In Episode 17 of Apolitical we speak with Humza Yousaf MSP, Minister for Europe and International Development in the Scottish Government. We chat about his meteoric rise as a politician; the migration crisis in Calais; faith in politics and the way Scotland’s International Development budget is used.

Amongst the topics we discuss with Humza on the podcast are:

• His exposure to politics as a youth;

• How the US Government’s International Visitor Leadership Program changed his views on America;

• What convinced him of the case for Scottish independence;

• His political icons and role models;

• The ramifications of focusing Scotland’s aid budget on a narrow group of nations;

• What impact the treatment Greece is receiving from its EU partners has had on his pro-EU stance;

• Why the UK needs to do more to help refugees and asylum seekers;

• The Scottish Government’s position in relation to immigration and migration;

• The influence his faith has on his politics;

• Whether his career has been aided or hindered on account of his faith; and

• His assessment of where the case for and chances of Scottish independence stand right now.

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Show Links:

Humza Yousaf’s website

Humza Yousaf on Twitter

The SNP

Scottish Government

IVLP

Malawi Development Programme