Summary
Do coalition governments work for the parties involved, and do they benefit the voters? As talk of potential future coalitions with Labour continue in Westminster after their local election gains, Lucy is joined by political editor Glenn Campbell and political correspondent Kirsten Campbell to look at Scottish and Westminster coalitions and power sharing agreements. Have coalitions, both past and present, typically helped or hindered the parties involved? What does it mean for voters when the policies they may have voted for are used as tools of compromise?
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds |
| 0:02.4 | You're listening to BBC Scotland |
| 0:09.4 | Hi, you're listening to Podlitical BBC Scotland's podcast |
| 0:15.8 | That brings you an inside look at the biggest stories |
| 0:18.0 | coming out of Holyrood and Westminster. |
| 0:20.1 | It's six minutes past two on Thursday the 11th of May. |
| 0:23.4 | I'm Lucy White, a journalist based in Glasgow, and today I'm joined by... |
| 0:27.2 | I'm Kirsten Campbell, a political correspondent based at Hollywood. |
| 0:30.6 | And I'm Glenn Campbell, also covering politics with Kirsten based at Hollywood. |
| 0:33.9 | Campbell Squared. |
| 0:35.4 | Campbell Squared from Hollywood. |
| 0:36.7 | But no relation. |
| 0:37.6 | No relation. How are you Campbell squared from Hollywood. But no relation. No relation. |
| 0:38.9 | How are you both today? |
| 0:40.6 | Good. |
| 0:41.6 | We're excited. |
| 0:42.6 | It's a beautiful sunny day. |
| 0:44.0 | It's also not too bad here in Glasgow. |
| 0:46.2 | But hang on a minute. |
| 0:46.8 | There's somebody missing. |
| 0:48.0 | If someone not here, people will notice that somebody who's here for pretty much. |
| 0:54.0 | I think he's maybe missed like |
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