Deal Or No Deal
The Lesley Riddoch Podcast
Lesley Riddoch and Pat Joyce
4.8 • 259 Ratings
🗓️ 20 May 2025
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
There's a distinct European flavour to this week's episode and we kick off with our reaction to the UK/EU deal struck on Monday.
Has the Scottish fishing industry, once again, been a bargaining chip worth sacrificing to benefit other parts of the UK economy? Given that fishing and farming are devolved matters why wasn't the Scottish government either involved or at the very least consulted on the agreements reached in these areas? Despite the trumpeting of the deal will it always be a sticking plaster over the economic wounds of Brexit?
Saturday saw the latest edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. Lesley has always been a massive fan of the event, Pat not so much, what are her reactions to the inclusion of Israel, the behaviour of the EBU and host broadcaster in apparently censoring the live audience during the Israeli performance, and the claims of massive state intervention in order for Israel to stage a propaganda coup?
The British Museum hosted a secret celebration of Israel "Independence" Day. Much of the focus has been on the appearance at it by comedian Jimmy Carr but should more have been made of the speech given by UK Minister for Defence Procurement and Industry, Maria Eagle , on the day that the Labour government was in court defending itself against claims that it had continued to supply Israel with F35 aircraft parts in breach of its own sanctions?
ScotLand( sic) Futures led by the Scottish Land Commission has called for individuals, community groups, land managers, businesses and organisations to "help shape a shared vision for how Scotland's land is owned, used and managed". Lesley asks if we need less "consultation" and more genuine action?
As we recorded last week's episode the result of the vote at Stage One of The Assisted Dying Bill vote at Holyrood was unknown. The vote was in favour. What happens next?
Andrew Tickell article - https://www.thenational.scot/politics/25171496.assisted-dying-debate-deserves-better-bad-faith-politics/
We also look at the election of the new Pope and Pat revels in the prospect of a European tour with his beloved Dundee United. Or does he?
Keli play - https://www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/events/keli
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | We listened to Kier Sturmer outline the benefits of the new trade deal that he has negotiated with the EU. |
| 0:07.0 | Quite clearly, the fishing lobby in Scotland not very happy, but quite clearly a long list of companies, including Scottish salmon producers who are happy. |
| 0:15.0 | The repost presumably unheard is that actually many Scots would be happier if we were still in the EU, |
| 0:23.6 | which seems to be an outcome that no one is willing to consider. |
| 0:26.6 | We do talk too about the stance taken by the UK, France and Canada to try to push |
| 0:35.6 | Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel |
| 0:37.9 | to end the attacks on Gaza, |
| 0:41.4 | the apparent obliteration of Gaza, |
| 0:44.3 | and the starvation tactics that are on the go at the moment. |
| 0:47.5 | And ponder for a while, though, |
| 0:49.1 | it wasn't a top priority for Mr Joyce, |
| 0:51.7 | the stitch-up of the Eurovision Song Contest |
| 0:54.0 | that nearly saw Israel win. |
| 0:55.9 | Those are the headlines. Now for the podcast. |
| 1:03.4 | Hi, John's and welcome to this week's Leslie Riddick podcast. It's just got a bit of a European |
| 1:08.3 | ass to it. And we're slightly later in recording today because Sir Keir Starrmer stood up in Parliament |
| 1:16.4 | to make a statement on the latest UK-EU deals across a whole wide range of things, including trade, |
| 1:23.6 | and to begin with a statement on the Gaza. |
| 1:27.9 | But I think we will get to Gaza. |
| 1:30.3 | That's a very definite. |
| 1:32.3 | But I don't know if you find it interesting |
| 1:34.3 | listening to Sir Keir Starrmer |
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