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EPISODE · Jul 1, 2024 · 57 MIN

The Gravy Train Departs Downing Street // with Paul Sweeney MSP

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I’m on the road but Blethered keeps moving, just like the studio for this interview with Labour MSP and former MP, Paul Sweeney. We sat down to discuss the outgoing Conservative government on the final journey of the last ever old subway train on the Glasgow subway, after 44 years of service.A very fitting environment, given that both of the aforementioned are not fit for purpose, completely ragged and everyone wants to see the back of them. We talk about unlikely political friendships away from the scrutinising glare of the public - between Labour and Conservative politicians, SNP and DUP politicians, and me and someone who served in Margaret Thatcher’s cabinet! Paul speaks openly about his hopes for cooperation between Labour in Westminster and SNP in Holyrood...We discuss how unlocking the value of Celtic & Rangers could benefit Glasgow & Scotland’s economy...And we reflect on the incoming Labour government, and what we hope that’ll bring to people’s lives.If you’re listening prior to entering the polling both on the 4th of July, the gravy train is getting ready to depart Downing Street, and it won’t be stopping back any time soon.This government’s political malevolence and sociopathic, cruel and corrupt nature is matched only by the jaw-dropping ineptitude of those who functioned within it, including the conveyor belt of Prime Ministers that were essentially elected via undemocratic process.Contact: [email protected]: @seantmcdonaldTwitter: @seanmcdonald01 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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