The Ordinary Elite is a Scottish podcast brought to you from Glasgow by John McGovern and Mike Dailly. Both are Solicitor Advocates - John a criminal defence lawyer and Mike a civil litigation practitioner and social justice campaigner. In our 12th episode of Season 3, we present our eve of Hogmanay, Year in Review. We look at of the ups and downs of politics in Scotland & the UK in 2024. We hand out our prestigious "Gongs for Gonks Awards" - the Scottish Oscars - to the most outstanding movers and shakers in UK political life.

The Ordinary Elite is a Scottish podcast brought to you from Glasgow by John McGovern and Mike Dailly. Both are Solicitor Advocates - John a criminal defence lawyer and Mike a civil litigation practitioner and social justice campaigner. In our 11th episode of Season 3, we discuss wars and human rights atrocities in the Middle East with Israeli journalist and author, Gideon Levy. Gideon writes opinion pieces and a weekly column for the newspaper Haaretz that often focus on the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories. He has won prizes for his articles on human rights in the Israeli-occupied territories. In 2021, Gideon won Israel's top award for journalism, the Sokolov Award. His new book, "The Killing of Gaza: Reports on a Catastrophe" is available in bookshops and Amazon.

The Ordinary Elite is a Scottish podcast brought to you from Glasgow by John McGovern and Mike Dailly. Both are Solicitor Advocates - John a criminal defence lawyer and Mike a civil litigation practitioner and social justice campaigner. In our 10th episode of Season 3, we discuss current political issues in the UK and beyond with Jon Trickett MP. Jon was the only Labour MP to vote against the cut to the Winter Fuel Payment. Jon is a former Leader of Leeds City Council and a former member of Labour's Shadow Cabinet.

The Ordinary Elite is a Scottish podcast brought to you from Glasgow by John McGovern and Mike Dailly. Both are Solicitor Advocates - John a criminal defence lawyer and Mike a civil litigation practitioner and social justice campaigner. In our 9th episode of Season 3, we discuss the UK Government's first Labour budget with former Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, John McDonald MP. Will Labour's policies transform the lives of ordinary people for the better in the UK?

The Ordinary Elite is a Scottish podcast brought to you from Glasgow by John McGovern and Mike Dailly. Both are Solicitor Advocates - John a criminal defence lawyer and Mike a civil litigation practitioner and social justice campaigner. In our 8th episode of Season 3, we pay tribute to the legacy and memory of Scotland's former First Minister, Alex Salmond, who died suddenly at the weekend while speaking at a diplomatic conference in North Macedonia. Alex was fond of quoting from the poems and writings of Robert Burns. The words from Rabbie's "Here's a health to them that's awa" seem fitting: "There’s nane ever fear’d that the truth should be heard,
But they whom the truth would indite".

The Ordinary Elite is a Scottish podcast brought to you from Glasgow by John McGovern and Mike Dailly. Both are Solicitor Advocates - John a criminal defence lawyer and Mike a civil litigation practitioner and social justice campaigner. In our 7th episode of Season 3, we consider Prime Minister Keir Starmer's first 100 days in government. From "Freebiegate"; cutting the Winter Fuel Allowance for over 10 million UK pensioners; the replacement of the top team at Number 10 and backtracking on tax hikes for the most wealthy in our society, it has been a bad start. Will the PM turn things around or run aground?

The Ordinary Elite is a Scottish podcast series brought to you from Glasgow by John McGovern and Mike Dailly. Both are Solicitor Advocates - John a criminal defence lawyer and Mike a civil litigation practitioner and social justice campaigner. In our 6th episode of Season 3, we consider the big political stories of the week. We examine the disasterous decision from Prime Minister Keir Starmer & Co., to cut the Winter Fuel Allowance for over 10 million UK penioners. We consider the grim news that Scotland's only oil refinerty in Grangemouth is due to close next year.

The Ordinary Elite is a Scottish podcast series brought to you from Glasgow by John McGovern and Mike Dailly. Both are Solicitor Advocates - John a criminal defence lawyer and Mike a civil litigation practitioner and social justice campaigner. In our 5th episode of Season 3, we consider the big political stories of the week in Scotland and the UK. We reflect on key themes from our recent senior political guests - former PM of Australia Malcolm Turnbull; former FM of Scotland Alex Salmond; and Major of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham.