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4.6 • 157 Ratings

🗓️ 23 November 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

The Matheson iPad saga continues and Chancellor Hunt delivers the Autumn Statement. The team discuss the latest developments of Scottish Health Minister Michael Matheson's £11k iPad roaming bill, with the Scottish Conservatives threatening a vote of no confidence, but not yet following through in Parliament. In Westminster, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delivered the Autumn Statement, announcing tax cuts and more, with the fast-forwarding of his announced 2p National Insurance cut to January fuelling speculation around the timings of the next General Election.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds
0:02.4	You're listening to BBC Scotland
0:10.3	Hi, you're listening to Podlitical BBC Scotland's podcast
0:15.6	that brings you an inside look at the big stories
0:17.8	coming out of Holly Roode and Westminster.
0:20.2	It's 11 minutes past two on Thursday the 23rd of November.
0:25.2	I'm Lucy White.
0:26.6	I'm a journalist who's normally based in Glasgow.
0:29.1	But today I'm at the Scottish Parliament and I'm joined in person by...
0:33.8	David Wallace Lockhart, political also based in the Scottish Parliament
0:38.4	and Phil Sim, political journalist
0:40.7	spoiler also at the Scottish Parliament
0:42.9	all in this one little room
0:44.3	We're in a tiny little room together
0:45.6	My favourite thing about doing this in person
0:47.8	is just being able to see your reactions and stuff
0:50.4	when we're doing it
0:51.1	David Wallace Lockhart when I said the time there
0:53.4	just checks his watch.
0:55.3	Oh, I did that too.
0:56.2	Well, yeah.
0:56.5	I just want to ensure accuracy.
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