Once Upon A Time In Holyrood – with guest Kate Forbes of the SNP

<p>What will the Sturgeon/Salmond stand-off mean for the SNP’s make-or-break bid for re-election and a second independence referendum? And can an independent Scotland pay its way? SNP Cabinet Secretary for Finance <strong>Kate Forbes</strong> is our special guest. Plus: What’s behind Johnson’s defence plans for fewer soldiers and more nukes? And Alan Turing is on the £50 note but will the Queen be on our banknotes for much longer?</p><p><br></p><ul><li><em>“If Scotland goes independent, England would lose an unruly neighbour, and gain a close ally.”</em><strong><em> – Kate Forbes</em></strong></li><li><em>“By repeatedly saying ‘No’, it’s almost as if Boris Johnson has given up on making the case for the Union.” </em><strong><em>– Kate Forbes</em></strong></li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Presented and produced by Andrew Harrison with Yasmeen Serhan and Arthur Snell. Assistant producers: Jelena Sofronijevic&nbsp;and Jacob Archbold. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. </em><strong><em>The Bunker is a Podmasters Production</em></strong></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>