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Historian James Hawes: ‘The UK Is Finished – Scottish Independence Is Inevitable’ | Holyrood Sources

August 21, 2025 at 10:56 AM

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Keith Donachie

@sadofballantrae.bsky.social

@holyroodsources.bsky.social thank you. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhIQ...

Historian James Hawes: ‘The UK Is Finished – Scottish Independence Is Inevitable’ | Holyrood Sources

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August 2, 2025 at 1:14 PM

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James Aithie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@jamesaithie.bsky.social

Fascinating interview with historian and author @jameshawes.bsky.social on @holyroodsources.bsky.social
" #ScottishIndependence is inevitable." 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhIQ...

‘Disastrous’: John Swinney facing SNP backlash after Hamilton byelection loss

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August 4, 2025 at 7:51 AM

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Andy Maciver

@akmaciver.bsky.social

@kateforbes.bsky.social’s news is, in my view, simultaneously bleak news for Scottish politics and government, and good news for Kate and her family.

Our instantaneous reaction, on @holyroodsources.bsky.social , is streaming now.

Geoff Aberdein | @calumam.bsky.social

August 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM

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Hannah Graham

@drhannahgraham.bsky.social

Enjoyed hearing First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social and Scottish Labour leader @anassarwar.bsky.social speak at @holyroodsources.bsky.social podcast live tonight in Edinburgh. Calm, long-form interviews like this tend to work well.

Photo of First Minister of Scotland, John Swinney, seated in a grey armchair, wearing a black suit and heather purple tie.

Photo of Andy McIver sitting in an armchair next to and looking at First Minister John Swinney, who is speaking to a live audience for the Holyrood Sources podcast.

Photo of Geoff Aberdein getting passionate and speaking with his hands in the air on Holyrood Sources podcast live recording.

Photo of Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar seated in a grey armchair, wearing a dark navy blue suit and speaking with his hands.

June 25, 2025 at 10:36 PM

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Mark McGeoghegan

@markmcgeoghegan.bsky.social

The Reform-focused strategy backfired, but there's no reason to think an indy-focused strategy *when their is no clear route to independence* would work better.

As Geoff Aberdein put it on @holyroodsources.bsky.social, they need to provide more carrot and less stick, focusing on material concerns.

Libby Brooks @libbybrooks.bsky.social · Jun 12

“If he digs his heels in around strategy and doesn’t listen, it will be a very different mood”.
John Swinney faces developing bscklash over Hamilton byelection loss

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Leader hears demands for a clearer vision focused on independence ahead of next year’s Holyrood elections

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June 12, 2025 at 1:26 PM

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Andy Maciver

@akmaciver.bsky.social

This week’s @holyroodsources.bsky.social ‬⁩, with me and my amigos @calumam.bsky.social ‬⁩ and ⁦‪Geoff Aberdein‬⁩ , and this week @reformukscotland.bsky.social ‘s ‬⁩ Labour 🔴 defector.

Plus, the grand coalition is back…..

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...

By-election Aftermath... and Reform UK defector

Podcast Episode · Holyrood Sources · 11/06/2025 · 44m

Labour WIN Hamilton by-election

June 11, 2025 at 8:33 PM

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Andy Maciver

@akmaciver.bsky.social

🚨 Streaming now from Rome @calumam.bsky.social, a park bench (Geoff Aberdein) and a leisure centre (me), immediate reaction to Labour’s remarkable by election win (and how @anassarwar.bsky.social can justifiably bask ☀️)

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...

Podcast Episode · Holyrood Sources · S4, E27 Bonus · 25m

Can the SNP and Labour work better together on energy?

June 6, 2025 at 7:35 AM

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Michael Shanks MP

@michaelshanksmp.co.uk

Enjoyed a light grilling by the @holyroodsources.bsky.social gang on all things energy - thanks for having me on.

TL:DL - lots going on, lots more to do, incredible opportunities for Scotland.

youtu.be/bloHYy3VBKA?...

Ivan McKee: Reforming the Civil Service

May 18, 2025 at 7:25 PM

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Nick Speed

@speedupdating.bsky.social

A few days in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 for me this past week, where folk are looking beyond next May’s elections to Holyrood. A particularly interesting episode of @holyroodsources.bsky.social I thought!

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Podcast Episode · Holyrood Sources · S4, E15 Bonus · 41m

What is a Woman? Susan Smith from For Women Scotland on the political reaction to the Supreme Court

March 30, 2025 at 8:03 AM

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Andy Maciver

@akmaciver.bsky.social

End your week with @holyroodsources.bsky.social , the most-listened-to Scottish political podcast. This week, the Supreme Court gender judgment.

On audio 🎧

And here on YouTube 🖥️ youtu.be/-_OjvLl_HLI?...

@calumam.bsky.social | Geoff Aberdein

Hear the best analysis and insights of events in the Scottish Parliament and beyond with our engaging politics podcast. Stay informed with the Holyrood Sources team

April 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM

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Freda Fallon

@fredaobt.bsky.social

From 41mins listen to MSP Liz Smith talking about the Residential Entitlement Bill being voted on 27th March by MSPs @holyroodsources.bsky.social - holyroodsources.com

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March 13, 2025 at 9:28 AM

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Andy Maciver

@akmaciver.bsky.social

This week’s @holyroodsources.bsky.social , streaming now and on YouTube.

