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Bill Kidd, Nuclear Arms Campaigner

Bill Kidd, MSP – Veteran AntiNuclear Campaigner

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Bill Kidd, MSP – Veteran AntiNuclear Campaigner

AntiNuclear Campaigner Bill Kidd Nuclear Arms

Bill Kidd is a veteran campaigner against nuclear arms. He is also against nuclear power, especially the proposed expansion of nuclear power stations by the UK Labour Government. Although Bill is stepping down as an MSP, he will be carry on with campaigning against nuclear arms and nuclear power. (Many thanks to Robert for stepping in at the last minute and videoing the proceedings on his phone! )

Bill’s Talk:

  • 00:00 – Introduction by Mary McCabe
  • 04:00 – Nuclear Power Incidents
  • 05:00 – Ukraine & Chernobyl
  • 05:45 – Kazakhstan – USSR Exploded 400 Test Bombs
  • 08:00 – Nuclear Power Plants. Dangerous incidents.
  • 09:15 – Illusion of safety of the nuclear industry…
  • 09:50 – UKGov planned nuclear bomb testing in Sutherland.
  • 11:30 The radioactive legacy of nuclear power carries on for 1000s of years.
  • 12:45 – We need to look forward, not backward to old energy sources.
  • 14:50 – Bill is standing down from Holyrood but not from campaigning.
  • 16:00 – Humanity cannot live indefinitely with nuclear weapons, nuclear power,
  • 17:00 – We need a nuclear free Scotland as a symbol for a nuclear free world.

Questions:

  • 17:00 – the Chernobyl meltdown
  • 18:10 – What are the nuclear vested interests that we need to be aware of?
  • 25:20 – Modular nuclear reactors. Data centres. What are your views about that?
  • 27:45 – Are we a colony or no? what is stance of SNP?
  • 28:45 – SNP needs to campaign for independence.
  • 31:40 – How to present Scottish view on why nuclear weapons and power are wrong.
  • 35:20 – Bill put forward Scottish government’s argument agains nuclear arms at UN
  • 36:40 – Having nuclear weapons gives influence for a country, UK , Israel, North Korea
  • 39:50 – Would no nuclear weapons on Clyde would mean none in UK?
  • 41:50 – Dark money & political parties. What are you thoughts on that?
  • 44:15 – Would we rent out Faslane to UK?
  • 47:40 – Is the use of nuclear weapons now seems thinkable?
  • 51:20 – Ukrainian / Russian struggle. Effect of Nato’s expansion.
  • 58:30 – ReformUK intentions re Scotland
Power of History. Colonialism. IndyPodcasters. Elspeth King

The Power of History

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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.

The Power of History. A Tribute to Elspeth King.

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 understanding who we are.

Elspeth King’s passion for preserving and promoting Scotland’s cultural history shines through every moment of this interview. As we mourn her passing, this episode serves as both a reminder of her remarkable legacy and a call to keep Scottish history alive in our schools, museums, and communities.

  • The talk was done via Zoom with Glasgow Pensioners for Independence during the covid lockdown.
  • One of the ideas which Elspeth touched on is that of Internal Colonialism. That idea was explored with Alf Baird by the IndyPodcasters in Doun Hauden – A Psychology of Nationhood and Scotland the Colony?
  • Although by no means everyone agrees that Scotland is an actual colony, it is a being pursued in recent and ongoing approaches to UN by the Salvo Group.

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Ivan McKee, SNP MSP. Pensioners for Independence. Scottish Independence Podcasters.

Ivan McKee, SNP MSP

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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 at the next election should constitute a mandate to seek a second independence referendum, echoing the “precedent” set by Alex Salmond’s 2011 overall majority.

