Scotland Want a Way Out and China Want to Keep People In

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Scotland Want a Way Out and China Want to Keep People In

A UK Supreme Court has ruled that the Scottish government does not have the legal authority to hold an independence referendum without agreement from Westminster and this week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston is joined by Minister Ivan McKee of the SNP who is Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise in Scotland This week saw unprecedented protests against President Xi Jinping and his zero-Covid policy in China. Mandy talks to Cindy Yu the Assistant Editor at The Spectator and she will tells us what lies beneath the uprising. And finally, a new study shows that over 600,000 people who are living with a disability in Ireland are unable to access services online. Mandy talks to a man with a solution.

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Scotland Want a Way Out and China Want to Keep People In