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Troops in Ukraine: Scottish Politicians in Lockstep

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Coll McCail and David Jamieson discuss Britain’s lurch towards a more assertive military posture, and why Scottish First Minister John Swinney is eager to march along.

Past episodes

DateTitleHostsCategory
Conter’s Plans for 2024David Jamieson · Jonathon Shafi Scottish Politics
A People’s History of Scotland 6: The Making of the Scottish Working ClassChris Bambery · Sara Bennett Break-Up of Britain
Encounters: Is Britain Going Down with Biden’s Ship?David Jamieson International Politics
A People’s History of Scotland: Capitalism and the ClearancesChris Bambery · Sara Bennett Break-Up of Britain
Sunday Sermon: Like it or Not, the Politics of War are Upon UsDavid Jamieson International Politics
Rebel Lives: Robert BurnsChris Bambery · Sophie Johnson Break-Up of Britain
Sunday Sermon: Palestine and Coherent Anti-ImperialismDavid Jamieson International Politics
Encounters: UK Declassified’s Matt KennardJonathon Shafi International Politics
Encounters: Palestine, Decay of the Tories and the British State’s Vassal StatusDavid Jamieson · Jonathon Shafi International Politics
People’s History of Scotland – 5: The Rise of Capitalism and the Scottish EnlightenmentChris Bambery · Sara Bennett Break-Up of Britain
Encounters: From Palestine – How You Can Stop the Murder MachineAlice Kinghorn-Gray · Sara Bennett International Politics
A People’s History of Scotland: The Act of Union and the Jacobite RebellionChris Bambery · Sara Bennett Break-Up of Britain
Sunday Sermon: Starmer – Heir to the RuinsDavid Jamieson UK Politics
Encounters: Lindsey German On The Movement, the Middle East And War In The 21st CenturyBen Wray · Lindsey German International Politics
People’s History of Scotland: Rebel Lives 1 – John KnoxChris Bambery · David Jamieson · Sophie Johnson Scottish Politics
A People’s History of Scotland: Part 3 – Reformation and WarChris Bambery · David Jamieson · Sara Bennett Scottish Politics
Sunday Sermon: The Bombardment of Palestine, and the West’s ResponsibilityDavid Jamieson International Politics
Sunday Sermon: When the Boss Joins the Picket LineDavid Jamieson Scottish Politics
A People’s History of Scotland: Episode 2. The Wars of IndependenceChris Bambery · Sara Bennett Scottish Politics
A People’s History of Scotland: Episode 1Chris Bambery · Sara Bennett Scottish Politics
Sunday Sermon: Ukraine Viewed from Mount Olympus
Sunday Sermon: Lorna Slater Lets Slip the Truth on the EUDavid Jamieson
Sunday Sermon: Another Disaster is PossibleDavid Jamieson
Sunday Sermon: Why did Some Need the Myth of the Ukraine War?David Jamieson International Politics
Encounters: The Rise, Fall and Rise of Humanitarian WarDavid Jamieson International Politics
Encounters: Britain – too Broken Down to Break-up?David Jamieson Break-Up of Britain
Sunday Sermon: New Labour in the Crypt of Scottish PoliticsDavid Jamieson Scottish Politics
Conter International: Spanish Elections w/ Pedro Rey-Araujo & Ekaitz CancelaAlice Kinghorn-Gray · Ben Wray International Politics
ConterCast: From The GraveCat Boyd · David Jamieson Scottish Politics
Encounters: The US Establishment And WarDavid Jamieson International Politics
Encounters: Does Britain Need a Nationalist Revolution?David Jamieson Break-Up of Britain
Sunday Sermon: Mhairi Black – Ersatz SocialistDavid Jamieson Scottish Politics
Sunday Sermon: Caroline Lucas – Anti-DemocratDavid Jamieson UK Politics
Sunday Sermon: Sturgeon’s Arrest and the Dying Myths of Devo ScotlandDavid Jamieson Scottish Politics
Conter International: Death of the Universalist Empire w/Vijay PrashadAlice Kinghorn-Gray · Ben Wray International Politics
Sunday Sermon: #NatCon – The Right Bids for Victim StatusDavid Jamieson
Encounters: It’s All About TrumpDavid Jamieson
Sunday Sermon: Twilight of the Monarchists?David Jamieson
Enemy Within: Insect RoyaltyJames Foley Culture
Sunday Sermon: Are the Illuminati After Nicola Sturgeon?David Jamieson Scottish Politics
Enemy Within: The Dystopia of AI Optimists w/ Gemma MilneJames Foley Culture
