Keir Starmer's recognition of the Palestinian state rings hollow for as long as his government arms Israel's genocide, says @mccailcoll.bsky.social.

"We all have an obligation to speak out." David Jamieson and Laura Webster discuss how much of the Scottish media has failed the people of Palestine. 🎧 Listen to the latest episode of Nest of Fearties now: buff.ly/4HAoTVm

Rory Hamilton asks whether the Scottish National Investment Bank can be salvaged.

Excellent-well worth a listen

This week, I was on the @theskotia.bsky.social podcast discussing the privatisation of Scotland's assets including offshore wind and our civil service infrastructure. Listen on Spotify here: open.spotify.com/episode/6pzD... Or most other places where you'd prefer to get your podcasts.

In this week's episode of Nest of Fearties, James Foley and Craig Dalzell discuss how Scotland became one of the most foreign-owned economies in the world. 🎧 Listen to 'Scotland's Not For Sale' now: buff.ly/2J7NGM7

Scotland has become a playground for the world’s richest men, says Coll McCail.

With John Swinney set to meet Donald Trump, Isobel Lindsay (@scottishcnd.bsky.social) and Bill Ramsay (SNP TUG) trace fresh foreign policy schisms within the SNP and discuss what the future holds for the Party. 🎧 Listen to 'Scotland in a Changed World' now: buff.ly/CXkdjLS

There’s a funny back and forth in this episode about whether Labour are grifters or they have an ideological project. I’d say being a political grifter is participating in an ideological project!

Twelve months on from Labour's landslide, Matt Kerr and Chris Stephens return to Nest of Fearties to discuss the government's welfare bill, the proscription of Palestine Action and the prospect of a new left-wing party. 🎧 Listen to 'One Year On' now: buff.ly/rQjBAx9

Absolutely loved this. So rare to get this level of analysis that's specific to Scotland and its dysfunctional unhappy status quo, its industrial strategy caught between inaction and apathy. A great listen.

@theskotia.bsky.social podcasts are a welcome oasis of left-leaning Scottish politics amongst a lot of anodyne centrist podcasts. Good to hear from yourself and @ewangibbs.bsky.social on such an important topic today.

I read a lot of books about economics and history from people on the left, but this episode was really helpful in understanding all of the niche factors that play into/against nationalisation and transition away from carbon-intensive industries. Def worth a listen!

Enjoyed chatting to environmental campaigner and trade unionist @rosiehampton.bsky.social about Scotland's unjust transition, the multinationals who dominate our economy and how we build an energy system that works for workers and citizens. You can listen here ⬇️

“As at Grangemouth, at Alexander Dennis decisions are made in boardrooms outside of Scotland pivotally affecting the future of Scotland,” says @ewangibbs.bsky.social.

Really enjoyed this conversation about (un)just transitions, public ownership & where do we go from here You can listen at the link below!

Bathgate no more. Lindwood no more. Grangemouth no more. Now, Larbert no more? After the news of Alexander Dennis' closure, @rosiehampton.bsky.social and @ewangibbs.bsky.social ponder whether Scotland is witnessing another unjust transition. 🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/MwMNRCJ

Reading regular news sources about what's going on with the Ferries is insanely mud-slingy and unhelpful. This episode is so good because you can actually figure out the root of the problem. Unsurprisingly, the problem isn't public ownership. The problem is not enough public ownership.

In the latest episode of Nest of Fearties, Jeanette Findlay and Brian Reynolds discuss the costly, delayed and error-strewn delivery of the MV Glen Sannox and MV Glen Rosa. ⛴️ Listen to 'Behind The Ferry Fiasco' now: buff.ly/rRbYFnu

Shafi nails it. Leishman agrees. We need radical change in Scottish/UK politics away from ‘competent’ managerialism & an unsustainable/unholy reliance on the private sector to enact policies. The left needs to offer a radical alternative that materially improve peoples’ lives, not incremental change

Was a pleasure to talk politics with Coll McCail and Jonathon Shafi during the Nest of Fearties on Skotia. 🗳️ Hamilton by election 🌹 Labour's first 10 months 🗑️ Where austerity belongs 💷 A wealth tax on multi millionaires ✊ The need to redistribute power An hour well spent 👇

NEW: In a special episode of Nest of Fearties, Brian Leishman and Jonathon Shafi discuss the results and wider implications of this week's Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election. 🎧 Listen to 'After Hamilton' now: buff.ly/3s8Hwb1

Who really runs Scotland? 🎧 Listen to the latest episode of Nest of Fearties — with Ethan Shone and Paul Dobson — now.

The latest episode of Nest of Fearties — with Ethan Shone and @paul.theferret.scot — is available to WATCH exclusively for members of Skotia's Patreon. 📺 Support Skotia: buff.ly/wpWKf0S

Ethan Shone on the revolving door between the Labour Party and the City of London.

