Podcast Episodes

Why are energy bills still so high?

Energy experts Cornwall Insight are predicting a 5% increase to typical household bills when Ofgem announces the latest change to the price cap.

We a…

1 year, 5 months ago

What now for Scotland’s Ukrainians?

As world powers gather for talks to secure peace in Ukraine (without Ukraine), and Prime Minister Keir Starmer talks of sending British troops there,…

1 year, 5 months ago

Is it time to scrap council tax?

The big council tax freeze is over. Scotland's local authorities are setting their tax rates, with many considering rises of up to 10 per cent to bal…

1 year, 5 months ago

Who thinks lynx should roam the Highlands?

First, four lynx. Then, a group of feral pigs let loose in the Cairngorms. Do the Highlands need the reintroduction of a permanent predator? We sp…

1 year, 5 months ago

Uncovering a scandal

A BBC investigation into Scotland's biggest children's psychiatric hospital, Skye House, has exposed a ‘culture of cruelty’ at the NHS unit in Glasgo…

1 year, 5 months ago

Life inside our packed prisons

An emergency law to free inmates early is coming in to bring down the prison population.

We hear from Barlinnie's governor, Michael Stoney, and a form…

1 year, 5 months ago

What’s it like to be homeless?

As homelessness stats reach record highs in Scotland, the team asks what it’s really like not to have a home. We talk to the editor of The Big Iss…

1 year, 5 months ago

Humza Yousaf on Trump and Gaza

Donald Trump says America will 'take over' Gaza, resettling most of the native population. His comments have drawn astonishment and anger.

Humza You…

1 year, 5 months ago

Water: is it as plentiful as we think?

We drink it, wash with it and curse it when it falls from the sky. But how much do we really know about our water supply?

The man in charge of it, Sco…

1 year, 5 months ago

Can we backtrack on Brexit?

As Keir Starmer becomes the first UK Prime Minister to join a meeting of EU leaders since Brexit, could the decision to leave the union ever be unpic…

1 year, 5 months ago