Sunday Sermon: Scottish Media Death DriveDavid Jamieson Culture
Conter International: Are We Heading to War with China? w/ Ho-fung HungAlice Kinghorn-Gray · Ben Wray International Politics
Sunday Sermon: The Collapse of Scottish NationalismDavid Jamieson Scottish Politics
Sunday Sermon: Government by Estate AgentDavid Jamieson Economy
Enemy Within: Will Humza Yousaf Pitch Left?James Foley · Jonathon Shafi Scottish Politics
Sunday Sermon: The Strange Absences of Scottish NationalismDavid Jamieson Break-Up of Britain
Enemy Within: Quoth the Magpie – NevermoreDavid Jamieson · James Foley Scottish Politics
Sunday Sermon: Flight of the Scottish GriftersDavid Jamieson Scottish Politics
ConterCast: SNP Leadership Donkey DerbyCat Boyd · David Jamieson Scottish Politics
Encounters: Our Fathers Fought Franco w/ Willy MaleyChris Bambery International Politics
Enemy Within: SNP Leadership Doomsday ThermometerJames Foley Scottish Politics
Sunday Sermon: Scotland’s Liberals at WarDavid Jamieson Scottish Politics
Sunday Sermon: The End of Nationalist LeadershipDavid Jamieson Scottish Politics
Encounters: The Origins of Liberal War Fever w/ Leandros FischerDavid Jamieson Theory
Sunday Sermon: It’s Worse than it Looks for the SNPDavid Jamieson Scottish Politics
ConterCast: Sturgeon Beyond Good and EvilCat Boyd · David Jamieson Scottish Politics
Enemy Within: The Reluctant Prophet – Remembering Tom Nairn 1/2George Kerevan · James Foley Theory
Sunday Sermon: Stolen GloryDavid Jamieson International Politics
Sunday Sermon: Scottish Greens – Vanguard PartyDavid Jamieson Scottish Politics
Encounters: Universities, Strikes and the Culture War w/Jay SutherlandJay Sutherland Campaigns
Sunday Sermon: A Warlord and a GentlemanDavid Jamieson International Politics
Protesting Alone? The Left and the Death of Mass Politics w/Anton JägerDavid Jamieson Theory
Sunday Sermon: Our Retiring Ruling ClassDavid Jamieson Scottish Politics
Encounters: Noam Chomsky – Humanity’s Last Stand? Theory
Sunday Sermon: Goodbye De Facto IndyrefDavid Jamieson Break-Up of Britain
Sunday Sermon: Celebrity DeathmatchDavid Jamieson Culture
Conter International: Degrowth – A Middle Class Revolt? w/Matt HuberAlice Kinghorn-Gray · Ben Wray International Politics
Sunday Sermon: The Decline of Christianity and its MeaningDavid Jamieson Culture
ConterCapital: The Economic Crisis of 2022David Jamieson · George Kerevan · Gregor Clunie Economy
Sunday Sermon: Musk Takes the War to TwitterDavid Jamieson Culture
Enemy Within: The Brilliance of Mike DavisJames Foley Theory
Scotland After Britain: Ep 2 – Internationalism from AboveJames Foley Break-Up of Britain
Sunday Sermon: Against YestalgiaDavid Jamieson Break-Up of Britain
Enemy Within: After Judgement DayDavid Jamieson · James Foley Break-Up of Britain
Encounters: The Scottish Free StateChris Bambery · David Jamieson Break-Up of Britain
Sunday Sermon: Scottish Government Cry-BulliesDavid Jamieson Scottish Politics
Enemy Within: Trump on a GantryJames Foley International Politics
Sunday Sermon: Liberal Amnesia and the WarDavid Jamieson International Politics
Encounters: Lula’s People with Alex HochuliDavid Jamieson International Politics
Encounters: Sovereignty Against Orthodoxy, with Alberto PaloniDavid Jamieson Break-Up of Britain
Sunday Sermon: Toryism at the Limits of DemocracyDavid Jamieson UK Politics
Encounters: Truss is Gone – Where Next for Westminster Carnage?Chris Bambery · David Jamieson · Jonathon Shafi UK Politics
Conter Capital: Explaining the Energy CrisisDavid Jamieson · Gregor Clunie Economy
Enemy Within: Kwasi-Govern-MentalJames Foley UK Politics
Encounters: Supreme Court Room Drama w/ Dr Nick MckerrellDavid Jamieson · Nick McKerrell Break-Up of Britain
Scotland After Britain with Frankie BoyleBen Wray · James Foley Break-Up of Britain
Sunday Sermon: All Quiet at SNP ConferenceDavid Jamieson Break-Up of Britain
Enemy Within: Weak Tories Make Hard TimesJames Foley UK Politics
Sunday Sermon: Is British Capitalism Pivoting to Labour?David Jamieson Economy
Sunday Sermon: Tax Cuts and Economic WarfareDavid Jamieson UK Politics
Introducing Conter RadioConter Editorial Team
Suspicious McMindsCat Boyd · David Jamieson
