Their involvement was not welcomed by every charity in the coalition, but for me the lesson to be drawn from the culture clash is not that we should stop creating high impact coalitions, it's that we should work out and change whatever it is in charity culture that makes working inside them so painful for all concerned.
Harder to agree has been what the impact of coalition cuts has been on local authorities' ability to police food.
But many other senior figures in the party, including Scott, were extremely worried about the impact the coalition was having on the party's popularity in Scotland.
More disappointing is the failure of the party to make any impact on coalition policy where it most matters, in economic policy.
Ministers complain that the commentariat is overstating the impact that coalition budget cuts will have on ordinary households in 2010-11.
Immediate impact: A coalition of 17 states filed a legal challenge against the Trump administration's decision to roll back climate change regulations.
"It remains to be seen what impact the coalition government's welfare reform agenda will have on public attitudes, and whether the small recent upturn in sympathy marks the beginning of a longer term trend," she said.
What may also take a toll is the impact of coalition strikes Islamic State leaders insist are not affecting their capabilities in any serious way.
It has also inspired complementary programmes like The Floriculture Sustainability Initiative, part of the Dutch Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH), which aims to accelerate and up-scale sustainable trade by building impact oriented coalitions of front running multinationals, civil society organisations, governments and other stakeholders.
How might a more representative multi-ethnic, multi-racial coalition impact how policy change may be won?
