
Welcome to Planet Holyrood, our weekly look at the key events in Scottish politics. Hosted by Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon, guests will chew over what has been happening at Holyrood and Westminster.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 151 | Founded | 3 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | News CommentaryPoliticsNews | |||

The Scottish budget has been announced and it's now full steam ahead for this year's election for John swinney and his SNP government.
In this week's episode of Planet Holyrood, Paul Hutcheon, Ben Borland and Mark Smith assess the big calls made by ... more
Join the Daily Record's Political Editor Paul Hutcheon, Head of News Mark Smith and Scottish Express Digital Editor Douglas Dickie as they kick off 2026 with the latest political news across the UK.
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Join Daily Record Politics Editor Paul Hutcheon, Scottish Daily Express Editor Ben Borland, Sunday Mail Editor John Ferguson and Daily Record Chief Live News Reporter Ruth Suter as they bring pick apart a busy year of politics in 2025.
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Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon is joined by Daily Record Head of News Mark Smith and Scottish Express Editor Borland on the Planet Holyrood podcast to discuss Keir Starmer's potential trip to Scotland, the effect of Labour's budget on th... more
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