For this episode Ali is joined in his hosting duties by Ferret journalist Jamie Mann, as Sam is on holiday.

We look at whether Russian money is funding Ruth Davidson, and then speak to Dr Kevin Guyan about how the collection of data has historically been used to marginalise LGBTQ+ people, and the controversy over the 2022 Scottish census questions.

Kevin's book Queer Data, Using Gender, Sex and Sexuality Data for Action is available to buy in paperback now.

Show notes:

• Follow Kevin on Twitter here
• Find out more about his new book here and if you buy it using this link then you can support Kevin, The Ferret and a local independent book shop.

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