The Ponsonby and Massie Podcast

Ring-fenced SNP cash row returns to centre stage
Sean Clerkin, Wings Over Scotland, Noel Dolan, Douglas Chapman and Joanna Cherry all increasing pressure for SNP probe
Swinney faces VAT questions over Murrell scandal
Sturgeon interview failed to kill story
Murrell fallout could hit SNP by-election hopes
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Increasingly, it looks like the scandal that has rocked the SNP will not go away. Peter Murrell's admission and subsequent conviction have led to more questions. Bernard Ponsonby and Alex Massie discuss.
PONSONBY - John Swinney may need an independent inquiry into SNP governance, because a party-led response risks looking like a whitewash.
MASSIE - Nicola Sturgeon’s core problem is not only “what did she know?” but “what should she have known?” as SNP leader signing off party accounts.
PONSONBY - Many mainstream journalists were “asleep at the wheel” while Sean Clerkin and Stuart Campbell kept pressing questions others dismissed.
MASSIE - the SNP may face an impossible choice: stand by Sturgeon or “throw her under the campervan” to draw a line under the scandal.
PONSONBY - the SNP finance scandal is sensational but may not have a lasting electoral impact — unless the party mishandles the demand for answers.

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Swinney’s new Scottish Government is smaller, reshuffled and designed to signal seriousness about reform.
Ivan McKee’s public service reform role is framed as the key test: finding billions in savings without triggering political backlash.
The SNP faces a clash between pro-growth rhetoric, welfare expansion, price controls and the hard reality of Scotland’s projected budget black hole.
Jenny Gilruth, Stephen Flynn, Màiri McAllan and Stephen Gethins are discussed as signs of future SNP leadership positioning.
At Westminster, Andy Burnham’s by-election bid is portrayed as potentially decisive for Labour’s leadership and Keir Starmer’s future.
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Keir Starmer, Andy Burnham and the fight for who will be the next Prime Minister of the UK?
Bernard Ponsonby and Alex Massie discuss the battle for Labour's leadership.
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SNP wins again — but the victory comes with serious caveats
John Swinney secures a remarkable third decade of SNP government
Labour and Reform tied for second in seats - a brutal night for the old parties
Scottish Labour’s decline continues — and the damage may have been made in London
Anas Sarwar’s future: safe for now, but questions are unavoidable
Keir Starmer under mounting pressure after disastrous UK-wide results
Reform’s Scottish breakthrough: from nowhere to 17 MSPs
Has Farageism now found a place in Scottish politics?
The Conservatives collapse from second place to fifth
Calls to ‘unite the right’ may grow after Reform splits the unionist vote
The Greens surge with breakthrough wins in Edinburgh Central and Glasgow Southside
Ross Greer’s targeted campaign hailed as one of the most effective of the election
Lib Dem revival gives them real leverage in the next parliament
Liam McArthur tipped as possible next Presiding Officer
Will SNP deal with Lib Dems rather than Greens on budgets?
Stephen Flynn’s arrival at Holyrood could reshape SNP politics
Oil and gas tensions expose a divide between North East SNP and Central Belt SNP
Turnout falls sharply — nearly half of voters stayed at home
A parliament transformed beneath the surface, even if the SNP still dominates
The next Holyrood term may be the most difficult of the devolution era
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