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    Is the far right behind the disruption on our streets?

    15/07/2026 | 23 mins.
    If you’re interested in this episode, you may also like 'A Dundee girl, an axe and a man guilty of assault' https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002xqlm
    Protests have erupted across Glasgow in the past few weeks - sparked by reports of several sexual assaults and rapes in the city.
    Martin Geissler speaks to Dr Judith Sijsterman, who has been researching the rise of the far right in Scotland.
    Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast.
    Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk
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    What will Burnham do about North Sea oil and gas?

    14/07/2026 | 21 mins.
    If you’re interested in this episode, you may also like ‘GB Energy: We CAN bring bills down’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002x589
    Energy industry bodies and trade unions have written to Labour MPs seeking support for more exploration of North Sea oil and gas.
    We talk to the BBC’s David Wallace Lockhart and Kevin Keane about the prospective prime minister Andy Burnham’s likely approach to energy policy.
    Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler.
    Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk
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    The tax guru dumped by Swinney’s government

    13/07/2026 | 26 mins.
    If you’re interested in this episode, you may also like ‘How to create wealth - The Economy Debate’: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0ncnnpg
    Tax expert Dan Neidle (pictured) was a member of the Scottish Government’s Tax Advisory Group (and thought he still was when he first spoke to us).
    The founder of Tax Policy Associates explains how he discovered John Swinney’s ministers had axed the group – and reveals which taxes he would scrap if he was appointed UK Chancellor.
    Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler.
    Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk
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    The revolt against data centres

    10/07/2026 | 26 mins.
    If you’re interested in this episode, you may also like ‘Could Scotland tap into the AI goldrush?’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002qgvt
    There are plans to build 24 hyperscale data centres across Scotland, many on greenfield sites.
    Scotcast’s Rebecca Tierney reflects on her visit to Auchtertool, where a proposal for the world’s second biggest data centre has been submitted, and The Guardian’s Aisha Down tells us about her investigation into a planned site in Lanarkshire.
    Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler.
    Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk
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    Politics Show: Binface v Farage, Rupert Lowe and Carns concedes

    09/07/2026 | 22 mins.
    David and Paris talk about the Clacton by-election featuring Count Binface and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage (both pictured); Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe’s Dunblane comments; and the future of Al Carns after the MP finally ruled himself out of the Labour leadership contest.
    Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by David Wallace Lockhart and features the BBC’s Paris Gourtsyannis and Reform
    UK MSP Max Bannerman.
    Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk
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The BBC's Scottish news podcast, with Martin Geissler, Laura Miller and Natalie Higgins.
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