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An update and some housekeeping
Sep 23 • Kenny Farquharson
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My breakfast with Peter Mandelson
And why Mandy's demise is an opportunity for Starmer
Sep 17 • Kenny Farquharson
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30:35
A leader running scared of his own party
Provisional thoughts on John Swinney's new government paper on independence
Sep 4 • Kenny Farquharson
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Can Jeremy Corbyn's new party win big in Scotland?
And who are its target voters?
Sep 3 • Kenny Farquharson
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28:08
The most stupid idea in Scottish nationalism
And what it tells us about the mindset of the independence movement
Aug 20 • Kenny Farquharson
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18:38
A story about my grandad
PLUS: Latest on Jaggy Thistle events at Edinburgh International Book Festival
Aug 17 • Kenny Farquharson
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Nicola Sturgeon rewrites the independence story
Former first minister's book requires a reassessment of a decade of SNP strategy
Aug 13 • Kenny Farquharson
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24:40
Introducing the Jaggy Thistle podcast
Comes with broad Dundonian accent and frequent glottal stops
Aug 8 • Kenny Farquharson
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Why this play made me angry
My review of Make It Happen, a landmark new drama from the National Theatre of Scotland
Aug 6 • Kenny Farquharson
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16:19
Sticks and stones: Andy Goldsworthy answers his critics
The summer blockbuster at the Royal Scottish Academy is a triumph for the art world's ultimate outsider
Aug 3 • Kenny Farquharson
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