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John Swinney says the independence push has turned a corner. Has it?

Editor Laura Webster and Digital Editor Laura Pollock discuss John Swinney's claim that independence has turned a corner, a Tory link to a massive Scottish data centre, and an anti-abortion row at SNP conference. Support The National with a subscription at thenational.scot/subscribe from just £1

Gallus Answers, Garvaghy Stramashes & Burnham’s Conference Distruptions

Lesley and Fraser are back at the mic — though Fraser's proper kit is officially goosed apologies for the less than stellar sound quality. This week we look at Kemi Badenoch and her suggestion of a review and roll-back of Holyrood’s devolved powers, handing John Swinney an open goal. Meanwhile, PM …

Gallus Answers, Garvaghy Stramashes & Burnham’s Conference Distruptions

Lesley and Fraser are back at the mic — though Fraser's proper kit is officially goosed apologies for the less than stellar sound quality. This week we look at Kemi Badenoch and her suggestion of a review and roll-back of Holyrood’s devolved powers, handing John Swinney an open goal. Meanwhile, PM …

Fact-check: Will Scottish pensioners really be funding English social care?

Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news. This week: (00:40) First Minister John Swinney has claimed that Scottish pensioners are set to lose £2000, with the money going to fund English social care. We gently suggest he might like to consider the existence of the Barnett formula, an…

Is The SNP's Independence Strategy Broken? and Andy Burnham visits Scotland

This week on Holyrood Sources, Calum Macdonald, Geoff Aberdein and Andy Maciver preview the SNP conference with The Scotsman's Rachel Amery. For the first time ever, John Swinney leads a conference with a mandate as First Minister... how will he shape the event as his own? Will the focus be on inde…

SNP CONFERENCE - Indy Groundhog Day?

SNP CONFERENCE – INDY GROUNDHOG DAY? Is the SNP trapped in independence Groundhog Day? As John Swinney prepares to address the SNP conference in Aberdeen, Bernard Ponsonby and Alex Massie ask whether Scotland's governing party has any credible route to another independence referendum — and Bernard …

Seamus Logan MP: The Fight for Independence and Supporting Scotland from Westminster

The question of independence for Scotland takes centre stage in my interview with Seamus Logan, the SNP MP for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East. We discuss Seamus’ journey to Scottish nationalism and the party’s recent history under leader John Swinney. As the spokesperson for Health and Social …

Burnham Heads Further North

Andy Burnham parks his tank on the SNP’s lawn, challenging John swinney to work with him on devolution - but is this an offer of cooperation, or is it mostly political fighting talk? Ed Vaizey unpacks the politics of the day with Michael Binyon and Alys Denby. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv…

Live from the pub at SNP Conference

Calum and Geoff are live from the pub at SNP conference. They take the temperature of the party ahead of John Swinney's speech this weekend and are joined by party representatives, pollsters and experts to diagnose the health of the SNP going into 2027. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m…

October 17: Russia Sanctions Rollback and Thwaites Glacier Projections

In Scotland First Minister John Swinney says the Scottish National Party will launch Choose Scotland, a nationwide campaign to build support for leaving the United Kingdom. Speaking at the party’s conference Saturday, he pledged a six-figure fund and said the campaign for a second independence ref…