S01-EP05 - Clare Jackson on the United Kingdom, Scotland & the politics of memory

Published: March 11, 2015, 5:16 p.m.

b'Will the United Kingdom stay together? What have England\\u2019s politicians got wrong that Scotland\\u2019s have got right? Which had the greater impact on the Scottish Independence Referendum result \\u2013 people\\u2019s views of the past, or of a possible future? We put these questions to the historian and documentary-presenter Clare Jackson, whose widely acclaimed BBC series on the Stuart dynasty was broadcast in the run-up to Referendum last year. The team then discuss the potential impact of Scotland in the upcoming election, and the legacy of a vote that saw the highest electoral turnout in over 60 years. Posted 11/3/15. For more information about this episode and others go to http://www.cam.ac.uk/podcasts/election'