The two biggest names in Scottish political journalism, Bernard Ponsonby and Alex Massie, join forces to bring you a regular “must listen” insider briefing on the political and wider world.
Bernard has been Scotland's leading TV political editor for many years while Alex is the unavoidable commentator and columnist for the Times and Sunday Times. Together they bring decades of experience and unsurpassed contacts books to provide you with a valuable insider briefing behind the headlines.
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The two biggest names in Scottish political journalism, Bernard Ponsonby and Alex Massie, join forces to bring you a regular “must listen” insider briefing on the political and wider world.
Bernard has been Scotland's leading TV political editor for many years while Alex is the unavoidable commentator and columnist for the Times and Sunday Times. Together they bring decades of experience and unsurpassed contacts books to provide you with a valuable insider briefing behind the headlines.
Scottish, Scotland, Scottish Politics, Political Podcast, Scottish Political Podcast, UK Politics, Scottish Independence, Indyref, Alex Salmond, Nicola Sturgeon, Salmond, Sturgeon, SNP, Scottish Labour, Scottish Conservatives, Scottish Lib Dem, Scottish Greens, Alba Party, Keir Starmer, Rachel Reeves, John Swinney, Anas Sarwar, Holyrood, Westminster, Brexit, Budget, Devolution, Policy, News
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A big mixed bag of issues in this week's episode
“Deplore the Man. Respect the Office.”
→ How Starmer & Swinney played Trump for UK/Scotland gains
→ Moral vs national interest
“Love-Bombing Trump: Smart or Shameful?”
→ The realpolitik you weren’t told about
→ Starmer + Oval Office letter; subtle money/investment icons.
“The Real Opposition? The Auditor General.”
→ £2bn hole, welfare rules, and the bill coming due
→ Auditor General report
“Scotland’s Justice Pivot: What You Weren’t Told”
→ Not Proven scrapped — but did safeguards go too?
“Saloon-Bar Morality vs National Interest”
→ Engaging Trump: grown-up statecraft or sell-out?
“Buy Now. Pay Later. Government.”
→ Why Scotland’s books won’t balance by 2029
“Soft Words. Hard Bills.”
→ The welfare promise vs the budget reality
“Yellow Card Politics”
→ Hepburn v Ross, seagulls & standards at Holyrood
“Proven. Not Proven. Truth.”
→ Bernard’s case for how verdicts should really work
“Ego, Investment… and Whisky Tariffs”
→ How flattering Trump might pay Scotland
Focussing on UK, Scottish and Global politics, if you like other great political podcasts like The Rest is Politics, The News Agents, Newscast, Questions Time, Holyrood Sources, Planet Holyrood, The Stooshie, The Steamie, Scotcast, Americast etc etc then The Ponsonby and Massie Podcast could be a great show to add to your list of favourites.
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