the first asian mp in scotland. he trained as a dentist but then he returned to the family business politics. anas sarwar, welcome to political thinking. my pleasure, thanks for having us. now which is more frightening, waiting for the dentist drill or waiting for the verdict of the electorate? definitely waiting for the verdict of the electorate. i mean, the great thing about dentistry is that you get to be in complete control about, you know. the dentist always asks the awkward questions when they are already in the person s mouth doing the treatment, and i used to always have this thing with my patients when they came in, i always used to try and loosen them up, say, you know, don t worry, i m a pain free dentist. i never feel any pain. and, you know, that, that interaction part was what i loved about dentistry and actually the people interaction part is what i love about politics as well. i was going to say. although some people would say being a dentist, really deep
he is the son of the first muslim mp in britain, the first asian mp in scotland. he trained as a dentist but then he returned to the family business politics. anas sarwar, welcome to political thinking. my pleasure, thanks for having us. now which is more frightening, waiting for the dentist drill or waiting for the verdict of the electric? definitely waiting for the verdict of the electorate. i mean, the great thing about dentistry is that you get to be in complete control about, you know. the dentist always asks the awkward questions when they are already in the person s mouth doing the treatment and i used to always have this thing with my patients when they came in, i always used to try and loosen them up, say, you know, don t worry, i m a pain free dentist. i never feel any pain. and, you know, that, that interaction part was what i loved about dentistry and actually the people interaction part is what i love about politics as well. i was going to say. although some
on the position we took on the bill butjk rowling is a national treasure and notjust a national treasure for scotland but actually the whole of the uk. i ll give you one practical example. i had the really good fortune last year after three years of covid to go on an international holiday and i took my kids, my young kids to universal studios. there is a whole big part of universal studios dedicated to harry potter. if people around the world can celebrate the creativity in the mind ofjk rowling, it would be an absolute tragedy if we didn t celebrate that here. she is a national treasure and one we should respect. and would you meet with her, talk with her, see if you could persuade her? i would, of course, why not? i ve always believed there is common ground that can be found and compromise that can be found and a way forward if people have the political will. some people say gender reform, even what we have been discussing on oil and gas, it proves power lies
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