Journalist Lesley Riddoch's take on the week

THIS week's podcast covers why there is no buzz in the General Election campaign so far. Is it the lack of imagination or just a predictable response to last year's excitement? How will we get the magic back?

We also consider the various tactics people are considering about how to biff the established order and generate the buzz. Naturally enough in this section, we talk about an update on the 'community bank' ...and a Festival of Politics in Portobello.

Episode two of Stephen Paton's politics show Left Scotland - this week featuring an interview with CommonSpace editor Angela Haggerty and reporter Michael Gray.

Jim Murphy says he plans to reach out to Yes voters as he takes the position of Scottish Labour leader. Meanwhile, alternative media Common Space challenges traditional journalism.

Special thanks to Robert Newth for composing the theme song for Left:Scotland.

Lesley Riddoch's podcast returns

WE are back from our brief hiatus and we have a lot to catch up with... Jim Murphy on Women's Prisons and fracking. The fallout on social media has been quite amusing; #murphywins. The Greek election result has proved to be disturbing to some and interesting to others.

As victims of 'snowmageddon", we read the Daily Express so you don't have to. Lesley has some thoughts for the SNP as they select candidates and gear up for the campaign proper.

Jamie Kerr, immigration lawyer and a leading figure in the in-party grouping Labour for Scotland, tells Derek Bateman about his hopes for Scottish politics, post referendum.

JAMIE, a Labour Party member who campaigned for a Yes vote, was a prominent voice urging his party to adapt to the changing mood of Scottish politics.

Sir Harry Burns speaks to Newsnet Radio

GLASGOW'S appalling health record is the result of poverty, lack of drive and a feeling of uselessness amongst people in some areas of the city, according to Scotland's leading public health expert.

Sir Harry Burns, who previously held senior public health positions at Greater Glasgow Health Board and the Scottish Government, says the city is paying the price of industrial decline and its impact on social cohesion over the last 40 years.