The happiest time of the year

We can't escape the two major stories of the year, Covid and Brexit, in this week's edition of the podcast.

Yet another deadline for reaching a deal with the EU has passed and yet another last minute extension to negotiations was agreed.

Has this all been brinkmanship designed to make us all heave a sigh of relief when any kind of a free trade deal is agreed or will the Tories actually welcome No Deal?

Meanwhile there are increasing doubts being raised at the lifting of Covid regulations over the Christmas period by medical experts.  Will Scotland, once again, be caught up in a not fit for purpose 4 nations approach?

While, naturally, all eyes have been focused on Brexit and Covid, what pieces of legislation have the Conservatives been lining up that should concern us all?

Finally the annual set of statistics for Scottish drug deaths have been published. Once again they make hard reading. We ask what the Scottish government can do ,within its limited devolved powers, to tackle this horrific situation.