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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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“I don’t think we can afford not to be moving forward… It’s quite clear what the direction of travel is” @wendychambLD says the government are “squandering” opportunities in renewables, and should make it “easy as possible” for people to make “the right decisions” #bbcdn
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“Scotland has won the energy lottery, we have got every renewable energy in spades” The SNP’s @AlynSmith says it “beggars belief” that Scotland has the “highest electricity prices” in the UK, and says achieving net zero is “existential” #bbcdn
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@martinmccluskey Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity #bbcdn
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Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.
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"Some country is going to win this race... we can choose to not take part in it, but in the knowledge that we are going to get overtaken by other countries" Scottish Labour's @martinmccluskey cautions against a “slow down” in the transition to renewable energy #bbcdn
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“There’s a lot of policy ideas being chewed over, but they’re still not affordable for the ordinary man or woman on the street” Conservatives @MGallacherMSP says a “just transition” to net zero is costing “a lot of money” and calls for an “affordable transition” #bbcdn
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@TimAllan_SCC The choppy waters between North Sea oil and green energy revolution #bbcdn
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The Great Energy Transition is under way, and may come to define this era, but it's not going smoothly.
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“We’ve got to have a consistent message from ourselves… about what we’re prepared to sacrifice to get to net zero” @TimAllan_SCC says climate change is a “clear and present threat to humanity” but citizens have to vote with their “purse” to achieve net zero #bbcdn
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Debate Night is now on @BBCOne Scotland You can also catch up on @BBCiPlayer and @BBCSounds Join the conversation using #bbcdn
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Stephen Jardine hosts an evening of topical debate from Stirling.
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@TimAllan_SCC Chris Mason: Why protests have started a debate over 'Britishness' #bbcdn
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Against the backdrop of grief after the Manchester attack, there is debate about which tenets should be fundamental in our society, writes Chris Mason.
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"It is not un-British to demonstrate… we have a strong tradition of demonstrating... what this lacks is a degree of compassion" Entrepreneur @TimAllan_SCC says these are "emotive times" but agrees that protest is a "crucial part of British democracy" #bbcdn
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@wendychambLD Police to get broader powers to restrict repeated protests #bbcdn
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The move is not a ban on protests but "about restrictions and conditions", Shabana Mahmood tells the BBC.
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“The heavy handed approach… is actually going to make those relationships… much, much more difficult” Scottish Lib Dem @wendychambLD shares her experience policing protests, and calls for people to reflect on if it’s “right to be” protesting this week #bbcdn
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@MGallacherMSP Sister of 7 October victim condemns pro-Palestine student protests #bbcdn
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Laura Schosloff accused students taking part in the protests of celebrating the deaths of 1,200 people.
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"I think it would have been a much better show of community had the protests not gone ahead" Scottish Conservative @MGallacherMSP says it is “not the right time” for people to attend protests because of the “hurt” felt by the Jewish community #bbcdn
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@AlynSmith Government could crack down on pro-Palestinian protest chants, PM says #bbcdn
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The government needs to "go further" in its review into protest laws, Sir Keir Starmer says.
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“The Prime Minister… deciding what is or what is not is an acceptable sort of protest, that’s a really slippery slope” The SNP’s @AlynSmith says the right to protest is “fundamental” to “free society”, and the UK government has an “increasingly authoritarian edge” #bbcdn
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