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Scotland's political debate programme with @StephenJardine Wednesdays at the NEW time of 9pm on @BBCScotland, 10:40pm on BBC One Scotland Join in with #bbcdn
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RT @bbcquestiontime: Question Time is in St Andrews this week, on Thursday 26th June, for our final programme of this series. Would you lik….
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“Should the SNP be concerned ahead of the 2026 Holyrood election?”. Watch what the Debate Night panel said on this audience question. Catch up with the whole of #bbcdn from Edinburgh, on @BBCSounds and @BBCiPlayer now:
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“Will the Spending Review make a difference to the Scottish economy?”. Watch what the Debate Night panel said on this audience question. Catch up with the whole of #bbcdn from Edinburgh, on @BBCSounds and @BBCiPlayer now:
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Thanks for joining us tonight for the last programme of this series. You can catch up with #bbcdn on @BBCiPlayer or watch after the 10 o'clock news on @BBCOne Scotland. You can also check out our podcast on @BBCSounds. Debate Night will return in September - see you then!
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“We need unity of purpose and we haven’t got unity of purpose. I’m sorry, but we simply don’t”. Actor Brian Cox says he’s “sick” of “endless debate” and “fed up” of Scotland’s “inability to come together”. #bbcdn
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“We learnt a lot in the Hamilton by-election… people want the UK government to go faster and further”. Scottish Labour’s @GlasgowPam says voters don’t feel “enough has changed for them” and the Spending Review will help improve lives in Scotland. #bbcdn
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“We will continue to follow that path with common sense policies that actually resonate with people”. Scottish Conservative @SueJWebber says the party has an “awful lot” to do to win back voter trust, but is going about that in a “pragmatic, sensible way” . #bbdn
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“He has given us unity… he has a talent for bringing the party together”. The SNP’s @MareeToddMSP says John Swinney is “absolutely the right leader” for the party ahead of the 2026 Holyrood election, and is “confident” he “will set out his vision for the future” . #bbcdn
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“It may be a more competitive election next year than… the national polls were suggesting”. @McEwen_Nicola says by-elections like Hamilton say “little” about the national picture, but suggests Labour are “at risk” and the SNP must avoid being “complacent”. #bbcdn
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“Labour have certainly woken up and smelled the coffee when it comes to some of the u-turns they’ve done”. Scottish Conservative @SueJWebber says it’s “not up to Labour” to decide what’s best for Scotland, but the SNP have “made the wrong choices” in Government. #bbcdn
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“What I think we saw was of course one of the biggest settlements we’ve had since devolution”. Scottish Labour’s @GlasgowPam says we should be “optimistic” about extra money from the Spending Review coming to Scotland, that can fund “things that matter to people”. #bbcdn
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“There isn’t a sense of what is needed, and what our country needs”. Actor Brian Cox says Labour are “not very good” on detail, and he is “particularly worried” about the “attitude towards what Scotland needs” from the UK Government. #bbcdn
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