Elbows Up, Scotland. No more Mister Nice Guy. English Council Elections Fallout: What can Scotland learn?
Fiona and Marlene are joined by regular guests Bill Ramsay and Isobel Lindsay to discuss the recent English local council election results and the growing momentum behind far right organisation ReformUK. What do these political shifts mean for Scottish politics? could they signal change – or opportunity – north of the border?
And we explore the dangers of politicians clinging to the centre ground, how to re-energise a disillusioned electorate and whether the Scottish government should adopt a more radical, even rebellious, stance.
Key themes:
- 01:49 Lessons from the English election results
- 06:30 Broken Britain
- 16:55 The independence lifeboat
- 23:49 Indy parties vs the indy movement
- 25:02 Housing crisis or opportunity?
- 28:40 Turnout is key
- 33:53 Can the SNP be the anti-Trump?
- 38:40 Time to get radical again?
- 44:16 Tactics to counter Reform UK
- Isobel and Bill are regular guests on our podcast. Find their previous podcasts here.
- There is a video version of this podcast on our YouTube Channel: Elbows Up, Scotland
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