# Talat Yaqoob

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Ep. 183 - Being in a safe space with women of color and different backgrounds, inspiring advice from Jean Johansson and Fatima Manji, uplifting women, creating a space for diversity in the media +more

For this week's episode, I share about being in a safe space with women of color and different backgrounds for this year's Pass The Mic Scotland annual gathering event. I talk about meeting and listening to inspiring advice from the famous journalists Jean Johansson and Fatima Manji, uplifting wom…

Rachel Reeves, welfare U-turn and 'proper' jobs

Sir Keir Starmer has backed Rachel Reeves after the Chancellor cried in the House of Commons as the Prime Minister defended the UK Government's U-turn over welfare reform. In the first of our weekly July episodes, Natalie asks former Number 10 strategist John McTernan, campaigner Talat Yaqoob and t…

Pass the Mic

Host Ica Headlam speaks with Talat Yaqoob, founder of Pass the Mic, about the gap between Scotland's progressive rhetoric and actual investment in change for communities of colour. They discuss creating your own spaces versus engaging with existing systems, the extractive nature of unpaid labour in…

Equal under the Law: Is the law a tool or a barrier to change? (Pt 2)

Episode Notes In this second episode of our special series, ‘Equal under the Law?’, we explore whether the law serves as a barrier or a tool for marginalised communities striving for equality, with a little help our expert panel of 11 inspiring activist leaders from Scotland. (Content warning: Th…

Equal under the Law: Advice to my younger self (Pt 4)

Episode Notes In this fourth and final episode of our special series, ‘Equal under the Law?’, our expert panel of inspiring activists and lawyers from across the UK come together to reflect on their journeys to this very moment, and offer advice to young activists. Davie Donaldson encourages youn…

Redistributing Power: What’s at Stake for Scotland in 2026, with Talat Yaqoob

Episode Notes In this week’s episode, we speak with feminist campaigner, consultant, and commentator Talat Yaqoob about how law shapes power and inequality, and whether it can genuinely deliver justice for marginalised communities.  Drawing on her extensive work across women’s equality, anti-raci…

'Why do Reform set the news agenda?': Is Scotland's political coverage BROKEN?

Campaigner Talat Yaqoob joins Political Reporter Abbi Garton-Crosbie to discuss the state of Scotland's media, with a particular eye on the lack of diversity we see.  Support The National with a subscription from £1 at thenational.scot/subscribe