Countdown to Holyrood: Heather Anderson

About this episode

Heather Anderson discusses her candidacy for the SNP in the upcoming Holyrood elections.

Latest in our series of interviews with candidates standing for election to Holyrood 2026, our guest this week is Heather Anderson who is standing for the Dundee City West constituency for the SNP. Key themes: 00:01:20 On the Dundee campaign trail 00:03:13 SNP manifesto snippets 00:08:57 Youth hustings 00:11:52 Is low key campaigning a unionist tactic? 00:19:26 Independence is urgent 00:22:27 Impact of former MPs standing for Holyrood 00:27:32 SNP can't rest on its laurels 00:33:03 Inspiration from Finland #holyrood2026 #scottishindependence #scottishnationalparty The Indypodcasters team produce a NEW podcast episode every Friday search for Scottish Independence Podcasts wherever you get your podcasts. Remember to like and subscribe! Get in touch:Email: indypodcasters@gmail.com Bluesky: @scottishindypod Visit our website https://scottishindypod.scot for blogposts, newsletter signup and more episodes Subscribe for free to our Youtube channel @scottishindypodExtra for more of our video footage and clips. Video premieres most Tuesdays at 8pm We're also on TikTok : scotindypodcasters If you've enjoyed this podcast you might like to buy us a coffee…

People in this episode

Guest: Heather Anderson

Topics covered

• Scottish politics
• Holyrood elections
• SNP campaign
• youth engagement
• independence movement
• political strategy

Keywords

• Scottish independence
• Holyrood 2026
• SNP
• Dundee City West
• political campaign
• youth hustings
• independence urgency

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SNP, Indypodcasters, Scottish Independence Podcasts

Places: Dundee City West

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