Ep. 31: Live from the council count
Anne and Gerry are in Glasgow's Emirates Arena as the council results are counted and announced. We talk about the just-finished council ele...
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Parliamental
Welcome to Parliamental, a new podcast featuring an insider's take on Scottish politics from the point of view of a new Westminster MP. Hosted by Gerry McGuire and Anne McLaughlin MP.
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20 of 32 episodesEp. 30: Oh snap, a General Election
Anne and Gerry talk about the snap general election called by Theresa May and the impact this will have on an MPs casework, the ongoing coun...
Ep. 29: New Referendum
Anne and Gerry talk about the attack in Westminster with Anne having been on lockdown in the chamber, the newly announced plans for a Scotti...
Ep. 28: MVP
Anne and Gerry talk about the success of Eilidh Whiteford's Bill on the Istanbul Convention, Anne's appearance on the Victoria Derbyshire sh...
Ep. 27: The Tories Wouldn't Let Superman In
We're back for our first episode of 2017. Anne and Gerry talk about the Government's reduction in child refugee numbers from Syria, a firecr...
Ep. 26: A Bottle of Taboo
Anne and Gerry talk about Christmas party planning, the various failings of the DWP and Anne's joint campaign with Alison Thewliss MP, job c...
Ep. 25: Wheesht!
Anne and Gerry discuss Mhairi Black's debate on benefits sanctions, Anne's appearance in the Westminster Hall debate on refugee family renui...
Ep. 24: The Dart Arts
Anne and Gerry discuss Anne's newfound passion for darts, we talk about the Investigatory Powers Bill, the National Survey, and we hear Anne...
Ep. 23: WASPI
Gerry visits Anne at Parliament and we talk about the faff involved in the place, remember receiving a detention from a successful Scottish...
Ep. 22: We're back!
After a long (too long!) break, Anne and Gerry are back - this time we talk about the SNP Conference, Refuweegee, John Nicolson's bill on pa...
Ep. 21: Theresa May, Trident, the SNP deputy contest, and Nicola Sturgeon's birthday
An outside broadcast at the Alexandra Parade Gala where we eat tablet and talk about Theresa May's government, Jeremy Corbyn, Trident, the S...
Ep. 20: Chilcot, Brexit, Leadership and #BlackLivesMatter
Gegraphy won't stop us this week as Anne and Gerry take to skype to talk about Brexit, the Labour and Tory leadership shenanigans, the Chilc...
Ep. 19: Brexit vote pins the tail on the wrong establishment
Britain votes to leave the EU, but Scotland votes to stay. Anne and Gerry talk about the campaign and the implications of the vote, as well...
Ep. 18: In which I talk to Provan's MP and MSP
We're back! The ironing board is gone, but we still manage to talk about the recent election, Anne's events in the constituency, and we also...
Ep. 17: Live from Ivan's campaign
Out campaigning (then eating pizza in the campaign rooms), Gerry and Anne report from Ivan McKee's campaign in Provan. With guest appearance...
Ep. 16: What if the Tories ran the Scottish Parliament?
Anne McLaughlin MP and Gerry are back round the ironing table to talk about the SNP Conference, the Tories in Scotland, the Investigatory Po...
Ep. 15: SNP Spring Conference: A Refined Person with Such Patter
Anne McLaughlin MP and Gerry record at the SNP Spring Conference in Glasgow. We interview Mhairi Black MP, Humza Yousaf MSP, James Dornan MS...
Ep. 14: Live from Westminster
Anne McLaughlin MP and Gerry are 400 miles apart, but harness the magic of the internet to talk about the proposed Scottish Six news bulleti...
Parliamental Ep. 13 (2016-02-14)
Anne McLaughlin MP, Gerry, and columnist for The National newspaper Paula McGuire on the DWP's sanction "aspirations", Syrian refugees, asyl...
Parliamental Ep. 12 (2016-01-31)
Anne McLaughlin MP and Gerry talk about Burns Night, psychoactive substances, Westminster repair bill, armbands for asylum seekers and Idris...