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The Scotsman's political reporters guide you through the changing landscape of Scottish politics. From Scottish Independence to education and everything in between, they will offer unrivalled insight, explain the political issues of the day, take a deeper look into the problems behind them and introduce you to those who are ultimately tasked with solving them. The Steamie is a Laudable production by the Scotsman.

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    • Jun 19, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    The Royal Highland Show and Patrick Harvie's last FMQ

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2025 26:18


    Alistair Grant, David Bol and Rachel Amery are joined by Katharine Hay, The Scotsman's rural affairs correspondent, to discuss the Royal Highland Show and the big issues affecting Scotland's farmers. Later, Rachel speaks to Patrick Harvie after his last First Minister's Question as co-leader of the Scottish Greens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    The spending war of words

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2025 22:36


    Alistair Grant, Rachel Amery, Alexander Brown and David Bol discuss the spending review, before talking Scottish Tory woes ahead of the party's conference in Edinburgh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Labour's surprise Hamilton by-election triumph

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2025 30:37


    Alistair Grant, Rachel Amery, Alexander Brown and David Bol (fresh from the overnight count) discuss Labour's victory in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election. Should it have come as such a shock, and what does it mean for next year's Holyrood election? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    A camp maverick who loves the drama

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 25:31


    Alistair Grant, David Bol, Rachel Amery and Alexander Brown discuss the crunch Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election. Plus, should Douglas Ross have been kicked out of First Minister's Questions on Thursday for heckling John Swinney? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The EU deal, Reform winning a by-election, and an interview with Ash Regan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 30:40


    Alexander Brown, Rachel Amery and David Bol discuss whether Keir Starmer's EU deal is actually good and ask if Reform could actually win the Hamilton by-election. Plus, Rachel sits down with Ash Regan to discuss plans for a new prostitution law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Assisted dying vote, immigration crackdown, and an interview with Sir John Curtice

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 36:06


    Alexander Brown, Rachel Amery, and David Bol discuss Assisted Dying and Labour's new approach to immigration. Plus, Rachel sits down with national treasure and expert pollster Sir John Curtice to discuss the Scottish elections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Programme for Government, trade bonanza, and an interview on assisted dying with Liam McArthur

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 28:35


    Alexander Brown, Rachel Amery, and David Bol discuss the Programme for Government, some particularly surprising polling, and just how disorganised the Labour party is. Plus, David sits down with Liam McArthur to discuss assisted dying Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Tony Blair hates Net-Zero, Maggie Chapman survives, and an interview with Roz Foyer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 28:47


    Alexander Brown and David Bol discuss Tony Blair losing faith on Net Zero, the closure of Grangemouth, and Maggie Chapman keeping her place on the Equalities Committee. Plus, David sits down with Roz Foyer at the Scottish Trades Union Congress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Swinney's anti-Reform summit, and an interview with Patrick Harvie

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 44:43


    Alistair Grant, Alexander Brown, Rachel Amery and David Bol discuss John Swinney's summit in Glasgow aimed at tackling the 'hard right'. Plus, Rachel sits down with Patrick Harvie to mark one year since the collapse of the Bute House Agreement between the SNP and the Greens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Tariffs, Tories and the Scottish Lib Dem conference

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 37:27


    Alistair Grant, Alexander Brown, David Bol and Rachel Amery discuss the impact of Donald Trump's tariffs on Scotland. Elsewhere, the team talk about Jamie Greene MSP quitting the Scottish Tory group at Holyrood, and Alistair sits down with Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton ahead of his party's conference in Inverness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    What does the Spring Statement mean for Scotland?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 25:11


    Alistair Grant, Rachel Amery, Alexander Brown and David Bol discuss the impact of the Spring Statement on Scotland, and its potential political ramifications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Dundee University's crisis, welfare reform and the future of Grangemouth

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 27:43


    Alistair Grant, Rachel Amery, David Bol and Alexander Brown discuss the UK Government's welfare reform plans and the future of Grangemouth. Plus, The Scotsman's education correspondent Calum Ross details the crisis facing Dundee University after an extraordinary committee session in the Scottish Parliament. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Nicola Sturgeon's contested legacy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 26:13


