“Brexit is a nightmare.”
This NHS consultant in the audience says Scotland should abandon a post-Brexit UK. #bbcdn
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BBC Debate Night
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BBC Debate Night
@bbcdebatenight
Scotland's political debate programme with @StephenJardine
Wednesdays at the NEW time of 9pm on @BBCScotland, 10:40pm on BBC One Scotland
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- “I think for a laugh we should extend the privileges that politicians are used to, to everybody on benefits.” @lokiscottishrap compares the rules applied to politicians and the rules applied to people seeking benefits or support. #bbcdn
00:00 - “It’s a long-term vision of a different way of working, than having a marketised society, which is what English voters seem to be quite happy to do. We’re not” Journalist @LesleyRiddoch argues indyref2 could allow Scotland to harness its potential. #bbcdn
00:00 - “29 years of my life have been ruled by a government… not that I didn’t vote for, or my family didn’t vote for, but my country didn’t vote for” Comedian @susie_mccabe says there’s been a shift in how Scots view Westminster since the 2014 independence referendum. #bbcdn
00:00 - "We have lost thousands of frontline staff...because of Brexit and an immovable visa system and immigration system from Westminster” @DrDMacaskill says Brexit has led to “bleeding”staff numbers and greater pressures on healthcare #bbcdn bit.ly/3wN3605
00:00 - “If we don’t actually rely on Russian energy, why is it every Tory MP blames the war in Ukraine on our bills going up three and fourfold?” This #bbcdn audience member asks why UK energy price rises are higher than in Germany
00:00 - “I see complete denial of Brexit as a critical part of what’s happening here.” @scotfoodjames says UK ministers are refusing to accept the role of Brexit in the labour crisis causing problems at petrol pumps and shortages on shelves. #bbcdn
00:00 - “Independence isn’t going to happen yet. Because Labour and the Tories are united in their desire to retain Scotland as a colony” Political economist @RichardJMurphy says Westminster is denying Scotland a referendum, against democratic values #bbcdn bit.ly/3S4wKtt
00:00 - “Is living off handouts a life? Is that the sum of our ambition as a country?” Charlotte Street Partners’ @AndrewWilson says Scotland can and must become independent to have control over its future, calling the process “hard work - but worth it.” #bbcdn
00:00 - “Everybody is fed up of feeling uncared for and simply disregarded” This #bbcdn audience member says she feels the Conservative government are “continuously proving that they don’t care” and pushing people towards independence.
00:00 - “I genuinely cannot think of a single thing that this government has done that has made anything better for anybody” Fashion entrepreneur @paddygrant says it is “absolutely time” for “better politics” as he welcomes general election announcement #bbcdn bbc.in/4bqNpyw
- “I used to think the issue was incompetence…I’m beginning to wonder whether there isn’t a whiff of corruption about it” @jackiebmsp blames the delay in the construction of the CalMac ferries on the initial contracts signed and cites a possible “abuse of power”. #bbcdn
00:00 - “You’ve got the audacity to talk about train fares as a Conservative?” Broadcaster @LesleyRiddoch believes the budget doesn’t address factors like Brexit and climate change enough. #bbcdn
00:00 - “There are three councils down south that are totally bankrupt - how do you explain that?” “What’s happening down south is not my responsibility” This #bbcdn audience member and @BrianWhittle exchange views on budgets and council funding #bbcdn bit.ly/3nrFgWJ
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