In the second of our European Conversations podcasts, Kirsty Hughes talks to Irish politician Neale Richmond, Fine Gael TD for a Dublin constituency and a leading spokesman on EU affairs. Neale gives strong backing to Scotland rejoining the EU, suggests a transitional phase plus credible forward plan can accommodate its likely excessive budget deficit – and urges the Scottish Government to set up offices in all 27 EU capitals straight away.
You can hear what Neale has to say to Kirsty here
Image of Neale Richmond by Jryan1508 via Wikimedia Commons CC By-SA 4.0
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