Gies peace

Lesley opens the podcast with her thoughts on the success of last Tuesday's Lights On rally and torchlit procession. Rishi Sunak has appointed Grant Shapps as the new energy and net zero secretary. But what difference will this latest bout of musical political chairs make in the ongoing rip-off that is the privatised energy sector?We look at this and, as far as most of the media was concerned, the short-lived scandal of forcibly installed prepayment meters.Sticking with energy we discuss the ScotWind offshore wind auction and the Common Weal report suggesting that " “Scotland sold off its energy future for a pittance."Liz Truss broke her 110-day silence in an article for the Telegraph and an interview with the Spectator. Why now? The most recent poll conducted for the Sunday Times showed a fall in support for both the SNP and Scottish independence in the last month. This prompted Mark Smith writing in the Herald to jump on the middle way, ask for more devolution, bandwagon. Looking beyond this impossibility should the Scottish government tak tent and examine its strategies and timidity over some domestic policies?All this plus the usual meanderings. ★ Support this podcast ★