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Originally Posted by Chris
Anyone unable to see the schools debate on BBC One Scotland that has just finished, you must see it when it's broadcast to the rest of the UK after the news, starting around 10.40pm IIRC. Patrick Harvie, Nicola Sturgeon, Ruth Davidson and Gorgeous George Galloway in front of an audience of 7,000 sixth year pupils from every school in Scotland.
This was by far the best debate I have seen and this time the BBC Scotland hack in the chair wasn't afraid to keep control and tell the panellists to shut up when necessary.
And, in terms of getting their points across, a modest win for the No campaign, IMO. Harvie was earnest but esoteric while Sturgeon resorted to playing the man (or woman) as is the nationalist way. Davidson was calm and clear while Galloway ... well, he was George Galloway. A good orator.
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It was good but thought the panelists were still given too much of the floor. It would have been interesting to hear more from the 16 and 17 year olds (I don't think it was restricted to 6th years, although I suspect it was mainly 6th Years who were among the 500 on the floor).
Of the panelists I thought both wummin performed well. I still despise them both though
. Patrick Harvie was OK. I was a bit disappointed in GG. Love him or hate him he is an excellent orator but I think he underperformed. Perhaps he was distracted by having so support both the Tories and Labor
I don't think think there was anything in the discussion that would push the unknowns one way or the other. Certainly nothing that would turn a Nae into Yae or vice versa.