117 episodes

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.

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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.

    The final countdown

    The final countdown

    Alistair Grant, Rachel Amery and David Bol discuss the lay of the land with just one week to go until the general election - with the help of exclusive, Scotland-only Westminster polling by Savanta. 
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    • 26 min
    The general election manifestos

    The general election manifestos

    From independence to the economy, Alistair Grant, David Bol, Rachel Amery and Alexander Brown discuss the various party manifestos. Rachel speaks to Tory MSP Rachael Hamilton at the Royal Highland Show about her party's vision for rural Scotland.
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    • 27 min
    Starmer launches Labour's manifesto and Douglas Ross self-destructs

    Starmer launches Labour's manifesto and Douglas Ross self-destructs

    Alistair Grant, David Bol and Alexander Brown discuss the Labour general election manifesto. Plus, has Douglas Ross thrown a grenade into his own party's campaign?
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    • 29 min
    General Election 2024: Douglas Ross announces shock Westminster bid

    General Election 2024: Douglas Ross announces shock Westminster bid

    Douglas Ross, the Scottish Conservative leader, has announced he will stand in Aberdeenshire North and Moray East. At a hastily arranged press conference in Edinburgh, he faced questions about the existing Tory candidate being blocked for health reasons. Alistair Grant, David Bol, Rachel Amery and Alexander Brown discuss all the latest from the campaign trail - and what it means.
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    • 23 min
    General Election 2024: Week one on the campaign trails

    General Election 2024: Week one on the campaign trails

    In this episode Political Correspondent Rachel Amery, Deputy Political Editor David Bol and Westminster Correspondent Alexander Brown take a look at how the first week of the election campaign has gone, the fall-out of the sanctioning of former health secretary Michael Matheson, and some exclusive polling on the upcoming general election.

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    • 26 min
    Things Can Only Get Wetter

    Things Can Only Get Wetter

    Rishi Sunak has fired the starting gun on a general election. But why did he pick July 4? What's the state of play in Scotland? And hasn't Mr Sunak ever heard of an umbrella? Alistair Grant, Rachel Amery and Alexander Brown discuss another extraordinary 24 hours in politics.
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    • 26 min

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