One step beyond

Last Friday when it would have been easy to have shut the door and try and forget the UK dragging Scotland out of the EU against our democratic will,thousands of Scots took themselves out on a dreich night to sing, dance, and celebrate. Lesley pays tribute to the folk who organised these events and reflects on what we can learn frae fowk daein fir thimsels, and the media coverage it gathered. Friday also saw Nicola Sturgeon make her, much trailed, speech on indyref2. As the three latest opinion polls show a significant shift to Yes, we give our takes on them and the speech. We look at the latest Brexit, we're still saying it, utterings from blustering Boris, and the fall out from the attempt to ban members of the Lobby from the subsequent,official  number 10 briefing. Claire O'Neil, the recently sacked organiser of the COP26 climate change conference, appeared on the  R4 Today programme, and if Johnson didn't have his troubles to seek after the journalists walk out he certainly did after her interview. It's the Irish elections to the Dail this Saturday and,after polls showed a dramatic drop in support for Leo Varadkar's Fine Gael party,our pal Andrew Neil thought he'd give us the benefit of his informed insights into Irish politics. The Iowa Democratic caucus descended into farce this morning. Cock up or anti Sanders conspiracy? Along the way we also mention,David Copperfield,hot socks and Laurence Fox.