The Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales reported in January 2024. The Commission had both independent experts and party political nominees on it, produced a unanimous report, and… Read More »
The UK, Scotland & the EU: A European Parliament View
The latest European Conversations podcast. This episode is in conversation with Susanne Oberhauser, Director of the European Parliament Liaison Office in the UK. We discuss a range of topics: what… Read More »
The EU Facing up to its Biggest Challenges?
In this short, insightful podcast, Kirsty Hughes discusses three big European questions with top EU expert Dr Nicolai von Ondarza, as 2023 draws to a close. Nicolai is director of… Read More »
The short and winding road to a Scottish currency
In this European Conversations podcast, Kirsty Hughes talks to Dr Iain Hardie about currency and independence and asks him about whether an independent Scotland should or could keep the pound… Read More »
Rewilding Scotland – and Europe
In our latest European Conversations podcast, Kirsty Hughes visits Dundreggan, in the Highlands, to talk to Steve Micklewright, CEO of Scottish rewilding charity Trees for Life. They discuss the charity’s… Read More »
Helping Nature to Heal Itself – Rewilding Europe
Kirsty Hughes discusses with Frans Schepers, executive director of Rewilding Europe (https://rewildingeurope.com) what rewilding is and can be and how letting nature be in control rather than humans controlling nature… Read More »
Russia in Ukraine: 40 days of war, years of disinformation
In the latest of our European Conversations podcasts, Kirsty Hughes talks to Galina Pastukh, deputy director of the Ukrainian think tank Texty, about the dreadful war in her country, including… Read More »
First Scent of War in Europe
In the latest European Conversation from EMiS and SCER Kirsty Hughes talks to leading Scottish commentator, journalist and author Neal Ascherson about the risk of war in Europe, relations with… Read More »