    Alistair Grant, Rachel Amery and Alexander Brown discuss Nicola Sturgeon's contested legacy after she announced her decision to stand down as an MSP next year. Plus, Alex has the latest on a growing Labour rebellion in Westminster over expected cuts to the benefits system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Reform in Scotland, and an interview with SNP MSP Emma Roddick

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 35:14


    Reform UK's deputy leader Richard Tice visited a Glasgow chippy to celebrate the party's newest defections in Scotland. Unfortunately, he was unable to recall their full names. Alistair Grant, Rachel Amery, David Bol and Alexander Brown talk about this and more in this week's episode of the podcast. Rachel also sits down for a wide-ranging chat with SNP MSP Emma Roddick. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The anti-Farage summit

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 26:19


    Alistair Grant, Rachel Amery and Alexander Brown discuss the First Minister's attack on Reform UK, and the rise of Nigel Farage's party in Scotland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Interview with Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 23:13


    Alistair Grant sat down with Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar ahead of his party's annual conference in Glasgow this weekend. They talked polls, council tax - and Mr Sarwar's recent U-turn over gender reform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The hit list

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 24:16


    Alistair Grant, Alexander Brown, David Bol and Rachel Amery discuss the alleged "hit list" drawn up by allies of Stephen Flynn, the SNP's Westminster leader. Plus, will we ever see council tax reform? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Interview with Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 34:48


    Alistair Grant and David Bol sit down with Russell Findlay, the Scottish Conservative leader, to discuss his party's policy platform, the "self-righteous" Holyrood bubble - and the threat posed by Reform UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Interview with First Minister John Swinney

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 35:24


    Alistair Grant, David Bol and Rachel Amery sit down with First Minister John Swinney in his office in Holyrood for a wide-ranging interview, touching on the NHS, education, council tax - and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    John Swinney's visa plans... and Donald Trump

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 22:11


    Alistair Grant, David Bol and Alexander Brown discuss another busy week in Scottish and UK politics, from John Swinney's visa plans to Donald Trump. The team also touch on the political fallout surrounding the horrific Southport murders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    How worried should the Scottish Tories be about Reform UK? Plus, Kate Forbes on the future of Gaelic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 31:58


    Alistair Grant, Rachel Amery, Alexander Brown and David Bol discuss the rise of Nigel Farage's Reform UK in Scotland. Rachel then sits down with Kate Forbes, the deputy first minister, to discuss the future of Gaelic following a big week for the language. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The SNP and Labour set out their stalls for 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 27:11


    Alistair Grant, Alexander Brown, Rachel Amery and David Bol discuss the start of the political year - and the impact of Elon Musk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Steamie Christmas special

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 30:19


    In this special festive episode, Alistair Grant, David Bol and Alexander Brown pick out their political highs and lows of 2024 - and make some bold predictions for the year ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Has Scottish Labour lost momentum?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 27:45


    Alistair Grant, Rachel Amery, David Bol and Alexander Brown discuss some tough polling for Scottish Labour. Can Anas Sarwar, the party's leader, regain momentum? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Scottish Budget special

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 19:48


    Alistair Grant, Rachel Amery and David Bol discuss some of the key points from the Scottish Budget. This special episode of The Steamie was recorded in Holyrood just moments after SNP finance secretary Shona Robison addressed MSPs, and can also be watched in video form on The Scotsman's website. *Recorded as live in Margo's Bar at Holyrood Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Tricky deals and tough decisions

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2024 22:33


    Alistair Grant, Rachel Amery and David Bol discuss the looming Scottish Budget. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Scotland's killer road: Inside the A9 saga

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 27:29


    This special episode of The Steamie is part of a series in The Scotsman this week focussing on the failure to dual the A9 between Perth and Inverness. Join Rachel Amery, Politics Correspondent, Alastair Dalton,Transport Correspondent and Neil Greig, road safety expert, as they discuss the ongoing saga. This podcast was recorded on the 6th of November 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Double-jobbing politicians - and an interview with Alex Cole-Hamilton

