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The Steamie by The Scotsman

The Scotsman's political reporters guide you through the changing landscape of Scottish politics. From Scottish Independence to education and everything in between, they will offer unrivalled insight, explain the political issues of the day, take a deeper look into the problems behind them and introduce you to those who are ultimately tasked with solving them. The Steamie is a Laudable production by the Scotsman.

Tears and admissions

25 mins; February 02, 2024

'F**king clown' and Covid policy

26 mins; January 26, 2024

A slower route to justice?

17 mins; January 19, 2024

Justice on the Horizon

25 mins; January 12, 2024

Tax and cut

22 mins; December 20, 2023

A nightmare before Christmas?

20 mins; December 15, 2023

A national disgrace?

19 mins; December 08, 2023

Death of a political titan

23 mins; November 30, 2023

Michael Matheson clings on, inevitably.

28 mins; November 24, 2023

Can Michael Matheson cling on over £11,000 expenses row?

22 mins; November 17, 2023

WhatsApp coming over the hill, is it a correction?

24 mins; November 10, 2023

A bonfire of evidence?

18 mins; November 03, 2023

WhatsUp with WhatsApp?

26 mins; October 27, 2023

'SNP must lean into shifting sands of Scottish politics' - Stewart McDonald MP

29 mins; October 13, 2023

Rutherglen Special: Labour in dreamland as SNP peer over ruins

29 mins; October 06, 2023

Fergus Ewing's fate and a chat with short-term let minister Paul McLennan

44 mins; September 29, 2023

Does Net Zero changes fire starting gun for general election?

24 mins; September 26, 2023

What to do with a problem like Fergus Ewing?

24 mins; September 15, 2023

Humza Yousaf's battle to put his stamp on Holyrood

23 mins; September 07, 2023

Will Humza Yousaf's independence plan work?

28 mins; June 30, 2023

Winnie Ewing and the SNP's latest talking shop

23 mins; June 23, 2023

Has Nicola Sturgeon's arrest killed Scottish independence?

23 mins; June 16, 2023

Is the SNP's independence push running out of steam?

26 mins; June 09, 2023

Recycling Vs the Constitution

26 mins; June 02, 2023

What is the impact of Police Scotland admitting it is 'institutionally racist'

29 mins; May 26, 2023

Humza Yousaf's transport woes

16 mins; May 19, 2023

Is talk of post-election coalitions a sign of SNP panic?

28 mins; May 12, 2023

Another SNP revolt

25 mins; May 05, 2023

Scottish Tory Party Conference Chaos

35 mins; April 28, 2023

Humza Yousaf is elected as SNP leader and set to become First Minister of Scotland

30 mins; March 28, 2023

The end of the Sturgeon era

31 mins; March 25, 2023

SNP membership chaos as leadership race continues

32 mins; March 17, 2023

The week the SNP leadership race got dirty

28 mins; March 10, 2023

On the road with SNP leader hopefuls

29 mins; March 03, 2023

The race to Bute House

30 mins; February 24, 2023

Nicola Sturgeon resigns - the end of an era in Scottish Politics

34 mins; February 15, 2023

Ditch 'de facto'! Stewart McDonald on next steps for the SNP

54 mins; February 10, 2023

Cuts to council jobs, gender wars and Tory sleaze

31 mins; February 03, 2023

The Isla Bryson political fallout, plus a chat with Scotland's youngest MSP

36 mins; January 27, 2023

The fallout from Section 35 and the return of education

33 mins; January 20, 2023

Rishi Sunak and Nicola Sturgeon face-off in Inverness

32 mins; January 13, 2023

What's in the Scottish budget and what does it mean?

28 mins; December 16, 2022

Will Gordon Brown's plans for reform save the Union?

25 mins; December 09, 2022

What does Ian Blackford's resignation mean for the SNP?

22 mins; December 02, 2022

Does the Supreme Court result spell the beginning of the end of independence?

32 mins; November 25, 2022

Anas Sarwar and Paul McLennan speak to The Steamie

32 mins; November 18, 2022

Ian Blackford and Wendy Chamberlain chat to The Steamie

28 mins; November 04, 2022

The SNP's gender rebellion

23 mins; October 28, 2022

The resignation of Liz Truss

32 mins; October 21, 2022

SNP's Supreme Court Scramble

37 mins; October 14, 2022

Nicola Sturgeon's health problems and Scottish Tory wipeout

36 mins; October 07, 2022

Kami-Kwasi's budget gamble and fury at the ferries fiasco

30 mins; September 30, 2022

Dissecting Nicola Sturgeon's independence referendum gamble

36 mins; June 29, 2022

Boris, bullying, and independence bluster

36 mins; June 24, 2022

Who is more doomed, Boris Johnson or Douglas Ross?

