National Security Threat? So says David Lammy.
Our guests Isobel Lindsay and Bill Ramsay help unpack the deeper message behind Deputy PM David Lammy’s extraordinary claim that the Scottish Government is a “national security threat”.
And which nation exactly was he talking about? From a Scottish perspective, many argue that Scotland’s continued place as storehouse of the UK nuclear armaments poses the greater risk to Scotland’s own national security.
We also revisit a powerful highlight from the recent Scottish CND conference Stop the Nuclear Nightmare. Former Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard’s eloquent and forceful speech challenged the UK Labour Government’s increasingly militarised foreign and economic policies. Clips from some of Richard Leonard’s speech are on our TikTok channel.
Join us for a forthright conversation about power, security and Scotland’s future role in the world.
Key themes:
- 00:31 Lammy insults a nation
- 03:24 Who poses the biggest threat to Scotland?
- 16:00 Resilience and Security
- 28:19 Richard Leonard calls our UK Labour’s path to war
- 30:33 Role and purpose of arms industry in creating as narrative of fear
- 38:43 Richard Leonard on US ownership of UK nuclear weapons
- 45:14 Craig Dalzell on nuclear power as a cover story
- 49:19 Uk labour government policy of escalating militarisation
- 50:43 Our message to Mr Lammy – Away’ an Beil Yer Heid!
- As you probably know, Isobel and Bill are regular guests on our podcast. Here’s their playlist: Bill and Isobel with the IndyPodcasters
- You can watch the video of this podcast too: SNP, A National Security Threat?
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