The Exit Interviews: Ian Blackford
Politics Unpacked
Anna Covell
4.1 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 3 July 2023
⏱️ 43 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Ian Blackford joined the SNP aged 16, going on to lead the party in Westminster during a period of high political drama. In the latest episode of our series reflecting on the careers of MPs leaving Parliament at the next election, he tells Matt about his regrets over negative campaigning against Charles Kennedy, what he thinks about Nicola Sturgeon and Alex Salmond, and how he came to be known as the 'humble crofter'.
Plus Libby Purves and Rachel Sylvester discuss whether there's anything to celebrate as the NHS turns 75 this week and why Labour and the Lib Dems are targeting middle aged women at the next election
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Finance doesn't need to be disrupted. |
| 0:03.0 | It means people who see the potential for progress, |
| 0:06.0 | like faster payments, more transparency, and new ways to meet compliance, |
| 0:11.0 | so that finance can move at the speed of business. |
| 0:15.0 | This is what our blockchain solutions deliver for financial institutions, |
| 0:19.0 | enterprises and central banks around the world. |
| 0:22.0 | Progress is a choice, and it's one you can make right now. |
| 0:26.0 | Ripple, crypto means business. |
| 0:36.0 | Hello, this is the Webbox Podcast. |
| 0:38.0 | I'm Matt Cholli, but in the rest of my time's radio show, |
| 0:40.0 | you can listen live Monday to Friday, 10-till-1. |
| 0:43.0 | On your DAB radio, on your SmartSpeaker, |
| 0:45.0 | or download the Times Radio app, it's completely free. |
| 0:48.0 | And who doesn't love free things at the moment? |
| 0:50.0 | Right, coming up on today's episode of the podcast |
| 0:53.0 | with bringing our latest exit interview, |
| 0:55.0 | I've been sitting down with MPs of announcements |
| 0:57.0 | standing down at the next election to ask, |
| 0:59.0 | why are you leaving us? |
| 1:00.0 | This week, former S.M.P. Westminster leader Ian Blackford, |
| 1:04.0 | he talked about being a humble crofter, |
| 1:06.0 | what it was like, tried to deal with Boris Johnson, |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Anna Covell, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Anna Covell and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.