Today:
🟥 Labour & benefits
🟨 The SNP’s candidates
💨 Aberdeen & energy

And in listener questions, one happy customer asks who gave me and Geoff a platform? That would be @calumam.bsky.social …

youtu.be/9SGp_Qcn3uk?...

Getting Scotland Working

NHS Crisis, Labour and Change, is the civil service broken? | Q&A

March 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM

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Andy Maciver

@akmaciver.bsky.social

🌹 A real pleasure to sit with @anassarwar.bsky.social and Jackie Baillie for a full hour today for a @holyroodsources.bsky.social exclusive, with @calumam.bsky.social and Geoff Aberdein
🧵

February 19, 2025 at 8:03 AM

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Andy Maciver

@akmaciver.bsky.social

This week’s @holyroodsources.bsky.social streaming on audio as normal, or here 👇🏻 on YouTube.

🌹 Labour
👩🏻‍⚕️ the NHS
📑 the civil service

With me, Geoff Aberdein and @calumam.bsky.social

youtu.be/0ZTMovveIew

Donald Trump will "hurt" First Minister John Swinney - Scaramucci

February 13, 2025 at 8:24 PM

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Neil Casey

@neilkc.bsky.social

This from Alan Beattie's piece underscores what @scaramucci.bsky.social said on @holyroodsources.bsky.social podcast recently - essentially that Trump will seek to use the power of the Executive to humiliate anyone, even his own underlings, if they get any sort of positive attention.

February 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM

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Andy Maciver

@akmaciver.bsky.social

The full @holyroodsources.bsky.social ep with Anthony @scaramucci.bsky.social in full on YouTube.

🤝🏻 how to deal with Trump & Musk
🍣 🥃 his thoughts on export tariffs
🌍 and his well read and well thought position on America’s role in the world

@calumam.bsky.social

youtu.be/Ga9Nw95QC9Q

Who would form the best coalition government in Scotland?

January 26, 2025 at 7:54 PM

Holyrood Sources

@holyroodsources.bsky.social

WATCH! Full episodes on YouTube. Available every week, plus bonus videos drop every few days…

Who would form the best coalition government in Scotland?
youtu.be/J_kE3TS4joI

John Swinney is 'uniting Scots', says SNP as party extends polling lead over Labour

January 21, 2025 at 10:55 AM

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Mark McGeoghegan

@markmcgeoghegan.bsky.social

Labour voters support an SNP-Lab coalition more than a Lab-Tory one & roughly as supportive of an SNP-Lab coalition as a Lab-LD one.

Most SNP voters would support an SNP-Green coalition & they're far more supportive of that than an SNP-Lab/LD one.

Data via Survation & @holyroodsources.bsky.social

January 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM

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Andy Maciver

@akmaciver.bsky.social

Early coverage of @holyroodsources.bsky.social WM poll via @alexofbrown.bsky.social @thescotsmanpaper.bsky.social .

When a Westminster government sneezes its Holyrood arm catches a cold.

Holyrood poll, and more, tomorrow and at the weekend. @calumam.bsky.social

www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

The poll makes grim reading for Anas Sarwar

www.scotsman.com

January 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM

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Mark McGeoghegan

@markmcgeoghegan.bsky.social

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿📊 New @survation.bsky.social Scotland-only Westminster poll out for @holyroodsources.bsky.social & True North (+/- 1-15 Nov 2024):

SNP: 33% (+2)
Lab: 24% (-4)
RefUK: 15% (+2)
Con: 13% (-2)
LD: 9% (+3)
Others: 5% (-3)

First Reform lead over the Tories in a Survation Scotland poll.

January 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM

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Kairin van Sweeden

@indyanatomist.bsky.social

Insightful interview with the FM and deputy FM on @holyroodsources.bsky.social
#scottishindependence
@https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/holyrood-sources/id1673972192

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John Swinney: 'Scotland should have Northern Ireland-style trigger for independence referendum'

January 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM

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David Bol

@davidbol.bsky.social

Speaking to @holyroodsources.bsky.social, @johnswinney.bsky.social stressed that "if there is an acceptance that there is a route by which this can be addressed for Northern Ireland, there has to be an acceptance of a route for Scotland".
www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

John Swinney has called for a Norther Irish style trigger point for a border poll to be accepted for Scottish independence.

www.scotsman.com

January 9, 2025 at 10:39 AM

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David Bol

@davidbol.bsky.social

Kate Forbes has rubbished Anas Sarwar's call for the Scottish Government to begin mitigating the two-child cap by April, telling @holyroodsources.bsky.social it is "not feasible" to set up systems in time. Shona Robison previously said payments could start before 2026 if it was possible to do so.

January 8, 2025 at 9:32 AM

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Hannah Graham

@drhannahgraham.bsky.social

Fascinating @holyroodsources.bsky.social episode (1hr25min) – recommend watching it on YouTube, good long-form depth of questions, with great facial expressions in parts 👇

A joint interview with the First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social and Deputy FM Kate Forbes. #ScotPol
youtu.be/hfoPx6sCDoI?...

EXCLUSIVE John Swinney & Kate Forbes on Donald Trump, Independence, Election 2026, Elon Musk