Scotcast

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Labour’s former first minister Jack McConnell is among those calling for a parliamentary inquiry into the embezzlement of SNP money by the party's former chief executive Peter Murrell (pictured).
We ask the BBC’s David Wallace Lockhart why the current first minister and SNP leader, John Swinney, is resisting those calls.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler.
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Nicola Sturgeon has spoken to Laura Kuenssberg about her estranged husband Peter Murrell embezzling £400,000 from the SNP.
The BBC’s Andrew Kerr helps us analyse how the former First Minister handled the many questions asked of her during the 55-minute interview.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler and Natalie Higgins.
Get in touch: [email protected]

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Dominic McKay (pictured) is Chief Executive of the Scottish Events Campus (SEC), home to the 14,000-capacity OVO Hydro arena.
We talk to him about ticket prices; missing out on Olivia Rodrigo; his Los Angeles-inspired expansion plans along the River Clyde; and his brief stint as Celtic FC’s CEO.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler.
Get in touch: [email protected]

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 his game plan is 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]