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Who are the Alliance to Liberate Scotland? Ken McNeil, an Alliance candidate for the Holyrood election, came along to our Glasgow & Milngavie Group to tell us more. Ken spoke for about 20 minutes then Mary McCabe opened the meeting for questions. Topics covered: Ken engaged with us very keenly. He heard support for ALS […]

The Indy Warblers: Getting the Band Back Together Again! Some years back, Glasgow Pensioners for Indy formed the Indy Warblers. We had fiddlers, drummers, singers, poetry. And we’d all traipse along to gigs in local residential homes. We even wrote a new set of words for the tune Johnny Lad. Those words have been updated […]

Coincidence? Rise of the Billionaires … Breakdown of International Legal Order? With Craig Murray. Former UK ambassador Craig Murray joins Glasgow Pensioners for Independence for a hard-hitting discussion on the growing breakdown of the international legal order. From selective enforcement of global rules to the erosion of institutions meant to uphold them, the conversation explores […]

Burns Lunch with Indy Warblers and Glasgow Pensioners for Indy! Some of the videos of the Indy Warblers’ contribution this year’s Burns Lunch organised by Mary McCabe of our Greater Glasgow group. They certainly give a flavour of the occasion! In introducing the songs Mary gave a bit of historical / political background. Lillian came […]

Hidden Costs of Inequality with Stuart Donald The IndyPodcasters are joined once again by data analyst Stuart Donald to explore the impacts of inequalities — including some unexpected links to how we vote. There’s data, there are graphs, and there are a few “wait, really?” moments along the way. Whether you love a good chart […]

What Is It Like to Be a Scot? Pàdraig MacAoidh Pàdraig MacAoidh – Peter Mackay – became the Scottish Makar just over a year ago. And he’s the first Makar to write primarily in Gaelic. His day job is senior lecturer in Literature in the School of English at St Andrews University. You might be […]

ICEC Newsletter – First Issue What’s ICEC you may be wondering? It stands for International Commission of European Citizens and it’s made up of people around the European Union who are campaigning for greater autonomy and self-governance in their region. And although Scots are no longer EU citizens, we are still part of ICEC! Along […]

9 Steps to Independence. By May 2027. With Graeme MCCormick. Can Scotland really become independent by May 2027?At the latest Glasgow Pensioners for Indy meeting, guest speaker Graeme McCormick laid out his Nine-step Roadmap to Scottish independence — and sparked a lively, thought-provoking debate. Some in the audience argued that Scotland is a colony. Others […]

The Power of History – A Tribute to Elspeth King. This special bonus episode pays tribute to the late Elspeth King, one of Scotland’s most influential curators and historians. Originally recorded in 2020, this conversation explores the absence of Scottish history in the national curriculum, the importance of heritage in shaping identity, and the power history holds in […]

Glasgow Pensioners for Independence meet SNP MSP, Ivan McKee at the Bacchus Bar in Glasgow for a wide-ranging discussion on the future of Scottish independence. The conversation covers many pressing political topics, but the key theme that kept resurfacing was the SNP’s upcoming 2025 party conference – specifically the debate on whether a majority victory […]

Nick Drurie, one of the Alba Party candidates for the 2026 Scottish Parliament election, in conversation with members of the Greater Glasgow Pensioners for Indy. In this episode of our Countdown to Holyrood 2026 series, we’re back at the Bacchus Bar in Glasgow with Nick Drurie from the Alba Party. Nick answers tough audience questions […]

Anthony Carroll of the Scottish Greens in conversation with Glasgow Pensioners for Independence. IndyPodcasters bring you the latest in the meetings hosted by campaign group Glasgow Pensioners for Independence. They have set up a series of meeting each with a politician from one of the pro-independence parties. This time we’re joined by Glasgow Councillor Anthony […]