S06 Ep08: Nicola Sturgeon is Magnified

Nicola Sturgeon is the latest guest on Magnified.

Sturgeon released her memoir ‘Frankly’ earlier this year and here she speaks to Matt live from the National Concert Hall in Dublin about the career that led her to become the first female and longest serving First Minister of Scotland.

In this wide ranging and extensive interview, she opens up about what nationalism means to her and if the result of Scotland’s independence referendum dented her reputation as SNP leader, how she thought former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson didn’t take his role seriously enough and how she was “frightened” and “overwhelmed” at the level of responsibility that was thrust upon her during the Covid-19 pandemic.

She also discusses her fallout with fellow former SNP leader Alex Salmond and how the breakdown of their professional relationship impacted her.

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