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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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We look at each party as the Holyrood election gets into full swing.
Tories and SNP start in Aberdeen with an energy focus, while Labour goes island hopping.
Lib Dems think they should be back in parliament already.
Reform are still trying to work out who their own candidates are.
And the Greens had an almighty scrap with themselves.
Onwards to May 7!
Mum Beth Morrison opens up on her decade-long fight to change restraint and seclusion laws after her disabled son Calum was left covered in bruises and traumatised at school when he was 11 years old.
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The SNP gathered for a pre-election gathering in Edinburgh – what’s the mood in the party?
We hear from Stephen Flynn and Stephen Gethins, two MPs hoping to win a berth at Holyrood on May 7.
Aberdeen University has become caught up in the Iran war at its Qatar campus.
And we get a look inside a fighting Green party branch where bullying claims are causing bitter fall-outs.
The landmark plan to legalise assisted dying in Scotland has reached crunch time at Holyrood.
MSP Liam McArthur explains how he's trying to convince wavering politicians to back the legislation next week.
We also reflect on a week of turmoil in the economy from inside the energy debate in London.
And we catch up on Scottish election developments, including a look ahead to Reform's candidates being revealed.
To help us make sense of the UK Government’s economic plans, and problems, we’re joined by Mairi Spowage, Director of the Fraser of Allender Institute.
That’s a good thing because Chancellor Rachel Reeves' latest spring statement looked out of date the minute she started speaking this week.
Forecasts were ripped up as oil prices shot up and conflict spread across Iran and the middle east.
Notes: Read more about this week’s topic from the Fraser of Allender’s report here: https://fraserofallander.org/uk-energy-transition-at-a-crossroads-could-the-moment-be-missed/
And see how policies are hitting businesses already, like here: https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen-aberdeenshire/6953706/cafe-neuk-hospitality-taskforce-government-tax/
Tories and Lib Dems held special election conferences, both hoping to make an impact at the Scottish Parliament election on May.
We spoke to Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch and Lib Dem leader Ed Davey about their chances while the SNP continues to stay far in front.
We also look ahead to Labour in Paisley this weekend and set out our own election planning 10 weeks from polling day.
The Scottish Information Commissioner David Hamilton sits down with The Stooshie to talk about Freedom of Information in Scotland, transparency in our NHS, the Scottish Government and local authorities - and how AI could be a gamechanger.
Former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale joins us to rake over the chaos after Anas Sarwar stunned everyone by calling for the prime minister to quit.
She knows a thing or two about what it's like to turn on the UK Labour leader, having worked with Jeremy Corbyn.
Also joining us is Murray Foote, the former Daily Record editor and ex-SNP chief executive.
He'd quite like to send Anas Sarwar some flowers as a thank you for sowing more turmoil in Labour while the election contest picks up pace.
We also hear a bit from Jeremy Corbyn in Dundee as the turmoil swirls around Downing Street.
The Scottish Parliament election is three months away and every party is starting their campaign conference, beginning with Jeremy Corbyn’s new left alternative party meeting in Dundee this weekend.
We mark the start of the campaign phase by speaking to Ballot Box Scotland guru Allan Faulds on what the public mood is for each party.
Will the SNP get their referendum election? How does Labour respond to UK polling slump and are the Tories locked in a dogfight with Reform?
Can the Lib Dems make gains beyond their core vote areas, will Greens get a bounce or a dent from their time in government, and is Alba ever going to take off?
Scotland is certainly feeling the heat now, and for the first time in years, it seems faraway threats are beginning to appear alarmingly close.
From Donald Trump and Greenland, to Russia and a confused world order.
We spoke to Andrew Neal, Professor of International Security at Edinburgh University, to make sense of the threat and impact across the north of Scotland.
There is a link, honestly.
While Donald Trump throws his toys out of his pram, his words are felt everywhere.
In Fife, Nigel Farage was holding court and tried to defend his friend’s attitude, saying he’s sure he wouldn’t invade.
The prime minister and Tory leader were also all in Scotland to talk about energy.
Will the people who see the pylons go up ever see their bills go down?
We asked UK energy minister Michael Shanks.
The Stooshie looks at this week's Scottish budget from the SNP Government.
Was it an election special? Who wins and loses?
We also look at question marks over the future set-up of national treatment centres.
And UK Energy Minister Michael Shanks answers questions about when communities in rural Scotland will finally see bills come down while they see pylons and turbines go up.
The refreshed DC Thomson politics team reconvenes to get ready for a Scottish Parliament election in May.
We start with First Minister John Swinney's new year speech - does his quest for independence chime with community priorities?
The team also reflects on the top stories over Christmas and discusses what the talking points will be in 2026.
Will single issue flashpoints like immigration really trump concerns about the NHS and public spending
Join us, and potentially beat us, in our comprehensive quiz tour of hyper local and random international political highs and lows.
Were you paying attention to the regional list for Mid Scotland and Fife at Holyrood?
Do you know how many times John Swinney said “independence” in a speech?
Did you follow the Holyrood dog of the year competition?
And are you aware of the prime minister of a country called Australia?
If so, this is the quiz for you.
Play along and join us again in the new year as we gear up for the Scottish election in May.
A two-parter on this week’s Stooshie as we delve into the decision on the Sandie Peggie transgender changing room tribunal.
What does it mean for the nurse, the transgender doctor and NHS Fife?
We go over the promises and policies from SNP leader John Swinney on energy.
He promised to reduce energy bills…if he gets a majority, if he gets another referendum, if he wins, and so on.
SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn joins us to talk about the idea in the run up to next May’s election.
We speak to one of the patients harmed by disgraced surgeon Sam Eljamel, who worked at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee for years.
Jules Rose has been a leading campaigner in the long fight for a public inquiry, which is now under way.
But a shock development last week has fuelled their anger even further.
Around 40 surgery theatre logbooks were destroyed by NHS Tayside, and there are more questions than answers.
Mike Tholen from Offshore Energies UK joins us to explain why oil and gas firms are so angry at Chancellor Rachel Reeves' budget.
What happens next? Will windmills and green technology save the day? Or are we now witness a rapid demise of industry with worrying echoes of coal in the 1980s?
Our agenda-setting coverage of the Sam Eljamel surgery scandal continues with more on shocking revelations at NHS Tayside.
As documents are destroyed, patients and the health secretary are fuming, and we have more details.
We take a close look at the dramatic plan to shut Mossmorran plant in Fife with the potential loss of hundreds of jobs.
Is this another nail in the coffin of "net zero"?
Does anyone in government have an actual plan for energy and jobs?
We're joined by Green MSP Mark Ruskell to look at the options, the missed opportunities and ask - what can happen next?
Our extended featured interview with Professor Nigel Seaton marks what could be a major turning point for Dundee University.
One year after the financial crisis hit the headlines, is the university safe? What happens next? And does he regret taking that call to take on the difficult job?
The Courier editor David Clegg joins political journalists Alasdair Clark and Andy Philip to look at the institutional failures, how the city has responded to the crisis and how this saga is a warning for the entire country.
Scottish prisons are creaking at the seams with inmates, and staff are bearing the brunt.
Some prisoners are being released in a third “emergency” pressure release.
Phil Fairlie of the Scottish Prison Officers Association joins us to explain what it’s like on the front line.
We also look at the latest stories behind the headlines, including a glimmer of good news for people caught up in the crumbling concrete housing crisis in Aberdeen.
And we look at an update on disgraced NHS Tayside surgeon Sam Eljamel as the public inquiry gets closer.
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