Beyond the Noise is a Source news podcast, looking at the issues beyond the headlinesThis week, David Jamieson speaks to Willie Sullivan of the Electoral Reform Society Scotland, and how to improve Scotland's democracy beyond polling day.על ידי CommonSpace

Beyond the Noise is a Source podcast where David Jamieson gets beyond the headlines to look at issues in more depth.He is joined in this episode by Chris Nineham, vice chair of Stop the War Coalition, to discuss the UK Government’s Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts bill, and the ways social movements can resist attacks on the right to protest.Th…

Beyond the Noise is a Source podcast with David Jamieson where he gets beyond the headlines and likes at events in the new in more depth.This week he speaks to Madison based political sociologist Michael Billeaux about dynamics on the right of US politics in the wake of the Washington DC riot and the inauguration of Joe Biden.1:30 – How has the Cap…

Beyond the Noise is a Source news podcast where David Jamieson looks at issues in the news in more depth.This week Jamieson speaks to Neil Mackay, national organiser for All Under One Banner, about Yes Alba - an attempt to bring together a unified, activist led and organised.They discuss:1:30 – What are the latest moves to create a broad pro-indepe…

Beyond the Noise is a Source news podcast where David Jamieson goes deeper into the issues behind the headlines.This week Jamieson speaks to Pete Cannell and Willie Black of Scot E3, a group drawing together trade unionists and climate activists for a 'Just Transition' from fossil fuel.They discuss:2:43 – Does the idea of a ‘Just Transition’ exist …

Beyond the Noise is a Source News podcast looking at the issues behind the headlines.This weak David Jamieson spoke to Nathalia Urban, a Scotland based Brazilian journalist who covers events in South America, about the coup in Bolivia which was overturned in elections last week.They discuss: 0:55 – What’s the background to the movement in Bolivia, …

In the latest in the series for Dyslexia Scotland, we interviewed David Yeoman, who is a Language Behaviour Strategist consultant.In the podcast, David tell about his dyslexia and how it has affected them in both his life and career.על ידי David Thomson

In the latest in a series of podcasts for Dyslexia Scotland, David Thomson speaks to Keith Macaldowie about his role in Learning Support at Port Glasgow High School in Port Glasgow in Inverclyde. Also, Keith discusses his own experience of having dyslexia.על ידי David Thomson

CommonSpace reporter David Thomson covered this week's conference in DundeeFOLLOWING the Scottish Trades Union Congress' three-day conference in Dundee this week, we've put together a podcast interviewing some of the key voices at the event talking about prominent issues in Scotland.Featured in the round-up is STUC deputy general secretary Dave Mox…

Scottish Labour MSP James Kelly spoke to the CommonSpace ahead of the final vote at Holyrood to decide as to whether the Football Act should be scrapped. ON THURSDAY, the Scottish Parliament will hear the final stage of James Kelly’s private member's bill to repeal the Offensive behaviour at football matches. If the bill passes, it will be the firs…

The CommonSpace's David Thomson has managed to interview Cabinet secretary for Social Secruity Angela Constance about the pilot in Aberdeen to give free sanitary products to those girls on low incomes.על ידי David Thomson

CommonSpace reporter David Thomson interview’s the Scottish Conservative’s health spokesman, Miles Briggs about his involvement with ‘Frank’s law’ after the Scottish Government announced last month that they will bring in free personal care to those people who are under 65.The Scottish Government made the announcement as part of their programme for…

THE STUC Youth Committee held their annual conference in Clydebank last weekend (1st/2nd July) where there was a great discussion about better conditions for its young workers. In his speech to the conference, Hepburn discusses who was on the agenda for the youth workers conference, but also he discussed fair work for young people. CommonSpace repo…

SNP deputy leader, Angus Robertson, gave an interview to the CommonSpace at the SNP conference in Aberdeen that came after the week when First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon announced that there would be another independence referendum between the autumn of 2018 and the spring of 2019. Areas discussed include Brexit, the second independence referendum a…

With the local government elections happening in Scotland in a matter of two months, the CommonSpace has managed to catch up with Scottish Labour's James Kelly to discuss his party stance for the election in May.על ידי David Thomson