cared for, while many are also excited by Scotland’s landscape and history. However, the picture is more complex for many of the children the Children’s Parliament work with.

For more information, please visit the Scotland’s Futures Forum website.

Karine Polwart - Scotland’s Futures Forum’s Scotland 2030 Programme

At the launch of Scotland’s Futures Forum’s Scotland 2030 Programme, singer, songwriter and essayist Karine Polwart tells three imagined news stories from 2030, musing on the effect of automation on human dignity, how the tension between a desire for solitude and the need to stay connected digitally might play out in a country like Scotland, and the power relationships between people as data generators and companies as data analysts in a world where our lives are increasingly defined by 'datafication'.

For more information, please visit the Scotland’s Futures Forum website.

First Minister's Questions (FMQs) - 4th of October 2018

The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon MSP, answered questions from MSPs in The Scottish Parliament on the 4th of October 2018.