Go Radio Politics Show: August 24th, 2025

This is a catch-up version of Bernard Ponsonby's live, weekly Sunday show on Go Radio.

Guests:

Helen McDade: Reform U.K. John Grady: MP: Labour Glasgow East

This week’s episode dives deep into three hot-button issues shaping UK and Scottish politics:

Asylum & Immigration Crunch With record asylum applications and a growing backlog, Bernard grills Labour MP John Grady and Reform UK’s Helen McDade on the legal, moral, and economic implications. Should the UK withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights to regain control? And are legal migrants paying the price for asylum pressures?

State Pension Age & Triple Lock Debate As the UK government reviews the pension age, the panel tackles tough questions: Is an increase inevitable? Can the triple lock survive long-term?

Scottish Conservatives in Crisis? Jeremy Balfour’s resignation sparks a broader discussion on the state of the Scottish Tories. Are they facing political extinction, or is this just turbulence before regrouping? Reform UK’s rising vote share adds fuel to the fire.

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