Holyrood at 25 (ft. Jackie Baillie MSP, Christine Grahame MSP, & Baroness Annabel Goldie)

Podlitical

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Government, News

4.6 • 157 Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Politicians reflect on the highs and lows of Holyrood to mark its 25th anniversary. Podlitical's Lucy Whyte and Glenn Campbell sit down with Scottish Labour's deputy leader Jackie Baillie, the SNP's Christine Grahame, and former Scottish Conservative leader Baroness Annabel Goldie, all of whom were elected in the first Scottish Parliamentary election in 1999, to look back on a quarter of a century of Holyrood. Has the devolved parliament lived up to expectations? Is politics more tribal? Should MSPs be more rebellious? From the initial exciting days, to the debates over independence, the panel discuss their feelings around some of the big events of the last twenty five years, what they would like to see done differently, and what the future holds for the Scottish Parliament.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds
0:02.4	You're listening to BBC Scotland
0:09.8	Hello you're listening to Podlitical BBC Scotland's podcast that brings you the biggest stories coming out of Holly Roots and Westminster.
0:20.1	It is nine minutes past
0:21.4	11th on Tuesday the 14th of May. I'm Lucy White, a journalist based in Glasgow, and on the line
0:27.8	is BBC Scotland's political editor, Glenn Campbell. Hello, Glenn. Hi. Hi there. We have got you
0:33.8	with us because it's a very special episode of Podlitical today.
0:38.4	25 years ago, almost the day, not quite.
0:42.8	On the 12th of May 1999, the Scottish Parliament was founded.
0:47.8	And to mark the occasion, we thought we would take some time to reflect on what the past quarter of a century has been like for the Scottish Parliament.
0:55.8	So as well as you, Glenn, we've also got some other people on the line with us today.
1:01.2	And they were all there at the inception of the Scottish Parliament.
1:05.0	So welcome, first of all, to Scottish Labour Deputy Leader Jackie Bailey.
1:09.2	Hello, Jackie.
1:10.1	Hello, how are you?
1:11.1	Hello there.
1:11.7	And you are in a very cosy little studio in Holyrood with S&P's Christine Graham.
1:17.5	Hello, Christine.
1:18.5	Hello, and Jackie's in a wonderful series jacket, outshining my tangerine one.
1:24.3	I'm loving this audio description.
1:26.1	This is fantastic.
1:27.0	Bringing it to life for people.
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