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It's the first of six special phone-ins ahead of the General Election on May 7th. We'll have each of the Scottish Leaders from UKIP, Conservatives, Liberal Democrats, Labour and the SNP over the next 3 weeks. Today it's your chance to talk directly to the Scottish Green Party. Co-Convenor Patrick Harvie is with us for an hour from 9am to answer your questions on all of his party's policies ahead of the General Election

Louise Asks: Do you have a question for Patrick Harvie of the Scottish Greens?

Also coming up:

Madonna snogs drake - is this OK?
The internet is a buzz with images of Madonna snogging Canadian rapper Drake - big deal? However Drake doesn't look like he expected it or enjoyed it - screwing his eyes up and wiping his mouth. Louise asks would it be OK if the roles were reversed? And does it matter that Madonna is now 56?

"25p for a Freddo!!!!"
That's the Graffiti on a wall in Springburn complaining about the price of Freddos (other chocolate bars are available) - on the day that we hear the latest inflation figures we find out why the cost of food varies so much and how the ebb and flow of the international commodity market affesct the price of your favourite sweet.

Sheila Kitzinger
Did you have a birth plan? If you did it was probably largely thanks to Sheila Kitzinger. The author and social anthropologist passed away at the weekend after devoting her life to improving the childbirth experience for women across the world. Louise finds out to what extent has it been revolutionised and just how much better is it for women, compared to 50 years ago

Bloody Foreigners?
Our reporer Karen MacKenzie joins campaigners who are hoping that by reclaiming the phrase "Bloody Foreigners" they'll encourage migrants to help replenish supplies at blood banks and improve the public image of immigrants.

Manifesto for change?
UK Labour published theirs yesterday, today it's the turn of the Conservatives along with Scottish Labour and the UK Green Party with plenty more to come across the week. Louise asks what do manifestos actually tell us, that we don't know already? What's their purpose? and how meaningful are they in a multi-party environment?

Gill Fyffe
Louise hears the story of how Gill contracted Hepatitus C following a blood transplant after giving birth and how this has affected her family life over the last 25 years.

Online news
Stay connected - Rachel Loxton drops in with the latest big stories that are trending across the internet and social media.

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