Catherine MacLeod, former Political Editor of The Herald and Special Advisor (SPAD) to UK Chancellor, Alistair Darling, joins Bernard and Alex to preview Rachel Reeves first budget of the new Labour Government.

• Catherine's insights into how the Treasury and Chancellor prepare for a budget.
• PONSONBY - "This is the real day one of the new Labour government."
• MASSIE - "The most keenly anticipated budget since Geoffrey Howe's first budget"
• MACLEOD - "I think Rachel Reeves has boxed herself in"

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Poet and writer Jenny Lindsay tells her story:

• Being cancelled and "hounded" for being gender critical
• Her new book telling the story of her experience - "Hounded: Women, Harms and the Gender Wars"
• She says that gender is an open goal for politicians who should apologize to women and admit they got it wrong.

Jenny's book is available here:

https://amzn.eu/d/7gTBdKO

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PART 2 of a 2 part exploration of the life and times of Alex Salmond who died at the weekend at the age of 69.

Bernard and Alex pick up the story in 2011 through the zenith of his career at the 2014 Independence Referendum and onto the challenges of legal battles and the Alba Party in his post-SNP world. The programme concludes with a summary of what his legacy might be.

Bernard Ponsonby knew Alex Salmond professionally and personally for 35 years. they worked and spent time together over the past few months. Alex Massie has covered Alex Salmond closely throughout his career and despite their differences, revealed in part 1 that Salmond's team once courted Massie to be his speechwriter.

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