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    What happens to Scottish Labour if PM clings on?

    22/04/2026 | 22 mins.
    If you’re interested in this episode, you may also like ‘Does Labour’s by-election loss vindicate Sarwar?’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0n3rv8q
    Sir Keir Starmer has said evidence given by Sir Olly Robbins to MPs 'puts to bed all the allegations' made against him over Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador.
    BBC political correspondents David Wallace Lockhart and Paris Gourtsoyannis tell us how Scottish Labour insiders are feeling as more questions are raised about the prime minister’s judgement.
    Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler.
    Get in touch: [email protected]
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    Will Miliband’s plan to slash our bills pay off?

    21/04/2026 | 27 mins.
    If you're interested in this episode, you may also like 'Drill, maybe drill? Our North Sea dilemma' https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002t181
    UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband (pictured) has announced a planned shake-up in the way electricity is priced.
    We ask energy analyst Ellen Fraser whether Miliband's plans will bring down our energy bills.
    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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    A pundit's ref rants and a Hampden ban

    20/04/2026 | 27 mins.
    If you’re interested in this episode, you may also like ‘Who’s to blame for Old Firm bedlam?' https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002sdxp’
    Football pundit Michael Stewart has been banned from working at Hampden Park by the Scottish Football Association.
    The BBC's Chris McLaughlin, no stranger himself to a stadium ban, helps us explain why some think Stewart's criticism of referees has gone too far.
    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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    How to fix the NHS - The Health Debate

    17/04/2026 | 42 mins.
    Ahead of the 2026 Scottish Parliament elections, we bring together three experts to debate how to fix the NHS.
    Dr Jayne McLaren is vice-chair of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine in Scotland.
    Dr Carey Lunan is a former chair of the Royal College of GPs.
    And Professor June Andrews is a nurse and dementia expert.
    Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Natalie Higgins.
    Get in touch: [email protected]
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    Politics Show: TV debates and crystal balls

    16/04/2026 | 27 mins.
    Natalie, Lynsey and Phil talk about the campaign's first TV debates, that row between Anas Sarwar and Malcolm Offord and who could deal with who after the election.
    Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode of the Politics Show is hosted by Natalie Higgins, Lynsey Bews and Phil Sim.
    Get in touch: [email protected]

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