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The Lesley Riddoch Podcast

Goal For Scotland

The Lesley Riddoch Podcast

Lesley Riddoch and Fraser Thompson

Politics, Scottish Independence, Society & Culture, Scottish Politics, Uk Politics, News, Political Chat, Political Commentary

4.6274 Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Well, there's the football and the football and the reaction to the football and the football, and the goals and the radio commentary and the hope and the exhilaration and the football. So we talk about that even though Fraser's nae all that keen. We talk also about the lessons you might learn from Denmark, which is being heralded by Labour as their template for their new crackdown on refugees and asylum seekers.

We look at the recent Copenhagen mayoral election where the Social Democrats have lost the control that they have held for 100 years, mostly over the pact with the far right. So beware what you wish for Labour. We talk also about the new Good Morning Scotland that isn't called that anymore. Is it all that different, and what could it be doing more? We look at the COVID inquiry verdicts and the tragedy of the UK  establishment telling the Scottish Government that their big mistake was not deviating completely from what the British government was doing. All this and more..

Links
Celebrate Saint Andrew's Day at the birthplace of Scotland's Flag

Pipes and Drums from 1.30pm, Flag Ceremony 2pm followed by a service in Athelstaneford Parish Church. (small hand flags only, plesase, no personal flags, saltires or banners) https://www.facebook.com/events/800678686169345

Pennie Taylor - scroll to 1:27:49  https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002mp06


Richard Murphy and budget - https://www.thenational.scot/politics/25643726.scotland-needs-budget-wont-get/


Guardian and Danish left resurgent - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/22/danish-model-centre-left-parties-labour-doesnt-work


Down Cemetery Road 5 stars from Graudian https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/oct/29/down-cemetery-road-review-emma-thompson-thriller-apple-tv

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0:00.0

Well, there's the football and the football.

0:03.0

And the reaction to the football and the football and the goals,

0:06.0

and the radio commentary and the hope and the exhilaration and the football.

0:10.0

So we talk about that even though, I don't know if Fraser's all that keen.

0:14.0

We talk also about the lessons you might lurk from Denmark,

0:17.0

which is being heralded by Labour as they template for their new crackdown. They're

0:21.7

tough crackdown on refugees and asylum seekers. Strangely enough, Copenhagen has just lost

0:28.2

the Social Democrat mayor that it's held for a hundred years, mostly over the pact with

0:33.8

the far right. So beware what you wish for me, thanks. We talk also about the new Good Morning

0:39.4

Scotland. I can't remember the name of it, but you know what I mean. Is it all that different? And

0:43.5

what could it be doing more? We look at the COVID inquiry verdicts and the tragedy really of the

0:50.4

establishment telling the Scottish government that their big mistake was not deviating completely

0:56.8

from what the British government was doing. All of that's coming up. Those are the headlines

1:01.6

now for the podcast. Well, hi folks and welcome to this week's Leslie Riddock podcast. After the big

1:07.4

teaser of will we record on Tuesday, will we record on Wednesday, could it be

1:12.1

McCasky's mints or was it the potatoes he likes, we actually ended up recording on Blinking Monday,

1:18.9

completely unexpectedly, but life gets in the way. It does. Yeah, friends and kind of children

1:25.2

and all sorts of stuff. So we will take in the budget when it's happened, which and kind of children and, yeah, all sorts of stuff.

1:33.2

So we will take in the budget when it's happened, which is a kind of novel idea next week.

1:35.4

Although I'm sure we will speculate a bit today.

1:38.1

But still, the football!

1:39.0

Whoa!

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