Scotcast

First Minister John Swinney (pictured left) continues to face questions from political opponents about the former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell (pictured right), who has pleaded guilty to the embezzlement of over £400,000.
Natalie and Lynsey talk to Andy Maciver from the Holyrood Sources podcast about how John Swinney is handling the scandal and they ask, what is his game plan on independence?
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode of the Politics Show is hosted by Natalie Higgins and Lynsey Bews.
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In January this year, at the end of a public inquiry into the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, the health board finally admitted probable links between fatal infections and problems with the building.
That was more than one decade after Dr Christine Peters, a microbiologist consultant, first blew the whistle.
She tells Laura Miller about the costs of speaking out, the professional and personal repercussions, and what it’s like to still be in the same job.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast.
Get in touch: [email protected]

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Nicola Sturgeon insists she had 'no knowledge or suspicion whatsoever' that her estranged husband Peter Murrell was embezzling £400,000 from the SNP.
We ask the BBC’s Glenn Campbell and David Cowan whether the former SNP leader is likely to say more about the former SNP chief executive’s crimes.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Natalie Higgins.
Get in touch: [email protected]

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Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon says she is “angry” and “hurt” after her estranged husband Peter Murrell (pictured in 2023) admitted embezzling more than £400,000 from the SNP.
We talk to the BBC’s David Wallace Lockhart and David Henderson, who was in court to hear the party’s former chief executive plead guilty.
Scotcast is the BBC's Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Natalie Higgins.
Get in touch: [email protected].

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Weight-loss injections are not prescribed by the NHS, despite one in three Scots being obese.
Dr Mark Strachan (pictured), the new head of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, tells us why he believes this is a ‘national disgrace’.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Natalie Higgins.
Get in touch: [email protected]