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Radio Scotland,03 Jun 2025,30 mins

Has Swinney gone shy on independence?

Scotcast

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Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has ruled out a second independence referendum while he is in Downing Street. We ask Stuart Nicolson, a former adviser to the SNP in government, if there is a plan to get another vote. And the BBC’s David Wallace Lockhart tells us why first minister John Swinney isn’t demanding one right now. Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast, with Martin Geissler, Laura Miller and Natalie Higgins. Get in touch with us by emailing [email protected]

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