Podcasts By The Scottish Parliament

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. 

John P. Mackintosh Memorial Debate 'Where Now for Democracy? - 6th September 2018

John P. Mackintosh is widely recognised as one of the most influential political figures of his generation. A highly respected academic, gifted orator and prolific writer, he served from 1966 to 1978 as Labour MP for Berwick and East Lothian and was Professor of Politics at the University of Edinburgh.

This wide ranging discussion, led by a panel of leading figures from political and academic life, considered Mackintosh’s legacy examined some of the contemporary issues and challenges facing democracy today.

The event was held in the debating chamber of the Scottish Parliament, and was chaired by the Rt Hon Ken Macintosh MSP, Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament.

Panellists:

• Lord Campbell of Pittenweem, former leader of the Liberal Democrats
• Angus Robertson, former Deputy Leader of the Scottish National Party
• Professor Mona Siddiqui, Professor of Islamic and Interreligious Studies, The University of Edinburgh
• Catherine Stihler, Labour MEP

First Minister's Questions (FMQs) - 27th September 2018

The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon MSP, answered questions from MSPs in The Scottish Parliament on the 27th of September 2018. 

Brexit and public opinion with Professor Sir John Curtice

An interview with Professor Sir John Curtice on the public's views on Brexit, followed by a recording of a seminar he delivered in The Scottish Parliament earlier that day.

First Minister's Questions (FMQs) - 20th September 2018

The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon MSP, answered questions from MSPs in The Scottish Parliament on the 20th September 2018. 

A "no-deal" Brexit - trade with EU countries explained

This week we're joined by Filippo Fontanelli, Academic Fellow in our research department (SPICe) and Senior Lecturer in International Economic Law at the University of Edinburgh, to examine the potential impact on trade between the UK and EU countries in the event of a "no-deal" Brexit.

As with all guest interviewees, their views are their own, and not those of the Scottish Parliament.

First Minister's Questions (FMQs) - 13th September 2018

First Minister's Questions (FMQs) - 13th September 2018

First Minister's Questions (FMQs) - 6th September 2018

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

Johann Lamont MSP and Brian Whittle MSP - Report on mesh devices - 23rd August 2018

Johann Lamont MSP, Convener of the Public Petitions Committee, and Brian Whittle MSP, member of the Committee, both discuss the newly released report on polypropylene mesh medical devices.