thank you, | patrick harvie, co-leader of the patrick harvie, co—leader of the green party.rom professor kavita vedhara, professor of health psychology at the university of nottingham. thank you forjoining us this morning. you've done several studies since the pandemic began looking at the impact on people's mental health. , , , health. so, very consistent with toda 's health. so, very consistent with today's data _ health. so, very consistent with today's data from _ health. so, very consistent with today's data from the _ health. so, very consistent with today's data from the ons, i health. so, very consistent with today's data from the ons, we | health. so, very consistent with i today's data from the ons, we have found repeatedly throughout last year that levels of anxiety and depression far exceed what we normally see in the british population. of course, the groups that appear to be hardest hit are younger adults, women and people with pre—existing or previous mental health difficulties. with pre-existing or previous mental health difficulties.— health difficulties. in

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have nicola sturgeon of the snp, the conservative douglas ross, on a sour of the labour party patrick harvieyou then. cold winds abroad would weather to many parts of the uk, eyre turn dry overnight. increasingly wintry showers in northern scotland. colder than last night, not as wet as widely, winds won“t than last night, not as wet as widely, winds won't be as strong. where we had clear skies, scotland and northern england, we are more likely to have a touch of frost. showers moving across into wales, across the midlands towards the south—east of england,

we can speak to patrick harvie| much forjoining us. might of course say no. well, i am going to say something halfway i might of course say no. well, i am going to say something halfway in| going to say something halfway in between. as you know, the allocation of the regional seats often comes down to very fine margins at the end of the day and we are yet to see the regional vote share for some really important constituencies. i think we are certainly confident we will hold the ground we won in 2016, there are a number of the seats we are in contention for and it is just too close to call, which if any of those will come good for us. but we are hopeful we will come to get good news later on and it is frustrating to wait this long for a result, but only a few hours, i think. but to wait this long for a result, but only a few hours, ithink.- only a few hours, i think. but in any event. _ only a few hours, i think. but in any event, whether— only a few hours, i think. but in any event, whether or - only a few hours, i think. but in any ev

and nicola sturgeon is sort of, well, we need to hold back on this, patrick harvie and the greens, weiament. the prediction this morning varied between 68 seeds and 67 seats _ morning varied between 68 seeds and 67 seats in _ morning varied between 68 seeds and 67 seats in the latest polls, and you need — 67 seats in the latest polls, and you need 6520 majority. neither do i think they're in the market for informal— think they're in the market for informal coalition and neither do i think— informal coalition and neither do i think the — informal coalition and neither do i think the greens are in the market for saying — think the greens are in the market for saying pick up the phone to boris — for saying pick up the phone to boris the _ for saying pick up the phone to boris. the only party suggesting that negotiation should start the morning — that negotiation should start the morning of the elections are the alba _ morning of the elections are the alba party, and at the moment, we do not know— alba party, and at the moment, we do not know whether any of their candidates will be return

joining us now from glasgow is the party's co—leader, patrick harvie. good morning to you.cottish politics and the scottish _ years? obviously scottish politics and the scottish election - years? obviously scottish politics and the scottish election is - years? obviously scottish politics and the scottish election is aboutj and the scottish election is about so much more than that and it does only see to be the media... let’s only see to be the media... let's talk about _ only see to be the media... let's talk about that. _ only see to be the media... let's talk about that. our _ only see to be the media... let's talk about that. our party - only see to be the media... let's. talk about that. our party position is that there _ talk about that. our party position is that there should _ talk about that. our party position is that there should be _ talk about that. our party position is that there should be a - talk about that. our party position i is that there should be a referendum within the next five years with the new term of the scottish parliament... immediately and no

planning —— extremely well, a very deft combination of a co—leadership between law slater and patrick harviesh party and it was going to be the same in the new one but the _ going to be the same in the new one but the old _ going to be the same in the new one but the old parliament couldn't detiver— but the old parliament couldn't deliver or— but the old parliament couldn't deliver or force a referendum and it is not _ deliver or force a referendum and it is not clear— deliver or force a referendum and it is not clear that the new one can either _ is not clear that the new one can either. despite those manifesto commitments. the number, the people that matter— commitments. the number, the people that matter here are not boris johnson, _ that matter here are not boris johnson, actually, it is the people of scotland, and though they are voting _ of scotland, and though they are voting for— of scotland, and though they are voting for nsp —— snp and green candidates, if you ask people if they— candidates, if you ask people if they want— candidates, if you ask people if they want a referendum on