Scotcast

Natalie, Lynsey and Paris discuss Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s future following revelations about Peter Mandelson links to Jeffrey Epstein and For Women Scotland’s legal challenge over transgender prisoners at the Court of Session.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode of the Politics Show is hosted by Natalie Higgins, Lynsey Bews and Paris Gourtsoyannis.
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Will Sir Keir Starmer survive the Peter Mandelson scandal? Well that was a question for Anas Sarwar today – and the Scottish Labour leader did not exactly give the Prime Minister an emphatic defence.
But how did it get to this? Why has Peter Mandelson been so central to Labour politics for so long, what influence has he had in Scotland and what will become of Starmer’s government?
Martin Geissler and Natalie Higgins speak to Simon Pia – a Labour advisor during the Gordon Brown years, who had a front row seat in government at the time Peter Mandelson was sending information to his friend, the disgraced paedophile, Jeffrey Epstein.
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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The number of children and adults diagnosed with autism and ADHD is rising. Waiting lists are overflowing, schools are struggling to cope and parents are looking for support.
But what actually is neurodivergence? How many people have it? And is the way we live having an impact on that number?
We hear from former Make Me Prime Minister finalist Kelly Given, who was diagnosed at 24, and consultant psychiatrist Dr Pavan Srireddy.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler.
Get in touch: [email protected]

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An attempt by MSP Ash Regan (pictured) to criminalise the buying of sex is set to be voted down at Holyrood.
SNP MSP Michelle Thomson tells us why she is rebelling against the Scottish Government to back the Prostitution Bill.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Natalie Higgins and David Wallace Lockhart.
Get in touch: [email protected]

If you’re interested in this episode, you may also like ‘What’s really going on in our schools?’: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002dl4q
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has proposed a ban on phones in all classrooms and backed an Australia-style social media ban for young people.
We ask Sam Rice from Smartphone Free Children about the growing campaign to keep children away from smartphones.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler and Natalie Higgins.
Get in touch: [email protected]