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Unspun Live is The Herald’s Scottish politics podcast — bringing you interviews, analysis, and insight from the heart of Holyrood.Hosted by some of the finest journalists in the business, each episode cuts through the noise to explore the big ideas, tough decisions, and real…
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Inside Michael Marra's pitch to be Scottish Labour leader (opens the original)
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The Herald's Political Editor Andrew Learmonth sits down with Scottish Labour leadership contender Michael Marra for a wide-ranging, candid conversation. Marra reflects on why Labour lost in May, the "black hole" in Scotland's finances, and the crisis facing Dundee's universities. He also opens up about the abuse he and his family face in public life, and why, despite it all, he still believes stepping up is a matter of duty.
A Scottish Labour first minister? Really? (opens the original)
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Where did it all go wrong for Scottish Labour and Anas Sarwar in the Holyrood election? Joe Fagan dissects the party's performance and reveals whether he has his eye on Bute House. The Scottish Labour leadership hopeful speaks to The Herald's deputy political editor Rebecca McCurdy as part of a Scottish Labour leadership special.
Monica Lennon: Ready to Lead Scottish Labour? (opens the original)
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Monica Lennon says she feels “refreshed and ready” for the Scottish Labour leadership, and that it would be “silly” to rule herself out before the contest has even begun. In this episode of Unspun Live , Political Correspondent Hannah Brown speaks to Lennon about her expected return to Holyrood, the barriers women face in being treated as credible political contenders, and what Scottish Labour must do to recover. The conversation also explores Lennon’s recovery from surgery, the culture of exhau
Matt Forde: SNP has an ‘absolute allergy to scrutiny’ (opens the original)
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Political satirist Matt Forde joins The Herald’s Political Correspondent Hannah Brown for a wide-ranging conversation about Scottish and UK politics. He accuses the SNP of an “absolute allergy to scrutiny”, questions whether parts of Labour are “institutionally sexist” and urges Count Binface to take the Clacton by-election seriously, saying Nigel Farage is “there for the taking”. Forde also reflects on how cancer changed his outlook, why political comedy can help humanise those in power, and wh
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