Symbolic ViolenceCat Boyd · David Jamieson
War ChildCat Boyd · David Jamieson Scottish Politics
INDYREF2: I want 2 believeCat Boyd · David Jamieson Scottish Politics
Pumped Full of ContentCat Boyd · David Jamieson Scottish Politics
Made in Scotland from griftersCat Boyd · David Jamieson Scottish Politics
God26Cat Boyd · David Jamieson Scottish Politics
Apocalypse NGOCat Boyd · David Jamieson
Susan Aitken ShruggedCat Boyd · David Jamieson
The End of the End of History? w.George Hoare from AufhebungabungaCat Boyd · David Jamieson
Morality BitesCat Boyd · David Jamieson
Andrew Neil vs Thatcher’s ChildrenCat Boyd · David Jamieson Culture
Contercast ResurrectionCat Boyd · David Jamieson
From Kenmure St to PalestineCat Boyd · David Jamieson
ConterCast: From Kenmure st to PalestineCat Boyd · David Jamieson · Gregor Clunie · Sara Bennett Scottish Politics
An interview with Bonny Prince BobCat Boyd · David Jamieson
Middle Class ‘Virtue’: What is it Good For?Cat Boyd · David Jamieson
Cat & David Go on their Favourite Podcast (AufheBungaBunga)Cat Boyd · David Jamieson
class war! what is it good for w/Darren McGarveyCat Boyd · David Jamieson
the kids aren’t okCat Boyd · David Jamieson
keep calm and carrionCat Boyd · David Jamieson
Starmer’s National Turn Won’t WorkCat Boyd · David Jamieson
you say milk toast, i say milquetoastCat Boyd · David Jamieson
Contercoup with Bhaskar SunkaraCat Boyd · David Jamieson
happy brexmasCat Boyd · David Jamieson
Global American Wokeness w/Alex HochuliCat Boyd · David Jamieson
contercast with jodi deanCat Boyd · David Jamieson
corbyncastCat Boyd · David Jamieson
contercast with Kevin McKennaCat Boyd · David Jamieson
contercast with neil findlayCat Boyd · David Jamieson
white settlers, white houseCat Boyd · David Jamieson
lock em upCat Boyd · David Jamieson
Cancelcast w/ Robert SomynneCat Boyd · David Jamieson
Kremlin CashCat Boyd · David Jamieson
SNP at the Crossroads w/George KerevanCat Boyd · David Jamieson
alexa, play the sashCat Boyd · David Jamieson
Goodies Vs BaddiesCat Boyd · David Jamieson
CummingsCastCat Boyd · David Jamieson
Conter vs Corona Lecture 5 – Kali Akuno on Municipal SocialismCat Boyd · David Jamieson
Conter vs Corona Lecture 4 – Tithi Bhattacharya on Feminism & the PandemicCat Boyd · David Jamieson
Conter vs Corona Lecture 3 – Deepa Kumar on Capitalism, Racism & IslamophobiaCat Boyd · David Jamieson
Clapping and Kalecki’s RevengeCat Boyd · David Jamieson
Conter Vs Corona Lecture 1: Costas LapavitsasCat Boyd · David Jamieson
MuttiMadnessCat Boyd · David Jamieson
Coronacast Ep 4 5G CoronaspiracyCat Boyd · David Jamieson
Coronacast Ep3 no quar but the class warCat Boyd · David Jamieson
Coronacast Ep2 From China with LoveCat Boyd · David Jamieson
#CoronaCast 1: The global pandemic at the end of globalisationCat Boyd · David Jamieson
#ConterCast 15: Plagues of Scotland – Trials, coronavirus and Alastair CampbellCat Boyd · David Jamieson
#ConterCast 14: Postmodern Caledonia & Scotrail vs CoronavirusCat Boyd · David Jamieson
ConterCast Ep13: Oscars Parasites and SADCat Boyd · David Jamieson
#ConterCast Ep12: Tartan neoliberalism and leaving the light offCat Boyd · David Jamieson
ConterCast #11: Koala peril, bald patches and #MegxitCat Boyd · David Jamieson
ConterCast#10: Dictatorship, Democracy and Happy EndingsCat Boyd · David Jamieson
**UNLOCKED** Bumper Halloween Spesh!!Cat Boyd · David Jamieson
Ep 8: Question Time freaks & blood on the tracksCat Boyd · David Jamieson
Toilets, Trump and JokerCat Boyd · David Jamieson
Ep6 Abstention SlutsCat Boyd · David Jamieson
Ep5 Blackface, sapiosexuals and leadersCat Boyd · David Jamieson
episode4Cat Boyd · David Jamieson Scottish Politics
Ep4 Indy Ref Anniversary Special SeshCat Boyd · David Jamieson
Ep3 The Horror of CapitalismCat Boyd · David Jamieson
Ep2 Boris, Brexit and BlobbyCat Boyd · David Jamieson
Ep1 Dark Money, Light Money, Green MoneyCat Boyd · David Jamieson
ConterCast Debate #2: The Left on BrexitCat Boyd · David Jamieson · Jonathan Rimmer · Jonathon Shafi · Kirsty Haigh International Politics UK Politics
ConterCast Debate #1: Labour’s Road to SocialismCat Boyd · David Jamieson · Jonathan Rimmer · Laura Dover Scottish Politics UK Politics