Summary
Pubs are facing another round of restrictions in Scotland, but will it slow the virus, and can the industry survive another blow? The team try to unpick some of the more confusing local restrictions starting ahead of the weekend, the praise and criticism the First Minister has faced, and wonder if these rules could be enforced in the rest of the UK too.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds |
| 0:02.4 | You're listening to BBC Scotland |
| 0:09.6 | Hi, you're listening to Podlitical, bringing you the biggest stories coming out of Hollywood and Westminster. |
| 0:18.2 | It's 22 minutes past two on Thursday the 8th of October. I'm Lucy White, |
| 0:23.2 | a journalist based in the Glasgow Newsroom. Also joining me today are I'm Lindsay Buse at |
| 0:28.5 | Hollywood. Nick Erdley at Westminster. I'm Raj Seek-Sundu at home. And I'm Phil Sim in the Scottish |
| 0:35.7 | Parliamentary Chamber. |
| 0:38.9 | Hello everyone. |
| 0:40.1 | Hello. |
| 0:43.3 | There's quite a lot to discuss today. |
| 0:52.1 | It feels very much like yesterday in particular was a super, super busy day in the world of politics, particularly in Scotland. |
| 0:55.5 | We've got new coronavirus restrictions announced by the First Minister with a main focus on hospitality. |
| 0:58.2 | The central belt in particular, |
| 1:00.3 | the restrictions are extremely tight there. |
| 1:03.5 | But it's not all totally clear. |
| 1:06.7 | It's a bit confusing, isn't it? |
| 1:08.1 | Has anyone got their head around it yet? |
| 1:10.0 | Do they know what all of this means? I feel like I know what it is, but it's really hard to, isn't it? Has anyone got their head around it yet? Do they know what all this means? |
| 1:12.0 | I feel like I know what it is, |
| 1:13.2 | but it's really hard to fit it into one tweet. |
| 1:16.1 | Okay. |
| 1:17.1 | Like when you're like... |
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