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Coffee House Scots

Coffee House Scots

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Frequency: 1 episode/50d. Total Eps: 17

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A spin-off from The Spectator's flagship daily politics podcast, Coffee House Shots, all about the latest political news from Holyrood and beyond.

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Ash Regan

jeudi 15 mai 2025 • Duration 21:17

In this special edition of Coffee House Shots, Lucy Dunn speaks to the Holyrood leader of the pro-independence Alba party, Ash Regan. Regan was formerly a member of the SNP and even ran to be the party’s leader after Nicola Sturgeon resigned in 2023. She defected to the late Alex Salmond’s Alba party 18 months ago and ran for party leader after his death.


On the podcast, she talks to Lucy about the difference between Alba and the SNP, the threat of Reform in Scotland, the ‘performative’ nature of Scottish politics, the Supreme Court ruling over what is a woman, and why she was right to resign over the Gender Recognition Bill.

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What will Nicola Sturgeon's legacy be?

mercredi 12 mars 2025 • Duration 11:43

Nicola Sturgeon has announced her intention to step down at the next Scottish Parliament election in May 2026. One of the original MSPs elected to Holyrood in 1999, Sturgeon has dominated Scottish and UK politics over the past two decades. The Salmond-Sturgeon era began in 2004 and she went on to serve as First Minister for the best part of a decade.

Stewart McDonald, former SNP MP for Glasgow South 2015-24, and Lucy Dunn join James Heale on this special Coffee House Scots to discuss Sturgeon's legacy. She brought Scotland the closest to independence for 300 years, yet resigned in 2023 under a cloud over party management. Attention turns to next year's election, could the SNP's winning streak continue without her?

Produced by Patrick Gibbons and Natasha Feroze. 

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Can Humza save the SNP after treasurer's arrest?

mardi 18 avril 2023 • Duration 09:27

The arrest of the SNP's treasurer Colin Beattie in relation to the probe into the party's finances has overshadowed Humza Yousaf's relaunch speech scheduled for today. Beattie has been taken into custody two weeks after Peter Murrell, the SNP's chief executive, was questioned by police regarding loans made in June 2021. Can Yousaf distance himself from the chaos in his own party? What does this mean for Scottish Labour's chances at the next election? 
 
 Michael Simmons speaks to Katy Balls and Stephen Daisley. 
 
 Produced by Oscar Edmondson.

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Humza wins – what's next?

lundi 27 mars 2023 • Duration 11:24

Humza Yousaf has been announced as the new leader of the SNP after a narrow victory over second placed Kate Forbes. What will this mean for the cause of Scottish independence?

Katy Balls speaks to Michael Simmons, Stephen Daisley and Fraser Nelson. 

Produced by Oscar Edmondson.

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Should the SNP be worried about falling membership?

samedi 18 mars 2023 • Duration 11:12

The SNP has confirmed that its membership has fallen to 72,000 – a loss of over 30,000 since 2021. This has prompted an open letter from leadership candidates Kate Forbes and Ash Regan, calling for transparency when it comes to membership numbers. Why are so many leaving? 

Also on the podcast, Humza Yousaf has committed yet another public gaffe when he went to visit a group of female Ukrainian refugees. Is he still the firm favourite? 

Katy Balls speaks to Michael Simmons, Lucy Dunn and Fraser Nelson. 

Produced by Oscar Edmondson. 

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Is the SNP establishment worried by Forbes?

mardi 14 mars 2023 • Duration 14:54

After a tumultuous two weeks, voting is now open for the SNP leadership elections until 27 March. But are members any closer to knowing who they’ll vote for? The deputy first minister of the SNP, John Swinney has backed Humza Yousaf to be SNP leader. What could be seen as an influential endorsement by some, can also be a sign that the Yousaf campaign is worried things are tighter than hoped. 

Michael Simmons speaks to Katy Balls and Alex Massie.

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Can the SNP stop the infighting?

mercredi 8 mars 2023 • Duration 17:23

We had the first televised hustings for the leadership of the SNP last night, and it was a fiery affair to say the least. Will the lack of party unity end up costing the SNP? 

Lucy Dunn speaks to Katy Balls and Stephen Daisley. 

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What did we learn from this week's hustings?

samedi 4 mars 2023 • Duration 13:26

It's been an interesting week in the race for the leadership of the SNP. Kate Forbes's campaign has been plunged into fresh doubt by the news that her husband attended a private Tory hustings, whilst Douglas Ross has been forced to apologise after swearing during First Minister's Questions. We also had the first hustings, but who came out on top? 

Michael Simmons speaks to Fraser Nelson, Katy Balls and Stephen Daisley. 

Produced by Oscar Edmondson. 

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Is the SNP shifting right?

mercredi 1 mars 2023 • Duration 14:06

In the first of The Spectator's special Coffee House Scots series, Michael Simmons speaks to Isabel Hardman, Katy Balls and Stephen Daisley about the SNP leadership race. Given that the main motivation uniting the SNP is the ambition for an independent Scotland, how do the candidates differ ideologically?

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Starmer's Scottish headache

vendredi 21 février 2025 • Duration 10:49

'What does a party get after nearly two decades in office, collapsing public services, an internal civil war and a £2 million police investigation? Re-election again - perhaps with an even bigger majority', writes James Heale in The Spectator this week. He's talking about the SNP, whose change in fortunes has less to do with their leader John Swinney and more to do with the collapse of support for Scottish Labour and their leader Anas Sarwar.

Who could benefit from the increased fragmentation of voters in Scotland? Will demands for more time, money and attention cause even more issues for Rachel Reeves? As Scottish Labour meets for its conference in Glasgow this weekend, James and editor Michael Gove join Katy Balls to discuss the dynamics between Holyrood and Westminster. Michael also spots a positive avenue for Labour, should they wish to take it...

Produced by Patrick Gibbons. 

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