THE King's Speech in Westminster this week was a show of pomp and pageantry as the monarch set out the Tory Government's plans for the next parliamentary year.
With Rishi Sunak's Government on its last legs ahead of a looming General Election, what, if anything, was in the speech for the people of Scotland?
SNP MP Steven Bonnar joins The National's Holyrood Weekly podcast to discuss his views on the monarchy's role in democracy, the protests held outside of the Parliament by republican campaigners, and what it's like to be a republican MP himself.
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Bonnar also spoke about the "duplicity" of the Better Together campaign's claims over oil and gas running out in the North Sea, as the Tories are set to mandate annual licensing in Scottish waters.
A move that has not gone down well with environmental campaigners, for one...
And, elsewhere our political reporters Abbi Garton-Crosbie and Steph Brawn discuss calls for Holyrood to debate a ceasefire in Gaza, the latest on the WhatsApp row and Health Secretary Michael Matheson's pricey iPad roaming charges.
You can listen to Episode 9 of Season 2 on our website below, Spotify and the Omny streaming platform.
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