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[Conter @ConterScot]

Murrell, the Machine and the Movement

@David_Jamieson7 and @Jonathon_Shafi examine the context and consequences of the SNP embezzlement scandal.

🎧 Listen here:

https://t.co/4Pdl46uoBZ

[David Jamieson @David_Jamieson7]

Myself and @Jonathon_Shafi place the Murrell scandal in its wider political context:

The deliberate containment and winding down of the independence movement, and the deep integration of the Scottish Govt with domestic and international capital.

[Conter @ConterScot]

Murrell, the Machine and the Movement

@David_Jamieson7 and @Jonathon_Shafi examine the context and consequences of the SNP embezzlement scandal.

🎧 Listen here:

https://t.co/4Pdl46uoBZ

[Liam McLaughlan @LiamMcLaughlan]

Spoke with @Jonathon_Shafi for Conter on the election & the challenges & opportunities for socialists, No prep, no scripted answers, just honest thoughts. Suspect the sections on Reform, immigration & maybe the national question lots will disagree with but hope it starts a debate

[Conter @ConterScot]

Liam McLaughlan: Holyrood 2026 and the future of Scottish socialism

@Jonathon_Shafi speaks to @LiamMcLaughlan about the election and the future of the Scottish left.

🎧 Listen here:

https://t.co/j668c9U96j

[Conter @ConterScot]

The Recurring Crises Of The British State

@David_Jamieson7 and @Jonathon_Shafi examine the roots of the ongoing political turmoil, and how socialists might respond.

🎧 Listen here:

https://t.co/muIKhVBrWq

[Conter @ConterScot]

Holyrood 2026: Part 1

@Jonathon_Shafi and @David_Jamieson7 are joined by @MccailColl and @SophieJayJoe to discuss the election campaign and the major talking points so far.

🎧 Listen here:

https://t.co/c1L87t82W3

[Conter @ConterScot]

Holyrood 2026 And The Crisis Of Liberal Democracy

@Jonathon_Shafi and @David_Jamieson7 put the Scottish election in the context of a wider democratic retreat.

🎧 Listen here:

https://t.co/JHq1bBzeOf

[Coll McCail @MccailColl]

I wrote about why this might be the case for @ConterScot: https://t.co/zqmvOXvBqI

[Niall Christie @NiallChristie1]

Really good to join @ConterScot for this one. They’ve had a close and constructively critical eye on YP since the start. A very interesting discussion.

[Conter @ConterScot]

Your Party: A Postscript

@Jonathon_Shafi speaks to @NiallChristie1 about the roots of the Your Party debacle, and what might be learned moving forward.

🎧 Listen here: https://t.co/MhfpAnO1ku

[Conter @ConterScot]

The Politics of Dissent: Defending Our Civil Liberties

@Jonathon_Shafi speaks to @ChrisNineham about the intensifying attacks on civil liberties - and how we can preserve our democratic rights.

🎧 Listen here:

https://t.co/ZRqZVdX7ij

[Coll McCail @MccailColl]

My latest for @ConterScot on a Scottish election campaign which, to the delight of our political class, is passing the public by.
https://t.co/zqmvOXvBqI

[Conter @ConterScot]

🗣️ “Only by beginning with an honest appraisal of Scotland’s democracy and political economy can we hope to elevate our national discourse from the post-political desert in which it is stuck.”

@MccailColl on the forgettable election…

https://t.co/hQtZLi6XnD

[Coll McCail @MccailColl]

In case you need some cheery Easter listening! A good chat re the banality of the Scottish campaign and what this all says about devolution more broadly.

[Conter @ConterScot]

Holyrood 2026: The Absence Of Political Imagination

@Jonathon_Shafi and @MccailColl discussed the Scottish election so far, and why it feels like a tick-box exercise in an era which demands big ideas.

🎧 Listen here: https://t.co/k4zQNQBBKr

[James Meadway @meadwaj]

Had a good chat with @Jonathon_Shafi about the end of the unipolar world, the Iran War in the context of US decline, and environmental crises. All the fun stuff.

[Conter @ConterScot]

After Unipolarity: Rethinking The Global Economy

@Jonathon_Shafi speaks to @meadwaj about the historic changes taking place in the world system.

🎧 Listen here

https://t.co/ZiLXJEo3b3

[Skotia @TheSkotia]

🎙️ An important live discussion in Glasgow last night on the emerging new world and its implications for Scotland w/ @ConterScot, ft. @SophieJayJoe (@stwscotland), @amywestwell, @Jonathon_Shafi and @MccailColl.

Thanks to those who came along!

[Conter @ConterScot]

Thank you to everyone who came to last night’s event. We had a fascinating and urgent discussion - and plan to do many more in person forums, seminars and panels. Thanks also to @TheSkotia for co-hosting.