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 34:26


    Alistair Grant and Alexander Brown discuss the row over SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn running for Holyrood while remaining an MP. Plus, Alistair speaks to Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton about a possible Budget deal with the SNP - and Donald Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    What does Donald Trump's election mean for Scotland?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 25:03


    Alistair Grant, David Bol, Martyn McLaughlin and Alexander Brown discuss Donald Trump's extraordinary victory - and what it means for Scotland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Rachel Reeves throws down the gauntlet

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 22:00


    Alistair Grant, Rachel Amery, Alexander Brown and David Bol discuss the UK Budget, and what it means for Scotland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1,000 miles later: What a Scotsman reporter discovered on an epic walk around Scotland

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 32:57


    Alistair Grant talks to Katharine Hay, The Scotsman's rural affairs correspondent, about her epic walk around Scotland as she clocks up more than 1,000 miles on the road. From St Kilda to the Borders, the east coast to the west, Katharine talks about the highs and lows - and what she has learned along the way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Alex Salmond: death of a political titan

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 21:27


    Alistair Grant, David Bol and Calum Ross discuss the legacy of Alex Salmond following his death at the age of 69, and share some of their own memories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Jenrick v Badenoch

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 26:17


    Alistair Grant, Alexander Brown, Rachel Amery and David Bol discuss the latest twist in the UK Tory leadership contest. Plus, the Scottish Government announces plans that could see hundreds more prisoners released early. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Tories north and south

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 26:08


    How did Russell Findlay do in his first week as Scottish Tory leader? And who looks set to win the Tory leadership contest down south after its conference in Birmingham? Alistair Grant, Rachel Amery, David Bol and Alexander Brown discuss all this and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The UK Labour Party conference, featuring an interview with Anas Sarwar

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 31:22


    Alistair Grant, Alexander Brown, Rachel Amery and David Bol discuss the UK Labour Party conference in Liverpool. Alex talks to Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar from the conference floor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The independence referendum 10 years on, with Ian Blackford

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 31:04


    Alistair Grant, David Bol and Alexander Brown are joined by former Westminster leader Ian Blackford to discuss the 10th anniversary of the independence referendum, and what should happen now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Are we heading for a snap Holyrood election?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 27:34


    Alistair Grant, David Bol and Alexander Brown discuss the likelihood of a snap Holyrood election. Meanwhile, the row over winter fuel payments continues north and south of the Border, and the closure of Grangemouth spells grim news for 400 jobs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    A grim start to the parliamentary year

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 22:33


    Alistair Grant, Rachel Amery, David Bol and Alexander Brown discuss the impact of up to £500 million of public spending cuts in Scotland, and John Swinney's underwhelming Programme for Government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    SNP conference special featuring an interview with Kate Forbes MSP

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 36:36


    Alistair Grant, Rachel Amery, David Bol and Alexander Brown discuss the challenges facing the SNP as activists gather for the party's annual conference in Edinburgh. Alistair then talks to Kate Forbes, the deputy first minister, about what the SNP does now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Tory leadership contests heat up, while SNP membership plummets

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 23:57


    Alistair Grant, David Bol, Rachel Amery and Alexander Brown discuss the latest manoeuvrings in the Tory leadership contests north and south of the border. Plus, how worried should the SNP be about its plummeting membership? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Doom and gloom

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 25:40


    Alistair Grant, Rachel Amery, David Bol and Alexander Brown discuss the tight squeeze on public finances coming down the line. Plus, should classrooms ban mobile phones? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Riots and the Tory leadership contests

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 27:38


    Alistair Grant, Rachel Amery, David Bol and Alexander Brown discuss the recent riots and Prime Minister Keir Starmer's response. Meanwhile, six MSPs have entered the race to become the next Scottish Tory leader. Who are the runners and riders? Plus, Alex has the latest on the contest down south. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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