A quick tour of the issues arounfd the Scottish Government latest inaction or action, depending on your viewpoint. Lesley also talks about the new kid on the block in late night current affairs Scottish TV.

Lesley comes hot foot from the Nordic Horizons meeting which featured Pasi Sahlberg talking about the Finnish education system. It was an amazing meeting and there's lots to report.

Between attending a meeting about "Community Councils" and the arrival of Donald Trump, it's a welcome return for Lesley to the pod this week.

In a week where petrol, pasties and George Galloway's victory in Bradford were in the headlines, Professor Thor Gylfason from Iceland came to the Scottish Parliament to talk aout their 'crowd sourced' constitution.

Back in December 2011, Lesley wrote about Vitamin D, MS and clinical trials. Helga Rhein, an Edinburgh GP got in touch. She had a long standing interest in Vitamin D and its deficiency in her patients. It made a lot of sense to get together and talk through this issue. More information is posted on the Lesley Riddoch web sites .

This week Lesley meets up with Andy Wightman and the talk turns to land reform, land ownership, land usage and generally...well...land. It is a frisky encounter and well worth the listen. Recorded outside on Skye, this is the first Lesley Riddoch Podcast outside broadcast!

Lesley was a panelist at a couple of the political party onferences. She has blogged about her experience and has written about the marathon that is the referendum. Now she goes into a little more detail. Enjoy!

Lesley is just back from Norway and on her way to a couple of party conferences. And that's just the start of this week's podcast.

In this week's podcast Lesley examines david Cameron's speech, Alan Sinclair's report and readers' letters.

As promised, here is the recording made of the Nordic Horizons meeting on February 7.  This section features contributions from Professor Mike Danson, Paddy Bort, Rob Gibson MSP and Sarah Boyack MSP.