The Stooshie: the politics podcast from DC Thomson
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The Stooshie: the politics podcast from DC Thomson
Insight and analysis with a Scottish focus from political commentators from The Courier, The Press & Journal, the Evening Telegraph and the Evening Express.
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SNP conference comes to Aberdeen
The SNP conference is being held in Aberdeen this weekend, and there’s an election around the corner.
SNP MP Graham Leadbitter joins the Stooshi...
Time to cage dog thieves
Maurice Golden is calling time on dog thieves.
He hopes a new law that could seem them caged for five years will pass its first Scottish Parliam...
Labour conference preview as leadership campaign hits Scotland
Labour MP Graeme Downie talks to us about the health of the party before conference begins in Liverpool.
He was in Dunfermline with deputy leade...
Aberdeen asylum controversy, and Kevin Stewart MSP interview
Asylum seekers are being moved from hotels to student halls of residence - what do people in Aberdeen think?
Why is the Home Office being so ter...
The battle for energy, and flags, as everyone comes to Aberdeen
We look at the big Offshore Europe conference on the energy industry, hearing how there might be grounds for optimism despite upheaval.
Business...
Back to school in election year
The Stooshie team is refreshed from our summer break … in which we did a lot of work.
Things that got in the way of cocktails by the pool includ...
Married couple’s Aberdeenshire election bid
Some stark contrasts in this week’s episode as we look at splits and partnerships in politics.
We look at Fergus Ewing’s dramatic exit from the...
Dundee debt-busting scheme tries to tackle poverty
Dundee and the wider Tayside region has served as the pilot for a scheme to tackle public debt.
National charity Aberlour have been helping fami...
Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay interview
Scottish Conservative chief Russell Findlay joins us ahead of his party’s conference in Edinburgh this weekend.
He speaks candidly about his fir...
Nigel Farage and Keir Starmer in Scotland
Two political heavyweights started the week in Scotland, and we went to speak to both.
In Aberdeen, Nigel Farage unveiled his latest north-east...
St Andrews University, Israel and Gaza
This week's episode focuses on our in-depth coverage of the fall-out from the St Andrews University rector's comments on Israel.
We reveal the b...
Reform defections and the future of colleges
The link between a college funding crisis and the future of jobs is becoming clear.
We look closely at UHI Perth, and at Nescol in Aberdeen, Pet...
Raac and ruin
Reporter Lindsay Bruce joins the podcast to describe what’s happening in communities affected by the crumbling concrete crisis caused by Raac in housi...
Leading doctor on Scotland's fragile NHS
Inverness GP Dr Iain Kennedy, the British Medical Association's Scottish council chairman, joins us for a full interview on the stresses and strains i...
Union chief Roz Foyer interview
The STUC’s Roz Foyer joins us in Dundee where union members held their annual congress.
Roz sets out the big challenges ahead for jobs, the decl...
Supreme Court 'biological women' fall-out
We look at the fall-out from the Supreme Court ruling on women being defined by their biological sex in equalities law.
What does it mean in pra...
Strikes at Robert Gordon University, John Swinney's reset and MSPs deal with 'burn-out'
It’s Holyrood recess, but the headlines keep coming.
This week, the team speaks to striking staff outside Robert Gordon University fighting cuts...
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey interview
We speak to Lib Dem leader Ed Davey in Inverness as his party looks to the Highlands ahead of next year’s Holyrood election.
He discusses the pa...
New Dundee University rector interview
We speak to Maggie Chapman, who saw off a challenge from TV Gladiator Sabre in an election to the role of Dundee University rector.
She tells us...
Assisted dying interview
We speak with Willie Rennie, the former Scottish Lib Dem leader, on his decision to go public in support of assisted dying proposals.
The MSP fo...
Dundee University finance scandal deepens
Bosses at Dundee University admit the institution could have run out of cash by June without support.
The revelations from parliament are the la...
Dundee University jobs crisis
More than 600 jobs are at risk at Dundee University.
While managers take desperate measures to cut a £35 million deficit, what happens next?
An eye-opening trip to Ukraine
We’re joined by two Scottish MPs fresh from Ukraine where they saw first hand what Russia’s war means.
Arbroath and Broughty Ferry SNP MP Stephe...
John Swinney interview
Scottish First Minister John Swinney speaks to The Stooshie for a feature-length interview as he nears a year in the top job.
He talks about the...
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar interview
Anas Sarwar joins us as his party’s conference gets under way in Glasgow this weekend.
Can he get over the obstacles since Labour’s general elec...
Scotland Office minister on energy jobs promises
Labour politicians are getting flak over energy job promises again, but seem to think the public don’t really mind. Do you?
We spoke to UK Gover...
Justice for tragic Elgin bus driver Keith Rollinson, another NHS reset and a complex NHS Fife trans doctor tribunal
After the death of Elgin bus driver Keith Rollinson, is justice too soft for young offenders?
How are doctors reacting to John Swinney’s big NHS...
Who’s securing Scotland’s sea borders?
Donald Trump is back in the White House and the world is braced for what comes next.
As he eyes up taking over the continent from North Pole to...
Maybe the public don't like honesty after all
The polls are in, and it’s grim reading for Keir Starmer.
Reform are on the rise, and the SNP shows no sign of rolling over for Scottish Labour....
What’s coming up in 2025?
The team returns for a new year to consider what the big stories will be.
Budgets take centre stage, including alarm over university finances a...
2024 Politics Quiz
When you really think about, 2024 seems more like a fever dream than anything else.
Remember Rishi Sunak’s rain-drenched resignation?
Ed D...
University crisis and featured interview on cancer surgery
We discuss the crisis at Dundee University after weeks of difficult headlines over finances and senior leadership.
Is there a problem in Scottis...
Skye shooting gun control, ferry to Europe, and NHS crisis
This week’s Stooshie focuses on the political questions for gun control in the wake of the Skye shooting spree, which ended in court last week.
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Dundee and Angus College plans - and the university funding crisis
We are joined by The Courier’s Dundee Area Editor Laura Devlin to discuss her exclusive on Dundee and Angus College’s £265 million transformation plan...
SNP justice secretary on prisoner release
Scotland’s justice secretary, Angela Constance, explains plans to release more prisoners earlier in their sentences.
We hear about aims to impro...
SNP election drama and oil in the dock
We discuss our exclusive on SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn hoping to move to Holyrood.
We hear from energy historian Ewan Gibbs on lessons...
Andrew Bowie interview, Donald Trump, and Holyrood comes to Aberdeen
Conservative MP Andrew Bowie joins us to talk about his new role shadowing the Scotland Office, and admits they promised lots but fell short in govern...
Human cost of budget cuts
While MPs debate small fixes to budgets, we look at the human cost of years of cuts and austerity.
From hollowed out health services, to public...
Alex Salmond remembered
In a special episode of The Stooshie, The Press and Journal's Adele Merson and The Courier's Alasdair Clark are joined by Perth MP Pete Wishart and fo...
Labour's Dundee hangover, Grampian breast cancer wait anger, and MP's Russia warnings
From Scotland to Georgia, this week’s episode covers a lot of ground.
We get to grips with Labour’s shaky start, Dundee election setbacks and wi...