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John Swinney: John Swinney: Identity, Independence, and The Future of Scotland

12/15/2025 • 74 min

What is the future of the Scottish independence movement? How does the SNP rebuild trust and support for independence after a series of bruising scandals? Why did the Scottish First Minister feel disrespected by a series of Conservative Prime Ministers? Alastair and Rory are joined by Scottish First Minister John Swinney to answer all this and more. Gift… Play episode

Anna Wintour: Culture, Influence, and the Power of Decisive Leadership
Zack Polanski: Do The Greens Have What It Takes?
Prison Reform, Masculinity, and Restorative Justice (James Graham and Jaco…
Gareth Southgate: Patriotism, Leadership, and How To Inspire Young Men
Putin, Trump, and 500 Years of Resisting Russia (Radek Sikorski)
Michael Gove: Education, Brexit, and Trump (Part 2)
Michael Gove: My Journey From Left to Right (Part 1)
Baroness Hale: The Supreme Court, Boris Johnson, and the ECHR
Ukraine, Diplomacy, and the Future of Europe (Dmytro Kuleba)
Defence Secretary, John Healey: Is Britain Ready For War?
Mike Pompeo On Russia, Trump, and China
Maro Itoje: Inequality, Identity, and Hope
The Man Who Invented The World Wide Web (Tim Berners-Lee)
A War on Children: A Generation in Gaza at Risk (James Elder)
Prime Minister of Norway: On Trump, Tech, and Brexit Lessons (Jonas Gahr S…
Nicola Sturgeon: What Really Happened In The Scottish Referendum (Part 2)
Nicola Sturgeon: On Margaret Thatcher, Alex Salmond, and the Push for Inde…
The President of Guyana: The Fastest Growing Economy in the World (Irfaan …
I Thought It Was a Prank - Then I Was Chancellor: Jeremy Hunt (Part 2)
The Rise and Fall of The Conservative Party: Jeremy Hunt (Part 1)
Gary Stevenson: Masculinity, Money, and the Myth of Meritocracy (Part 2)
Gary Stevenson: From Teenage Drug Dealer to Millionaire Trader (Part 1)
Iraq, Trump, and America’s Slide to Authoritarianism (Congressman Seth Mou…
The Truth About Net Zero's Credibility (Emma Pinchbeck)
The President of Cyprus: Iran, Israel, and the Cyprus Issue (Nikos Christo…
The Next President of France? Gabriel Attal on Macron, Le Pen, and Israel-…
Speaker Kevin McCarthy: In Defence of Donald J. Trump
The Anxious Generation: How Silicon Valley Has Rewired Our Brains (Jonatha…
Jacinda Ardern: Why I Stepped Down as Prime Minister of New Zealand
Ed Miliband: Farage, Starmer and The Fight for Net Zero (Part 2)
Ed Miliband: Blair, Brown, and Battling his Brother (Part 1)
Palestine's Most Popular Politician: Marwan Barghouti's Son on Occupation,…
Trump vs. Europe: Flattery, Pushback, and Powerplays (Congressman Jim Hime…
Former Head of MI6: Russia, China, and Trump (Sir Alex Younger)
The Global Health Crisis: USAID cuts, Trump, and the limits of AI (Atul Ga…
The Prime Minister of Australia: Trump, China, and Social Media (Anthony A…
Trump’s America: Fear, Polarisation, and The Future (Ezra Klein)
Whips, Chaos, and secrets from Westminster (Simon Hart)
Donald Trump vs American Freedom: Who Wins? (Moises Naim)
Israel, Gaza, and the United Nations (Francesca Albanese)
Peter Kyle: AI, grief, and the power of Elon Musk
The Man Who Got To Trump (Michael Wolff)
Canada Decides: Who will be the next Prime Minister? (Chrystia Freeland an…
How Europe can survive Trump (Frans Timmermans)
Yulia Navalnaya: The Woman Who Could Bring Down Putin
The New President of Syria: Trump, Palestine, and having a $10 million bou…
Tommy Vietor: How Democrats can fight Trump
Ex-Head of Mossad: Hamas, Ceasefire, and Netanyahu (Uzi Arad)
Is the UN fit for purpose? (Tom Fletcher)

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