The Stooshie: the politics podcast from DC Thomson DC Thomson

Scotland has had its say, and a week on from the election we survey the wreckage of the SNP and Conservative campaigns and try to work out what they might do next. We also hear from Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy's Melanie Ward, who shares an audio diary of her first days in Westminster as a new MP. 
 
And finally, will John Swinney and Keir Starmer find some common ground after years of dysfunction and rivalry between the Scottish and UK governments? 

The opinion polls all agree who will be next prime minister.
But lots of local contests are still far too close to call.
What will the parties learn from crucial regional shifts in opinion?
Some people won't get a say at all because of postal vote delays.
We discuss the real-life impact and the anger building over the timing of this election.

The prime minister was back in Scotland to help Douglas Ross in a tight contest.
Were they words of encouragement or damage limitation?
Can Lib Dems pull of a Highland surprise?
And will Reform have any impact in Scotland?
All that and analysis of the latest election coverage from political reporters across the P&J, The Courier and the Sunday Post.

We discuss how Labour suspended its candidate in Aberdeenshire North and Moray East after exclusive reporting from our politics team.
What happens next in the big contest between the SNP and Tories in the crucial region?
Does Gordon Brown's impact still resonate in Fife - and can the Kingdom turn red?
And we make some rash predictions about how many seats the Conservatives might win or lose in Scotland.

Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross rocked his own campaign, leaving us to wonder what can possibly happen next.
We look at new polling on the picture in Scotland, and what's happening with Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak.
And we wonder if everyone's made up their mind already and just wants to watch Scotland at the Euros.

In an exclusive interview, John Swinney says he feared for his party when he stood to become leader earlier this year.
 
Speaking to David Clegg, the first minister reflected on the fast-paced first weeks in office, propelled from a think-tank event in London into the top job in Scottish politics.
 
Mr Swinney explains why he'd turned down a job from Humza Yousaf only a month before he resigned, and details why he thinks he's the right man to reverse his party's decline in the polls as voters become fatigued from 17 years of SNP dominance.