EPISODE · Oct 1, 2025 · 23 MIN
Time to cage dog thieves
from The Stooshie: the politics podcast from DC Thomson · host DC Thomson
Maurice Golden is calling time on dog thieves. He hopes a new law that could seem them caged for five years will pass its first Scottish Parliament hurdle. In the Stooshie, the North East MSP sets out why dog theft is different and describes surprising links to organised crime gangs. First, the team discusses the impact of placing asylum seekers at a university campus in Aberdeen full of international students. And how a wall of silence in Perth & Kinross led to important discussions about reporting immigration stories.
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Maurice Golden is calling time on dog thieves. He hopes a new law that could seem them caged for five years will pass its first Scottish Parliament hurdle. In the Stooshie, the North East MSP sets out why dog theft is different and describes surprising links to organised crime gangs. First, the team discusses the impact of placing asylum seekers at a university campus in Aberdeen full of international students. And how a wall of silence in Perth & Kinross led to important discussions about reporting immigration stories.
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