Apolitical podcast with Humza Yousaf

05/08/2015
CommonWeal

The latest episode of Apolitical is out

APOLITICAL podcast spoke to External Affairs Minister Humza Yousaf this week.

Amongst the topics discuss with Yousaf on the podcast are:

* His exposure to politics as a youth;

* How the US Government’s International Visitor Leadership Program changed his views on America;

* What convinced him of the case for Scottish independence;

* His political icons and role models;

* The ramifications of focusing Scotland’s aid budget on a narrow group of nations;

* What impact the treatment Greece is receiving from its EU partners has had on his pro-EU stance;

* Why the UK needs to do more to help refugees and asylum seekers;

* The Scottish Government’s position in relation to immigration and migration;

* The influence his faith has on his politics;

* Whether his career has been aided or hindered on account of his faith; and

* His assessment of where the case for and chances of Scottish independence stand right now.

Click here to listen to the podcast.

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