Scottish Election Special: can anything unsettle the SNP establishment?
The Scottish parliamentary elections are likely to be pivotal for the future of the United Kingdom. So, New Statesman Scotland editor, Chris Deerin, is hosting four bonus episodes in the lead up to the vote on May 6th. Chris will be joined by some fami...
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<p>The Scottish parliamentary elections are likely to be pivotal for the future of the United Kingdom. So, New Statesman Scotland editor, Chris Deerin, is hosting four bonus episodes in the lead up to the vote on May 6th. Chris will be joined by some familiar voices from the New Statesman team, as well as guests from the world of Scottish politics.</p><br /><p>In this episode Chris dissects the results of the STV Leaders Debate with the New Statesman's polling supremo Ben Walker, and is joined by Blair McDougal to discuss how the SNP's 14-year incumbency presents an opportunity for an 'insurgent' opposition to make gains.</p><br /><p>Clips courtesy of STV. The STV Leaders Debate is available to stream on demand via STV player.</p><br /><p>Stay up to date with the latest polling - visit the New Stateman's Scottish Election poll tracker here:</p><p>https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/scotland/2021/04/scottish-independence-poll-tracker-will-scotland-vote-leave-uk</p><br /><p><strong>Subscribing</strong> to the New Statesman helps us keep producing this podcast. You can now subscribe for 12 weeks for just £12. Visit <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/subscribe12" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">newstatesman.com/subscribe12</a>.</p><br /><p><strong>We'd love to hear from you.</strong></p><p>Contact the team at podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk</p><p>Chris Deerin is on Twitter at @ChrisDeerin</p><p>Ben Walker is on Twitter at @@bnhw_</p><br /><p><strong>More audio</strong> from the New Statesman: listen to our weekly global affairs show <a href="https://play.acast.com/s/world-review/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>World Review</em></a></p><br /><p><strong>People mentioned in this episode:</strong></p><p>Nicola Sturgeon</p><p>Douglas Ross</p><p>Anas Sarwar</p><p>Alex Salmond</p><p>Boris Johnson</p><br /><p><strong>Topics discussed:</strong></p><p>Scottish elections</p><p>Holyrood</p><p>SNP</p><p>Scottish Labour</p><p>Scottish Greens</p><p>Conservatives</p><p>Scottish Independence</p><p>Independence referendum</p><p>Brexit</p><p><strong>LISTEN AD-FREE:</strong></p><p>📱<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2022/06/newapp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Download the New Statesman app</a></p><br /><p><strong>MORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:</strong></p><p>❓ <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/2022/10/you-ask-us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ask a question</a> – we answer them every Friday</p><p>⏰ <a href="https://morningcall.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get our daily politics newsletter</a> every morning</p><p>✍️ <a href="http://saturdayread.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Enjoy the best of our writing</a> via email every Saturday</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>