The Big Debate

26 January 2012

The Big Debate on BBC Scotland 25/1/2012 was a big flop.

This was the first of several debates on the Scottish Independence referendum. It bodes ill for the following debates that this one was a squabble.

Will presenter Glenn Campbell learn from David Dimblebey who sits in the middle of the panel in Question Time so that he can see his audience? Glenn Campbell stood to one side of the stage, facing the panel, and therefore about half of the 200 members of the audience who wanted to participate in the debate were hardly involved as he spent half his time with them behind his shoulder. He told one member of the audience who asked a question about publishing legal advice that he would put it to Nicola Sturgeon, and completely forgot about it.

The best speaker was the writer and broadcaster Lesley Riddoch, outclassing the three politicians, Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, Scottish Labour leader Joanne Lamont and Lord Wallace the Advocate General of Scotland.

Local Council elections 3rd May 2012

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Monitoring the Scottish Government,
the Scottish Parliament and
their Westminster equivalents.
Supplying informed Christian comment on the issues of the day.
Preparing for the May 2012 Local Council elections.

Scottish Parliament pipeline

Scottish Independence referendum Centralised Police Force? Consultation on redefinition of marriage to include same-sex partnerships

An anti-sectarianism Bill within six months, which Alex Salmond wanted rushed through the Scottish Parliament inside one week for the beginning of the football season, but which threatens freedom of speech unless modified

Tory and Labour leadership elections

Revival of Margo Macdonald's assisted suicide Bill

Islamic terror

Youcef Nadarkhani received a death sentence in Iran for apostasy (abandoning Islam - which he says he never followed). He is currently on trial in Rasht. He could be executed by hanging at any time. Over 50,000 people have already emailed the Iranian embassies around the world – add your voice to theirs and deliver Nadarkhani. SCP website details.

Stop homosexual 'marriage'

The Scottish Government consultation about redefining marriage to include homosexual couples has finished. The documentation is explained here. Christians are encouraged to write to their MSPs to register their opposition to any legislation along this line, and to write to the SNP Government to encourage them to drop this idea. We already have polygamy recognised by UK legislation. The SCP response to the SNP Government's consultation is available for download.

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SCP Leader fights Inverness by-election

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Scottish Annual Conference

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Summer 2011 Newsletter

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Recent Scottish election

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Our Brother Andrew campaign

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Re-elect or Resurrect?

Alex Salmond wanted to re-elect the SNP. We want to resurrect a Christian society in Scotland, and de-select the Lib Dems and the Greens.

Vision for Scottish recovery

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Help for the small man

We will fight for the consumer, forgotten in this climate of spending cuts but rising prices. We propose a radical solution to consumer debt to help the consumer by forcing more prudent lending policies. It is too easy to hold consumers to ransom.