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The National Podcast — 146 episodes

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Reform UK are treating Holyrood like a joke. Here's how

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Andy Burnham in plot to TEAR UP funding for Scotland

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Keir Starmer goes ... what next for Scotland?

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Stuart Cosgrove on the future of the BBC and the Tartan Army in USA

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Will the SNP win this week's two by elections?

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Why the Tartan Army are Scotland's best ambassadors - with Stephen Gethins

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We react to Scotland's HISTORIC World Cup win

8

Inside the French government report on Israeli firm meddling in Scottish elections

9

An English independence movement? Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp says it's coming soon

10

Racism on the streets of Glasgow and the dismal police response

11

How Glasgow is fighting racism and right-wing hate

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Iris Duane on how the Scottish Greens are taking on Unionists in Holyrood

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Why did Police Scotland spy on Donald Trump protesters?

14

Why the new EHRC guidance on single-sex spaces is unworkable

15

New Labour bid to strip Scotland of powers to punish SNP

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Hasan Piker: Why I was really banned from the UK

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Mhairi Black: Why I had to escape the SNP

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Anger in the streets as Nigel Farage stokes hatred

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Why the Celtic Alliance could change everything ... with Deputy Welsh First Minister Sioned Williams

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Michelle O'Neill on the future of the Union

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Court reveals how Peter Murrell stole £400,000 from SNP

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Labour BAN left-wing speakers from entering UK over Israel

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Nicola Sturgeon says this has been the WORST week of her life

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John Swinney on his next steps for independence ... and his thoughts on Peter Murrell

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Downing Street rejects call for indyref2 powers after Holyrood vote

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Breaking: MSPs vote to DEMAND second referendum vote

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Former SNP chief Peter Murrell pleads guilty to embezzlement charges

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Ally Heather on how the Scots language is helping lead cultural change

29

Plaid Cymru's Kiera Marshall on how the Celtic Alliance can demand referendum powers

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John Swinney announces date for Holyrood Scottish independence vote

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Labour laughed at SNP supermarket price cap … why are they now stealing the idea?

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How First Past The Post has caused extreme inequality in UK

33

Latest Labour feuds revealed as election fallout continues

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Greens MSP Holly Bruce in first interview after historic election win

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Sinn Fein MP John Finucane on the Celtic Alliance's 'huge opportunity' to escape the Union

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What Andy Burnham’s Westminster return could mean Scotland

37

Our thoughts as Westminster meltdown meets the King’s Speech

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How Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are forming a Celtic Alliance

39

Election results round-up: Historic Green constituency wins and Reform underperform

40

Scottish election results LIVE: Major SNP result in Shetland, good news for Greens

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Scottish polls are CLOSED: LIVE reaction

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Aamer Anwar on the rise of the far right and fighting for justice

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Can the SNP secure a majority? | John Curtice's Scottish Election Verdict

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NEW POLL: Labour's Jackie Baillie could lose seat she's held for almost 30 years

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Labour humiliated after childish whisky tariff attack on Swinney

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George Monbiot’s chilling warning for Scotland

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Could a 'wellbeing economy' unlock Scottish independence?

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Could Malcolm Offord be any more out of touch?

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Leader's Interview: John Swinney on independence, Palestine and AI

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SNP want indyref2 vote on DAY 1 after election

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Leaders' Interview: Ross Greer and Gillian Mackay of the Scottish Greens

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Zack Polanski joins us to talk Scottish independence, trans rights and fighting right-wing media

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Inside the Mandelson vetting disaster: How Keir Starmer’s No 10 lost control

54

Scottish election manifesto special: What are the parties promising?

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'It's communism!': How the SNP manifesto triggered the Scottish media

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Elaine C Smith on how to convince Scottish voters of independence ... and why comedy matters

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Why Your Party failed in Scotland – with Niall Christie

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Is there really a grubby Reform/Labour pact?

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Alan Cumming on why Scotland MUST be independent

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Anas Sarwar launches bus with his face on it despite plummeting approval ratings

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The SSP's Colin Fox shares his vision for a radical Scottish Parliament

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Peter Oborne on exactly what the media has got wrong on Palestine

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Why working class voters are falling for Reform – with Susie McCabe

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Our Scottish election hustings LIVE

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SNP set for massive majority in our huge MRP poll

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Furious Reform UK pull out of our debate

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How a 'fake green party' is tricking Scottish voters

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Why is Starmer STILL silent on Israel's new death penalty law?

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Leader's Interview 1: Alex Cole-Hamilton

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Stephen Flynn on energy, the World Cup and the 'secret independence plan'

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THOUSANDS march for independence – is the tide turning?

