The latest episode of apolitical is now out
THIS week’s episode of apolitical features special guest Tommy Sheridan.
Among the topics we covered:
– The political example his mother set to him as a child;
– His early forays into activism at Stirling University;
– His favourite Miliband;
– Experiences from the anti-poll tax movement;
– His greatest achievement as a Parliamentarian;
– Donald Dewar’s secret efforts to retain warrant sales and poindings in Scotland;
– Concerns about swearing an oath to the crown;
– The reasons behind the SSP’s loss of all six MSPs at the 2007 Holyrood elections;
– The effect his court cases had on that decline;
– Why a public pharmaceutical service could make a big difference to Scotland;
– The platform Solidarity are standing on at next year’s Scottish Parliamentary elections;
– Trusting the Scottish electorate; and
– His hopes for the future of Scottish politics.
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