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Podlitical

Winter Of Woe?

Podlitical

BBC

Government, News

4.6157 Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2021

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

The team talk gas price rises, the ambulance service in crisis, and climate change. Is the outlook for winter looking bleak? The team discuss the impact that the Coronavirus pandemic and Brexit may or may not have had on the sectors under pressure, as well as the firefighting being done in Holyrood and Westminster to try and make sure our shelves are stocked and hospitals are under less pressure. Also, with COP26 approaching soon, will the Prime Minister make progress on reducing emissions during his trip to the US?

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds

0:02.4

You're listening to BBC Scotland

0:09.6

Hi, you're listening to Podlitical BBC Scotland's podcast

0:15.6

that brings you an inside look at the big stories coming out of Holyrood and Westminster.

0:20.7

It is 18 minutes past two

0:22.9

on Thursday the 23rd of September. I'm Lucy White, a journalist based in Glasgow and today I'm

0:28.7

joined by. Hi, Phil Sim, a reporter based at the Scottish Parliament. Nick Hurdley at Westminster.

0:34.5

Raj Seep Sunday, also at Westminster. And Jenny Davidson, a political reporter, also at Holyrood.

0:39.7

Hello everybody and welcome to the podcast.

0:42.7

Jenny, how are you?

0:44.2

I am fine, thank you.

0:45.4

So far, we haven't started yet.

0:47.1

Yeah.

0:47.7

So Jenny, you are not long been at the BBC.

0:51.7

How long have you been here for?

0:52.9

What did you do before?

0:53.8

Just tell us

0:54.4

quickly a bit about you. Who are you? I have now been here for just about a month, although

1:00.9

you wouldn't know it because I've been in training, so I have finally been let loose on the public

1:05.8

at last. And I've come from Hollywood magazine, so moved from from print to broadcasting which is a bit of a change

1:11.9

we love a bit of training at the BBC

1:14.1

don't we I remember that from when I started

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