Scotland’s Right to Decide – Our analysis of the Holyrood debate.
We take closer look at one of Scotland’s most pivotal conversations: the nation’s right to choose its own future. In this episode, we’re taking an analytical approach to the recent Holyrood debate on the Motion: “Scotland is a nation that has a right to decide its own future” which took place on 22nd September 2026.
We highlight the strongest arguments from both sides and honestly examine where each perspective falls short. We don’t shy away from calling out weak arguments on both sides and we suggest tactics which might create more focussed and constructive discussion.
Key themes:
02:39 Best summaries for the motion
10:32 Analysing the opposition’s response
12:11 Is Scotland a nation? “No, because…”
13:04 Day job bingo
16:12 Easily rebuffed
33:44 Some avoidable own goals
43:06 Some unanswered questions
48:04 Tinfoil hat time
51:51 Best summing up – Schrödinger’s Mandate.
- Watch the video of this podcast on our YouTube Channel
- Our National Conversation playlist
- Watch the full debate on Scottish Parliament TV.
- Contains information licenced under the Scottish Parliament Copyright Licence. Some speeches have been shortened to focus on the most relevant points
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