Chess or Exchequers?

Podlitical

BBC

Government, News

4.6 • 157 Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

With less than a week before the UK budget, is Chancellor Reeves playing fiscal chess? The team discuss the upcoming budget, and what it might mean for Scotland in terms of spending, cuts, and taxation, and if we can expect any "rabbits out the hat". Also, Scottish and UK politicians find themselves in an international row after Donald Trump accuses Labour of "foreign interference" following the news of Labour activists campaigning for the Harris-Waltz camp in the United States, and an anecdote on accidentally doorstepping a candidate in a bathroom as the Tory leadership contest continues.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds
0:02.4	You're listening to BBC Scotland
0:09.8	Hi, you're listening to Podcast recognise
0:13.7	BBC Scotland's podcast that brings you the biggest stories
0:16.9	coming out of Holyrood and Westminster.
0:18.7	It's 10 minutes past two on Thursday the 24th of
0:22.2	October. I'm Lucy White, a journalist based in Glasgow. Today I'm joined by. I'm Roger Shapes and
0:27.8	New, a journalist based in Westminster. I'm Phil Sim, a journalist based at the Scottish Parliament.
0:32.4	I'm Douglas Fraser, business and economy editor at BBC Scotland and looking at the autumn colours of the Black Isle.
0:39.6	Oh, lovely.
0:40.9	Just your voice in general there, Douglas.
0:43.0	What a complete gear change for what we're used to at the start.
0:47.4	Just nice and relaxed and calm and taking your time, not rushing in.
0:53.0	No offence, Phil.
0:53.9	I feel very judged.
0:55.1	It's me too.
0:57.6	Lovely to have.
0:58.4	I always feel quite frantic.
0:59.9	Lovely to have you on, Douglas.
1:01.5	Lovely to have you back.
1:03.0	It's very good to be here.
1:04.6	We've got you here.
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