Summary
What does the new US president-elect Donald Trump mean for Scotland and the wider UK? From threats of tariffs, to campaign clashes with the Labour leadership, the team discuss the implications of a Trump presidency on the UK, including the risk of export tariffs for Scotch whisky, and the kind of relationship the US and UK may have for the next four years. With new Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch taking her post this week, and Trump ally Nigel Farage's Reform UK seeing success in the UK general election, what influence might Trump's politics have on the national conversation?
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds |
| 0:02.4 | You're listening to BBC Scotland |
| 0:09.6 | Hi, you're listening to Podlitical BBC Scotland's podcast |
| 0:15.9 | That brings you the biggest stories out of Hollywood and Westminster |
| 0:18.9 | It's five minutes past two on Thursday the 7th of November. |
| 0:23.0 | I'm Lucy White, a journalist based in Glasgow. And today I'm joined by. I'm Rod Deepson |
| 0:28.0 | New, a journalist usually in Westminster, but currently working from home. And I'm David Wallace |
| 0:32.5 | Lockhart and I am in Holyrood today. Hello, hello, Bose. Not to get the time check that we did, |
| 0:38.4 | I don't think we've actually hit five past two or close to two o'clock, |
| 0:41.9 | which is when we're meant to record for months and months and months. |
| 0:46.5 | Shall we blame it on Phil? |
| 0:47.7 | Well, he's the person who's not here. |
| 0:49.5 | Listen, I'm not the one that's saying that, |
| 0:52.0 | but people can just look at the facts that are presented in front of them |
| 0:55.5 | and maybe deduce from that what they will |
| 0:58.2 | plus we can see whatever we want about him |
| 1:00.2 | because like you say he's not here |
| 1:01.5 | okay |
| 1:02.9 | shall we go for some adjectives |
| 1:05.1 | pretty seismic week |
| 1:07.3 | in global politics |
| 1:09.2 | you guys got any adjectives to describe it? |
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