Scottish politics dissected from a left, pro-independence stance. Each week, award-winning broadcaster and journalist, Lesley Riddoch chews over the week’s news with former media lecturer and Dundee United fan, Pat Joyce. If you like intelligent, quirky chat about Scottish society and culture, and Scottish, UK and international politics analysed from a Scottish perspective; this podcast is for you.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 24 days 2 hours 52 minutes
19 December 2008 Iain Gray MSP
The Leader of the Scottish Labour Party joined Lesley in the studio for the last Riddoch Questions for 2008. There were some remarkable revelations.
Lesley and Halla Tomasdottir
Halla Tomasdottir is the executive director and co-founder of Audur capital - the only financial company left in Iceland currently recruiting staff. They set up in 2007, recruiting women, and committed to invest only in products they could...
Lesley and the Icelandic Banks
This recording starts with angry punters at a demonstration outside the Icelandic parliament. Then I met up with Gudni Johannesson who is a historian at Reykjavik University, Eygló Svala Arnarsdóttir, a writer with Iceland Review and Alda...
Lesley at Skalanes
As part of this Snow Queen end of year extra I recorded this half hour programme from Skalanes in East Iceland in June. This is where activists opposed hydro electric dams and lost – but realized the enormous dam-building drill could also force a...
12 December 2008 Anne McGuire MP. Christopher Harvie MSP, Mike Dailly
Lesley’s guests on Riddoch Questions this week are Anne McGuire, Labour MP for Stirling and former Minister for Disabled People; Christopher Harvie, SNP MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife and Honorary President of the Scottish Association for Public...
The Woolies Aftermath
The crew meet after a Riddoch Questions much influenced by a German theme. So naturally enough, the posse meander from drug counselling to Christmas shopping with detours via Germany and the high street.
5 December 2008 - The Councils
Joining Lesley on Riddoch Questions this week are Derek Mackay, leader of Renfrewshire Council, Stephen Curran, treasurer on Glasgow City Council and Geoff Mawdsley, Director of public services think-tank Reform Scotland. Council finances get a robust...
The Council Aftermath
After a packed Riddoch Questions which concentrated on the Councils; the crew waxed lyrical about the good things their local councils did. And the conversation turned to pantos. Oh yes, it did. And will next week's Riddoch Questions reflect this?...
28 November 2008 The Philanthropy Debate
This special edition of Riddoch Questions was recorded at Scotland’s Philanthropy Debate – a live event in Edinburgh, organised by the Scottish Community Foundation.
The Dame Steve Skypecast Aftermath
Laura guides the crew through the Philanthropy Outside Broadcast touching on Dame Steve, Bono and tazers.