Lesley’s guests on Riddoch Questions this week are political commentator and spin pundit Nicholas Jones; Conservative blogger Iain Dale and business consultant and former Fife Labour MSP Christine May.
Making the headlines so far this week:
• ‘SMEARGATE’ – the scandal refuses to go away after one of the Prime Minister’s top aides, Damian McBride, was forced to resign when an email he sent smearing senior Conservatives fell into the hands of a prominent blogger.
• NO BENEFITS FOR ALCOHOLICS – the work and pensions secretary’s suggesting addicts should have their benefits taken away unless they agree to treatment for their alcoholism
• G20 VIOLENCE – a review of public order policing’s been ordered as another video’s emerged of a police officer apparently attacking a protester at the G20 demos in London
• CABINET IN GLASGOW – an historic day for Glasgow as the British Cabinet meets in Scotland for the first time since 1921
Email your questions on these stories now to riddoch@bbc.co.uk. Add your phone number if you want to put the question in person. On Friday text your views to 80295 and call 0500 92 95 00.
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