IVan McKee. SNP. Holyrood 2026. Pensioners for Independence

Video Podcast

Audio Version:

Key topics:

  • 01:41 Ivan McKee opening remarks
  • 11:05 How can we get messages out with a hostile media
  • 12:43 What happened to the rebuttal unit?
  • 15:03 Won’t both votes SNP let unionist parties in?
  • 16:14 Constituency seats vs list seats
  • 18:53 What do we do if Westminster say no?
  • 21:34 Why does SNP not support the ICCPR petition?
  • 24:19 How safe is the Scottish NHS from Westminster privatisation?
  • 26:18 Is US style fascism coming here?
  • 29:25 Why is a majority of SNP+Greens not acceptable?
  • 33:30 All indy parties should include independence in their manifesto
  • 35:09 How will the situation in Northern Ireland affect independence?
  • 36:10 What is the Plan B if Westminster refuse to negotiate?
  • 39:27 Reflections after the event

ICCPR. Claiming our Rights. Scottish Independence Podcasts

ICCPR – Claiming Our Rights

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The UN International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) was signed and ratified by the UK Government in the 1970s. But it has never been incorporated into law anywhere in the UK.

Andy Anderson and Leah Gunn Barratt of Respect Scottish Sovereignty are convinced that these rights should be incorporated into Scots Law. Would that strengthen our democratic institutions? Might it help forge a path to Scottish independence?

The Scottish Independence Podcast team asked Andy and Leah into their studio to take a closer look at the likelihood of these outcomes.

Key themes include:

  • 01:00 Overview of Human Rights legislation
  • 03:30 Why should we incorporate ICCPR?
  • 06:00 Petition before the Scottish Parliament
  • 08:50 Example – Switzerland
  • 10:30 Example – Taiwan
  • 13:15 Example – South Korea
  • 16:30 Scottish Referendums Act 2020
  • 19:14 Popular initiatives
  • 25:27 UK Supreme Court
  • 27:48 So what could Scotland do differently?
  • 32:41 Does Article 1 apply to Scotland?
  • 44:27 UN Convention of the Rights of a Child (UNCRC)
  • 49:21 People power!
  • 52:51 Our Conclusions

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Best ways to support Pensioners for Independence

We are passionate supporters of Scottish independence. Currently we are running twice weekly stalls in Glagow City centre, and a fortnightly stall in Milngavie. Our Glasgow and Edinburgh Groups organise regular meetings with guest speakers. Get in touch, we are always happy to see new folk at our stalls and meetings.

Subscribe to our Newletter. You can sign up using the form at the rhs side of this page. And if you’ve enjoyed a post here on the website, please share it, tell your friends and family.

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SNP Independence Strategy Debate. Pensioner for Independence. Scottish independence Podcasts

SNP Independence Strategy Debate

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Posted with permission of Scottish Independence Podcasts.

Independence Strategy

The route to independence concerns everyone in the Yes movement and there is by no means consensus on the path that will lead to success. Pensioners for Independence supports Scottish Independence but we are not party political. We will be dropping in on the various party conferences to see how they propose to get us there.

We start with the 2023 SNP conference. The SNP independence strategy debate was a key – and lengthy – item on the agenda. Here a 1min summary of the proceedings. It might help before you listen to the debate.

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Key Points

Here are the key points from the debate with commentary from the IndyPodcasters. There’s a contents list below to help you navigate through the video. We think the speeches by Tommy Sheppard and Joanna Cherry are particularly interesting. But there are a lot of thoughtful contributions all the way through. And if you think we’ll end up engaging in civil disobedience then make sure you listen to David Buckley.

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Content List:

00:01:16    Humza Yousaf proposes the resolution, followed by Stephen Flynn, seconding.

Followed by key speeches in favour or against the various amendments:

00:17:22    Tommy Sheppard – proposing Amendment A

00:23:22    Tony Guiliano – proposing Amendments B and C

00:29:43    Joanna Cherry – proposing Amendment D

00:37:19     David Buckley – Remitting the resolution back, in other words go back and think again.

00:41:27     Graeme McCormick – Direct negative, vote the resolution down.

00:45:43     Chris Hanlon – proposing Amendment F

00:48:22     Mike Russell, speaking against amendments F and G

Followed by speeches summing up the amendments:

00:51:21     Tommy Sheppard summing up Amendment A

00:53:56      Joanna Cherry summing up Amendment D

00:57:03       Pete Wishart summing up Amendment G

00:59:37      Graeme McCormick  summing up the direct negative

And ending with the final summing up in favour of the resolution

01:02:11      Humza Yousaf summing up

The full SNP independence strategy debate can be watched on SNP’s Youtube channel.

You’ll find podcasts featuring other independence-supporting Parties on Scottish Independence podcast playlist of Scottish Party Politics.