Women of Independent Mind

Indypodcasters Fiona and Marlene were delighted to be two of the four women of independent mind invited to take part in a panel discussion organised by Edinburgh Women for Independence. The other two panellists were Sam Page of Yes for EU and Ruth Ritchie from Believe in Scotland.

Women of Independent Mind Edinburgh Women for Independence

Discussion Format:

Each of the four panellists spoke had ten minutes to speak on a topic they’d like to see taken forward in the run-up to the 2026 Holyrood election.

  • 01:09  Sam Page from Yes for EU on the topic of reasons to rejoin the EU
  • 08:42   Ruth Ritchie on behalf of Believe in Scotland on the topic of grassroots activism
  • 16:42    Marlene Halliday speaking as a member of Pensioners for Indy talking about the generation gap in independence support
  • 24:30    Fiona McGregor talking about how and why we started this podcast and the need to develop a network of Indy supporting media outlets.
  • 31:23    Q and A session

The podcast episodes mentioned in the panel discussions are: 


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