Show 324 - *Kate Forbes - LIVE at the Edinburgh Festival*
Matt Forde's Political Party
The Political Party
4.7 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 24 August 2023
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
Kate Forbes' leadership campaign caused a stir earlier in the year, when she provided a different vision of what the SNP could be. In this candid and entertaining hour, Kate reflects on that campaign and what it all means. She talks openly about her faith and how to engage with people you disagree with. Why hasn't the SNP been able to convince a majority in favour of independence? Are the Scottish Greens good coalition partners? How will Labour do in Scotland next time? As well as discussing the weight of religious opinion and whether it should take precedence over other views, Kate also discusses far bigger issues such as what her favourite chocolate bar is, what her favourite cheese is and what her favourite wine is. Pour yourself a glass of red and enjoy.
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18 September: Dan Jarvis
2 October: Jason Williamson
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the political party. Today's guest is Kate Forbes, who was the finance |
| 0:16.7 | secretary under Nicholas Tergent, and stood to be lead with the S&P in First Minister. |
| 0:21.3 | And almost did it, narrowly pipped to the post by Hums, or use if we talk about that narrow |
| 0:26.3 | defeat and what it means, and about the leadership campaign, which obviously caused a lot of fuss. |
| 0:31.1 | We also just talk about religious views and whether they should be given more weight than, say, |
| 0:38.3 | a political view or any sort of opinion that anyone holds, and about a whole load of other stuff |
| 0:42.7 | too, about the Scottish Greens, about the coalition, about the changing nature of British politics, |
| 0:48.9 | and then we're up to the next election, and how Labour are doing, and what that means for Scotland. |
| 0:52.9 | And just in general, how do you convince people that you're right, what should the S&P be doing, |
| 0:58.2 | to try and get a majority of Scottish people to agree with independence, and what would |
| 1:03.7 | independence look like, and how broad is the S&P as a church, and how many different opinions |
| 1:10.6 | are there in there, and obviously Kate offered a very different view of what Scottish nationalism is |
| 1:16.0 | to that of Nicholas Tergent and Hums' users. There's a whole load of stuff in there, as well as |
| 1:19.8 | really funny personal stuff as well, about what Kate's vices are. So this is a real treat |
| 1:26.5 | of an interview. I mean, just about to plug the Edinburgh show, I've just realised that some of you |
| 1:32.1 | listen to this, it will be finished. So I'm doing the Leicester Square Theatre on the 15th of September, |
| 1:36.9 | with my new stand-up show Inside Number 10, which I've debuted at the Edinburgh Festival, |
| 1:41.7 | and the political party returns to the Duchess Theatre in the autumn. On the 18th of September, |
| 1:48.5 | my guest is Dan Jarvis from a paratrooper, 17th of Iraq, and Afghanistan, and is now a Labour |
| 1:54.0 | and Pete under Labour Mayor. And on the 2nd of October, because I like to mix up the sorts of guests |
| 1:59.1 | I get on, my guest is Jason Williamson, leading with the Sleaf and Mods, who if you've heard them, |
| 2:04.2 | you will know, are a deeply-impassioned punk band with really funny satirical lyrics, |
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