Go Radio Politics Show: March 8th, 2026.

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

Bernard Ponsonby leads the panel — Patrick Harvie, Scottish Greens, Alyn Smith SNP and Scottish labour's Vonnie Sandlan — through the week’s most politically charged stories.

From a Middle East crisis reshaping global alliances to sobering UK economic forecasts and a fiercely debated asylum overhaul, this episode delivers tension, insight and the kind of unfiltered political candour listeners crave.

The Middle East in Flames — Is the World Safer or More Dangerous Now?

A U.S.–Israel attack on Iran has sent shockwaves across the globe.

The panel dissect:The assassination of Ayatollah Khamenei, Missiles hitting Gulf states, Soaring energy prices and market panic and whether the rules‑based international order is collapsing

The UK’s Bleak Economic Outlook — Has Labour’s Growth Plan Already Stalled?

Growth forecasts are grim, and inflation won’t hit target until 2027.

Key debates include: Is Labour “managing decline”?Are higher taxes now inevitable? How will soaring energy prices and Middle East instability hit the UK economy? Is the Scottish Government making the most of its funding boost?

The £10,000 Asylum Return Offer — Compassion or Madness?

The government’s tough new asylum measures take centre stage.

The panel unpack: The controversial £10k payment to failed asylum seekers Extending the route to Indefinite Leave to Remain Claims of hypocrisy within Labour’s position and concerns of rising far‑right rhetoric and its political consequences

The realities on the doorstep in Glasgow and beyond

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