CommonSpace reporter David Thomson brings the latest in his Holyrood 2016 series of podcasts
WITH less than a fortnight to go until polls open in the Holyrood 2016 parliamentary elections, CommonSpace reporter David Thomson catches up with former Scottish Socialist Party MSP Colin Fox, who is standing for election as a candidate for new socialist coalition Rise.
Topics discussed include: the recent Edinburgh schools closures and PFI controversy; concerns over BAE contracts at the Clyde shipyards; the road ahead for Scottish independence; Rise’s tax policy; the Tie campaign for LGBTI+ inclusive education in schools; faith schools; housing; Rise’s ‘living income’ policy proposal for unpaid carers; and the creation of single Scottish police force Police Scotland.
Read more: 8 key policies in the Rise manifesto for #sp16
Listen to more from David Thomson:
Podcast with Scottish Labour #sp16 candidate Monica Lennon
Podcast with Edinburgh Western candidates Alex Cole-Hamilton and Toni Giugliano
Scottish Labour’s shadow health secretary, Jenny Marra
Mark McDonald MSP: “The Treasury were seeking to shaft Scotland”
Scottish Greens’ Patrick Harvie on a council tax alternative, #euref, indyref 2 and fracking
STUC conference podcast with Nicola Sturgeon, Kezia Dugdale, Grahame Smith + more
Highlights: The big political party spring conference round-up
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Picture courtesy of David Thomson