Hello and welcome to the political party this is a bonus episode following the

resignation of the first minister of Scotland, Ham's a Yussif. My guest today is

Ewen Macomb who's a fantastic political writer in Scotland but not just in Scotland he writes for the Spectator as well as

one as the Scotsman, the Scotland Sunday and the Press and Journal and various of that.

You'll have read him in so many other newspapers, a brilliant writer, and he's a great

assessor of Scottish politics. So this is a thorough assessment of reasons why

Hansa Yussif. What happens next for the SMP, what happens next in Scottish politics, it's absolutely brilliant.

I'm also delighted before we check in with you and to announce that I will be returning to stand-up which is very exciting

I'm doing the Edinburgh Festival this summer. Tickets for that will be on sale soon and I'm doing some work- progress gigs in London and doing five nights at the

Soho theatre from the 28th of May to the 1st of June and I've put the link in the blurb

for you to be able to click on that and buy tickets.

It's been quite a while since I was flogging tickets and doing the hard sell on the podcast,

so it's a pleasure to return to that.

But yes, it's obviously the final bit of work that I've not been able to do yet.

I can podcast and things, but because of the fact that I can't walk properly yet,

I will probably have a stick or two on stage with me. So Heckelers beware, but yes, five nights at the

Soho theatre from the 28th of May with a work in progress show that I'll then be taken to the Edinburgh Festival and then on tour.

So a bit emotional really because it's obviously proof that I'm sufficiently healed that I can do it.

So, yeah, I just can't wait.

So tickets available now if you click on the link.

Without further ado, a brilliant chat about the changing state of politics in Scotland with the brilliant

you and McKow. You and what, why did today unfold the way that it did? Why did

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