Hello and welcome to Not Another One, the podcast with Ian Martin Still down the line in Sweden,

Miranda Green, Tim Montgomery and me Steve Richards in the studio.

And if it's okay with all of you, we're going to reflect on an issue which arises,

is one of the many issues that arises from the huge difficulties the government has got into

over its plans for so-called welfare reform and therefore benefit cuts.

As we record this, a vote is planned for Tuesday of the coming week.

And again, as we record this, a huge number, possibly a number big enough to defeat a landslide government is there.

Now, that is a fast-moving story, but it won't render any of what we're going to discuss

dated in any way, because what we want to look at is for a governing party, why are landslide houses

of common so tricky and why sometimes it's easier to have less of a majority?

And then post question, is that actually right when you think of the hell, say, Theresa May

experience with a minority government? So generally speaking, I'm going to ask you all, become a minority government.

So generally speaking, I'm going to ask you all,

become a prime minister.

You have a choice, a stama situation, a landslide,

but with tons of MPs with tiny majorities,

who will therefore scrutinize everything very carefully in case it's going to loosen their seats,

or a situation that Harold Wilson has experienced, Theresa May experienced,

a Cameron experience and dealt with it by forming a coalition,

where you just lead in a hung parliament.

Ian, from your lofty place in Sweden, what would you prefer to rule with?

Well, there's not really a correct answer, is it? Because I always used to say, until

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