The Ordinary Elite

The Ordinary Elite is a Scottish podcast brought to you from Glasgow by John McGovern and Mike Dailly. Both are Solicitor Advocates - John a criminal defence lawyer and Mike a civil litigation practitioner and social justice campaigner. In episode 11 of Season 5, we discuss the Sunday Times #1 Bestseller, Entitled The Rise & Fall Of The House of York. We're joined by the book's author Andrew Lownie. Andrew Lownie is a bestselling British historian, biographer, journalist, and literary agent. He is widely recognised for his deeply researched, investigative revisionist biographies of prominent and often controversial figures in British royal, intelligence, and political history. Entitled is available in all good book shops and on Amazon.

The Ordinary Elite is a Scottish podcast brought to you from Glasgow by John McGovern and Mike Dailly. Both are Solicitor Advocates - John a criminal defence lawyer and Mike a civil litigation practitioner and social justice campaigner. In episode 10 of Season 5, we discuss all things Scotland with Robin McAlpine, Head of Strategic Development at Common Weal. How do we reclaim power in Scotland from the current elites? How do we start to rebuild and deliver cultural, social and economic infrastructure that works for ordinary Scots and makes their lives meaningfully better? You can read more about Robin's work here: RobinMcAlpine.org | Opinion Analysis Ideas

The Ordinary Elite is a Scottish podcast brought to you from Glasgow by John McGovern and Mike Dailly. Both are Solicitor Advocates - John a criminal defence lawyer and Mike a civil litigation practitioner and social justice campaigner. In episode 9 of Season 5, we discuss whether there will be a parliamentary inquiry into the finances of, donations to and the governance of political parties? Last month, Holyrood voted against a parliamentary inquiry - might there be a Westminster led one to tackle the corruption in our political class?

The Ordinary Elite is a Scottish podcast brought to you from Glasgow by John McGovern and Mike Dailly. Both are Solicitor Advocates - John a criminal defence lawyer and Mike a civil litigation practitioner and social justice campaigner. In episode 8 of Season 5, we discuss the High Court guilty plea this week by Peter Murrell of embezzling over £400,000 of SNP funds. Many people across Scotland, the UK and beyond are asking why was the former SNP CEO Mr Murrell the only person charged and prosecuted for these astonishing crimes of dishonesty between 2010 and 2022?

The Ordinary Elite is a Scottish podcast brought to you from Glasgow by John McGovern and Mike Dailly. Both are Solicitor Advocates - John a criminal defence lawyer and Mike a civil litigation practitioner and social justice campaigner. In episode 7 of Season 5 we present our inaugural Holyrood eve of poll special. Who will be the winners and losers in tomorrow's Scottish Parliament elections? What are the main political parties offering us policy-wise over the next five years?