In the fifth episode of Nest of Fearties, Paul Dobson and Ethan Shone investigate the network of PR firms, lobbyists and private consultancies quietly influencing our politics at Holyrood and Westminster. 🎧 Listen to 'Who Really Runs Scotland?' now: spoti.fi/3FBuENW

The Scottish Government is failing renters, says Ben Francis.

Next month, the residents of Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse head to the polls in a crucial by-election ahead of the 2026 Holyrood election. 🗳️ But how do they plan to vote?

Amidst ticket gouging, repressive policing and media demonisation, Scottish football fans are demanding a fair deal, says Sean O'Neil.

The latest episode of Nest of Fearties — with Gerry McCartney and David Walsh — is available to WATCH exclusively for members of Skotia's Patreon. 📺 Support Skotia: bit.ly/44k8JEU

After 14 years of austerity, the UK government is gearing up for more. In the latest episode of Nest of Fearties, Gerry McCartney and David Walsh detail just how harmful 'Austerity 2.0' will be. Listen to 'Social Murder?' now: bit.ly/4js1yPm

What does Glasgow think of Keir Starmer? Rory Hamilton found out.

With Patrick Harvie set to stand down as Co-Leader after 16 years, what does the future hold for the Scottish Greens? 🎧 Last month on Nest of Fearties, @elliebgomersall.bsky.social and @niallchristie1.bsky.social offered their perspectives.

Help us make media for a better Scotland. You can support Skotia on Patreon, where you'll receive exclusive access to entire podcast recordings, for as little as the price of a pint per month.

In the third episode of Nest of Fearties, Sophie Johnson and David Jamieson discuss Scottish nationalism’s pivot away from the anti-war tradition. 🎧 Listen to ‘Bombs Not Bairns?’ now: bit.ly/3QSEKfy

Are BlackRock rebuilding Scotland too, asks @mccailcoll.bsky.social.

This was a really good listen tbh, I hate to talk or think about ScotPol as much as the next person, but hopefully this is shaping up to be a decent, left-wing perspective podcast.

Are the Scottish Greens ‘wine-bar revolutionaries’, neoliberals on bikes or the natural home for the progressive left in Scotland? Enjoyed discussing this with @elliebgomersall.bsky.social and @niallchristie1.bsky.social last week. Worth your time this weekend.

The latest episode of Nest of Fearties — with @niallchristie1.bsky.social and @elliebgomersall.bsky.social — is available to WATCH exclusively for members of Skotia's Patreon. 📺 Support Skotia: bit.ly/3RbbjoY

Holyrood desperately needs more left-wing politicians. At present, the Greens are the only realistic option for that. As such, we should demand more of our Green MSPs.

Great to take part in this very important discussion, thanks to @mccailcoll.bsky.social and @theskotia.bsky.social for sitting down with myself and @elliebgomersall.bsky.social. . Give this a listen and support the podcast as we need all the left media we can get in Scotland. 👏

“Was there actually any left wing narrative coming from Holyrood?” Niall Christie on the Scottish Greens’ time in government.

NEW 🟢 In the second episode of ‘Nest of Fearties’ — Skotia's new Scottish election podcast — Ellie Gomersall and Niall Christie discuss the Scottish Green Party, the Bute House Agreement and the constraints of green politics. 🎧 Listen now: spoti.fi/43KdXtk

“The lack of self-awareness on this is something else.” Neil Findlay on John Swinney’s summit to ‘lock’ Reform UK out of Holyrood after the next election.

OUT NOW: The Rise of Reform UK The first episode of Redgauntlet of 2025, with Frances Curran and Neil Findlay, is live now. Listen on Spotify: bit.ly/41KXDaj #Redgauntlet

Today, workers at the Glasgow Film Theatre are taking industrial action for Palestine. Theo from Unite Hospitality explains why.

In the inaugural episode of ‘Nest of Fearties’ — Skotia's new Scottish election podcast — Matt Kerr and Chris Stephens discuss this week's Scottish budget, the rise of Reform UK and much more. 🎧Listen now: bit.ly/4h2uLic

The energy price cap will rise by 6.4% in April, say Ofgem. On average, customers will pay £111 more per year on energy bills. Freya Aitchison says it’s time to stop the profiteering by putting people and planet.

“Councillors will tell us that they didn’t come into politics to make cuts. So we’re saying don’t make cuts,” says Stuart Fairweather ahead of yet another round of local authority budget cuts in Dundee.

“We’re in a cycle of boom and bust and at the minute the bust is really beginning to hit.” Vladimir Unkovski-Korica of UCU on the crisis enveloping Scotland’s universities.