Scotcast

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Michael Marra (pictured left) and Joe Fagan (right) are vying to succeed Anas Sarwar as Scottish Labour leader.
They talk to us about their party’s failures, the route to indyref2 and guilty pleasures.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by David Wallace Lockhart.
Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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All the hyperscale data centres being proposed in Scotland will have to be scrutinised by ministers, the Scottish government has decided.
Some of the strongest community opposition to data centres has come from Auchtertool, where the world’s second biggest is being planned.
Martin Geissler hears from Mark Wilson, the boss of ILI Group, which is behind the project, about why Scotland needs to seize the opportunity.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast.
Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

Ferguson Marine – the Clyde’s last shipyard, which was nationalised in 2019 – has announced it will have to cut 70 jobs, a quarter of its work force.
Martin Geissler speaks to the BBC’s David Henderson and David Wallace Lockhart about why the company continues to struggle – and what it means for our ferry problem.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast.
Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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A BBC Disclosure investigation has documented blatant drug deals and racial violence in an area of central Glasgow identified as a criminal hotspot.
We ask Rob Hay, president of the Association of Scottish Police Superintendents, whether Police Scotland has the resources to deal with crime and anti-social behaviour on our streets.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler.
Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

A star of the latest series of The Traitors is campaigning to ban conversion therapy in the UK.
Laura hears from Matty Hyndman (pictured) who was raised in a religious community and says he was pushed to change his sexuality after he inadvertently outed himself to his congregation.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Laura Miller.
Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk