Interview: Patrick Harvie, Scottish Greens (General Election 2024)

Podlitical

BBC

Government, News

4.6 • 157 Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Martin Geissler sits down with Scottish Greens co-leader Patrick Harvie. The Scottish Greens were part of the Scottish Government, until the then-First minister Humza Yousaf collapsed the Bute House Agreement. They had power, they had exposure, but has that helped their cause? In this audio version of the BBC Scotland Sunday Show interview, Martin asks Harvie about independence, a post-government world for his party, and how he thinks they’ll do in the election.

Part of a series of interviews with party leaders over the course of the general election campaign. To hear them all, subscribe to Podlitical on BBC Sounds, or tune in to the Sunday Show every Sunday from 10am on BBC One Scotland and Radio Scotland.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds
0:02.4	You're listening to BBC Scotland
0:09.9	Hello, you're listening to Podlitical, BBC Scotland's politics podcast.
0:17.9	I'm Martin Geisler.
0:19.2	I'm a presenter based in Glasgow and I'm the host of the Sunday show,
0:22.8	where I've been interviewing the party leaders who want your vote in the general election on July
0:27.7	the 4th. So, how are they planning to get it? The Scottish Greens were part of the Scottish government,
0:33.4	until the then-First Minister Humza-Yusuf collapsed the Butte House Agreement.
0:39.6	They had power, they had exposure.
0:41.5	But has that helped their cause?
0:45.3	Today I've been speaking to Patrick Harvey, the co-leader of the Scottish Greens.
0:49.5	I asked him about independence, a post-government world for his party,
0:52.2	and how he reckons they'll do in the election.
0:55.0	Patrick Harvey, morning. Good morning.
0:56.0	What are you hoping to get out of this election?
0:58.0	Obviously, every political party wants to get votes,
1:01.0	wants to get a deeper connection with the voters, with the electorate,
1:05.0	and if we can make a breakthrough and win a first seat in Scotland, that would be amazing.
1:10.0	You know, we have to acknowledge the first-past-the-post system
1:12.3	is a deeply unfair electoral system.
1:14.8	It does leave many, many people feeling a little bit bullied
1:17.7	into voting for whatever they think of one of the two frontrunners
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