Over 65s: Why still not yes? With Pat Kane
Musician, author and journalist Pat Kane is our guest in this episode when we discuss why over 65s are still not convinced by independence. Pat suggests the answer might lie in our musical influences - are former hippies, punks and post punks more likely to challenge the status quo? Themes included in our discussion are: 00:02:43 Musical influences on attitudes 00:04:47 Post-war British consensus 00:06:24 Rise of Scottish music and culture in the 80s and 90s 00:07:10 Social class component shaping attitudes 00:09:26 Sterlingisation and continuity 00:10:28 Climate crisis and security 00:12:02 Community resilience and the role of elders 00:13:49 The long haul to indy 00:14:56 Cosmo - localism 00:16:16 War time experiences 00:19:45 Hippies, punks and post punks 00:23:17 Citizen self determination 00:25:40 Spirit of 2014 00:30:05 Community development 00:38:10 Project fear revisited 00:43:20 Our Third Act Pat's think tank - https://www.thealternative.org.uk/ More about Pat Kane https://www.patkane.global/who-is-pat-kane You can watch the video version of this podcast at https://youtu.be/dKRGiOhcbSU The Scottish Independence Podcasts team produce a NEW podcast episode every Friday search for Scottish Independence Podcasts wherever you get your podcasts. Remember to like and subscribe! Contact Us: indypodcasters@gmail.com Visit our website https://scottishindypod.scot for blogposts, newsletter signup and more episodes Subscribe to our Youtube channel @scottishindypodExtra for more of our video footage and clips Music: Inspired by Kevin MacLeod