Hello, I'm Rory Stewart, and I'd like to tell you about an intelligent squared event

I'm doing with the classicist author and broadcaster Mary Beard. Together we'll be discussing

politics and power from the Caesars to Sunack, who gets to Winpar, who is excluded. Does power

always corrupt or other examples of leaders who've maintained their integrity while an authority?

And how does the nature of power vary across different times and cultures? These are just some

of the questions that Mary and I will be trying to answer. In person tickets are now sold out,

but you can still watch online on the 13th of November at 7pm BST. Put your questions

to us live as we discuss power and politics down the ages. Hello podcast listeners, I'm Connor

and welcome to this week's episode of Intelligent Squared. Today we're featuring a debate from our

online subscription service Intelligent Squared Plus. It features Leslie Riddock and Alex Massey

going head-to-head on the question of whether the time is right for Scottish independence.

It's a really fascinating debate and was chaired by Manvine Rana, who is also the host of the

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Hello and welcome to this intelligent squared plus debate with me, Manvine Rana.

Now tonight's debate couldn't be more timely. In a torrid week for Scottish politics,

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