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Reform in shambles in Scotland as FIFTH candidate lost

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Why we HAD to publish Malcolm Offord's sick homophobic joke

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John Curtice's full breakdown of this Scottish election

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Hasan Piker on how the US is crushing Cuba

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Laura Kuenssberg's 'dumbest question ever'

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Inside Reform UK's Scotland conference and the fallout 24 hours later

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Did the UK hold Scotland back on assisted dying?

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What the media won't tell you about Iran ... with Aaron Bastani

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The key findings in the Gaza Tribunal

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Labour's secret memo reveals what they REALLY think about Scotland

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Douglas Alexander slated after Glasgow fire error

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175 years of Scottish history destroyed in Glasgow fire

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Should the UK be involved in Middle East war? Public opinion seems clear

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Reform UK's election chances in Scotland dealt a HUGE blow in new poll

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Does even Donald Trump know where he wants his war on Iran to end up?

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Will Scotland get dragged into Donald Trump's war?

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We react to the massive Green by-election win

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How Scotland can take back control of its own energy

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Breakthrough poll finds SNP set for MAJORITY – analysis

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How Nigel Farage threatens Scotland's energy potential

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Meet the 22-year-old twins smashing the Glasgow Film Festival

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Inside Donald Trump’s ‘Gaza Board of Peace’

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Meeting Scottish Labour's most rebellious MP

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Andrew ARRESTED! What you need to know and what happens now?

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New poll puts SNP in touching distance of a majority – analysis

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We exposed Keir Starmer's allies SPYING on journalists – but nobody did anything

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Palestine Action verdict + debunking 6 Nigel Farage claims

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How Labour have lost control of the Doyle scandal

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How Anas Sarwar's gamble backfired horribly

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Why we published Mandelson's secret notice

102

Do Reform get special treatment from the BBC?

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Is the House of Lords beyond reform? With Patrick Harvie

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Keir Starmer's PMQs bombshell means he MUST resign

105

5 unbelievable findings from the Epstein Files ... so far

106

This new poll is a disaster for Scottish Labour

107

Did Donald Trump's US just abduct two people from Scotland?

108

Alex Pretti was executed, and the media doesn't know what to do

109

Everyone's angry about this AI Glasgow mural

110

AI risk to Scottish election + Michael Shanks attacks The National

111

Humza Yousaf on rebuilding Gaza + rising UK Islamophobia

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Why did Keir Starmer hide from Scotland's media?

113

The Scottish Budget: Everything you need to know

114

How Labour are ripping off Scotland ... again

115

Chaos and violence in America – and the UK is next

116

What's Donald Trump really up to in Venezuela?

117

The National's best moments in 2025

118

Why Fifa World Cup ticket prices are a slap in the face for Scotland fans

119

Palestine hunger strikers, new Unison chief + Plaid lead in polls

120

BBC breaks silence on Question Time error

121

How did the BBC make such a basic mistake on Question Time?

122

Labour's asylum policy is another step in the wrong direction

123

Independence ahead in the polls + what the media missed on Sandie Peggie ruling

124

How long's left for Keir Starmer? A leading pollster weighs in

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Reform's claims about neurodivergent kids are dangerous

126

Independence 'can lower energy bills' + new Scottish Reform defection

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What I've learned as a socialist campaigner in Scotland

128

A timeline of Israel's ceasefire violations + Starmer and Farage in Scotland

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Former asylum seeker in Glasgow takes on Nigel Farage

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Polling expert John Curtice on why UK politics is more unpredictable than ever

131

Your Party conference + Hampden name change anger

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Rachel Reeves rules out indyref + Labour's workers' rights U-turn

133

The UK Budget explained with Professor Richard Murphy

134

Nuclear pollution 'cover-up' + Scotland's most offensive light show

135

"I'm a Scottish Jew. This is the truth about Palestine 'antisemitism'"

136

Covid Inquiry report fall-out + Rachel Reeves's 'respect' demand

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Scotland's World Cup heroics – the aftermath

138

Labour's asylum seeker crackdown + Starmer snubs Swinney

139

Interview with Jeremy Corbyn – Independence, Your Party and 'insecure' Keir Starmer

140

How the BBC censors comedy with Christopher Macarthur-Boyd

141

The BBC in crisis ... who's to blame?

142

Elon Musk under fire after Grok SNP claim + Rockstar staff go on strike

143

Interview: Richard Murphy on Rachel Reeves tax 'stupidity'

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UK trade with Israel up during genocide, immigration polling + BBC Scotland drama

145

Andrew loses princehood, Greens in second place + free public transport for Glasgow

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Israel breaches ceasefire, 'Sewage Steve' + private jet taxes