Some say Rory Stewart & Al Campbell can represent Scots cos they were born here. But residency not ethnicity confers citizenship north of border. Can we please have commentators who’ve made this place home - now or recently?

Something quite revolting about asylum seekers’ fate hanging on parliamentary ‘ping- pong.’ Like it’s all a game.

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Where are the Scottish govt's big ideas on climate change?
Why is the Rwanda Bill so totemic for the Tories?
Does Starmer know the difference between English & British? Does he care?

Robin McAlpine 100% right on this.
commonweal.scot/anger-at-dropp…

I'm a big fan of Channel 4 News - and I'll be watching. Will there be anyone representing Scottish politics or indeed NI/Wales? General Election is a big story beyond England.

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Has Iran's attack let Netanyahu off the hook?
Are wood burning stoves really a burning issue?
Is it only 'middle class lefties' who're worried about Labour's NHS plans ?

These are the headlines. Listen to the podcast at lesleyriddoch.com/podcast
Has Iran's attack let Netanyahu off the hook?
Are wood burning stoves really a burning issue?
Is it only 'middle class lefties' who're worried about Labour's NHS plans ?

The Peter Murrell situation makes a big turnout even more important at Believe in Scotland and Pensioners4Indy rally in Glasgow tomorrow. It's about support for independence not for ANY political party. Chance for Yessers to show indy support is solid. thenational.scot/news/24264338.…

These are the headlines. Listen to the podcast at lesleyriddoch.com/podcast
Has Iran's attack let Netanyahu off the hook?
Are wood burning stoves really a burning issue?
Is it only 'middle class lefties' who're worried about Labour's NHS plans ?

Letter urges @Scotgov to introduce Heat in Buildings Bill this autumn, ramping up district heating etc. In wake of net zero target disappointment this is surely vital - we are only country at our latitude without local collective heating as the norm. scottishhousingnews.com/articles/indus…

These are the headlines. Listen to the podcast at lesleyriddoch.com/podcast
Has Iran's attack let Netanyahu off the hook?
Are wood burning stoves really a burning issue?
Is it only 'middle class lefties' who're worried about Labour's NHS plans ?

Fabulous life-affirming documentary on BBC4 about Sian Phillips - speaking openly about her controlling ex-husband Peter O’Toole, modest about her great acting talent & using her own native Welsh.

Amazing shift in US energy from gas to renewables using battery storage - financed by Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act. Never mind if he’s 80+. That’s progressive government.

These are the headlines. Listen to the podcast at lesleyriddoch.com/podcast
Has Iran's attack let Netanyahu off the hook?
Are wood burning stoves really a burning issue?
Is it only 'middle class lefties' who're worried about Labour's NHS plans ?

These are the headlines. Listen to the podcast at lesleyriddoch.com/podcast
Has Iran's attack let Netanyahu off the hook?
Are wood burning stoves really a burning issue?
Is it only 'middle class lefties' who're worried about Labour's NHS plans ?

Blue Lights Series 2 - excellent start. The shocking end to series 1 hangs over everything - a tribute to some really strong genuine characters. Music great. N. Ireland accents also dead on.

These are the headlines. Listen to last week's podcast at lesleyriddoch.com/podcast
The Land Reform Bill. Revolutionary or a damp squib?
Arms sales to Israel. Are some Tories now taking a harder stance than Labour?
The Hate Crime Act. Did it pass the Ibrox test?

Excellent tenacious work by Nick Kempe shows much of Brewdog's 'Lost Forest' is dead, while natural regeneration continues apace. Surely time for a review of Scottish Government Woodland Grants Scheme Mairi Gougeon?

These are the headlines. Listen to last week's podcast at lesleyriddoch.com/podcast
The Land Reform Bill. Revolutionary or a damp squib?
Arms sales to Israel. Are some Tories now taking a harder stance than Labour?
The Hate Crime Act. Did it pass the Ibrox test?

Diagnosed with Lyme disease last week. Think I've caught it early & on antibiotics. Not feeling too bad & intend to be at final Denmark Q&A screenings listed - but no extra events for the next wee while. Tx. lesleyriddoch.com/events