44 mins; June 10, 2022

Kate Forbes' four years of cuts for Scotland

38 mins; June 02, 2022

Has Nicola Sturgeon succeeded or failed as First Minister?

47 mins; May 27, 2022

Could the ScotRail crisis threaten the job of the SNP Transport Minister?

58 mins; May 20, 2022

Local Election Special: Who really won the 2022 council elections?

40 mins; May 09, 2022

Does SNP incompetence impact independence support?

45 mins; April 29, 2022

Boris Johnson on the precipice as Holyrood returns

39 mins; April 22, 2022

Rishi Sunak's tax woes and the SNP's relationship with newspapers

32 mins; April 11, 2022

Tory MP under fire, the UK's energy future and more ferries fun

35 mins; April 04, 2022

Scotland's ferry fiasco - should an SNP minister resign?

39 mins; March 28, 2022

Ukraine latest and the cost-of-living crisis

35 mins; March 22, 2022

Will Douglas Ross' reverse ferret on Boris Johnson change anything?

31 mins; March 15, 2022

Are Scottish Labour on the way back to power in Scotland?

35 mins; March 07, 2022

War in Europe - Russia's invasion of Ukraine

33 mins; February 28, 2022

The hounding of Sarah Smith

32 mins; February 21, 2022

Boris Johnson in Scotland and the SNP/Green independence prospectus

34 mins; February 14, 2022

Is the SNP misleading Yes voters about their pensions?

35 mins; February 07, 2022

Can Boris Johnson recover from Partygate and are both unionists and nationalists failing voters around the independence debate?

34 mins; January 31, 2022

A week to remember?

28 mins; January 24, 2022

Partygate, Boris Johnson's future, and Douglas Ross' career gamble

32 mins; January 17, 2022

Is Indyref2 now inevitable? Analysing the SNP/Green deal

56 mins; August 23, 2021

Finding the funny in politics with Matt Forde

55 mins; August 03, 2021

What is Boris Johnson's legacy two years in?

45 mins; July 26, 2021

'Freedom Day' v 'Level Zero' and Willie Rennie's reflections on his time as Lib Dem leader

64 hours 30 mins; July 19, 2021

'Scotland should know what another No vote would mean' - Ciaran Martin on indyref1 and the constitutional stand-off

69 hours 22 mins; July 12, 2021

A parliamentary term in review and what to expect after recess

51 mins; June 21, 2021

G7, soft power, and the EU - Where would an independent Scotland sit in the world of foreign policy?

66 hours 17 mins; June 14, 2021

'Algorithm by stealth' - Is the SNP exams policy failing Scotland's pupils?

74 hours 42 mins; June 07, 2021

Oil, the SQA, and landlords, what is on the Green wishlist for a deal with the SNP?

68 hours 1 min; May 31, 2021

'The SNP are tinkering around the edges' - Pam Duncan-Glancy on the challenges for disabled people in Scotland

51 mins; May 24, 2021

'Scotland is at a tinderbox moment': Rangers, Pollokshields and Covid policing

54 mins; May 17, 2021

Holyrood election results 2021: What does it all mean for Scotland's political parties?

60 hours 30 mins; May 11, 2021

Alba Rising? Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh on independence, Russia and Alex Salmond

73 hours 57 mins; May 04, 2021

Willie Rennie on how the Scottish Liberal Democrats are targeting the SNP

48 mins; April 27, 2021

On the Holyroad: A roadtrip with Scotland's political leaders

55 mins; April 19, 2021

Anas Sarwar on Labour's struggle to grapple with Scottish identity and devolution

55 mins; April 12, 2021

Douglas Ross on IndyRef2, unionism's failings, and his relationship with Boris Johnson

65 hours 28 mins; April 06, 2021

Holyrood's 'thorn in the flesh' and Alba Party's chances at the ballot box

63 hours 5 mins; March 30, 2021

Could the Scottish Parliament elections see Holyrood's first black MSP?

44 mins; March 23, 2021

What do the polls say ahead of Holyrood 2021?

44 mins; March 16, 2021

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