Broadcast on 15 April 2014
BBC Scotland's independence referendum debate from 15 April 2014, as filmed at the Pickaquoy Centre in Kirkwall on Orkney.
Duration: 1 hour.
Host:
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James Cook.
Panel Members:
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Angela Constance MSP, Minister for Youth Employment, SNP, Yes Scotland.
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Lesley Riddoch, Broadcaster and Journalist, Yes Scotland.
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Brian Wilson, Former Labour MP, Better Together.
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Alastair Carmichael MP, Scottish Secretary, Liberal Democrats, Better Together.
Main questions asked:
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Would Scottish Independence be cataclysmic for the western world?
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Will Nicola Sturgeon's call for the Scottish Labour Party to reclaim its roots fall on deaf ears?
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Recent polls have shown that less than a third of women support independence. I wonder if the panelists would have a theory as to why that was?
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Would the future for the renewables industry be more secure in an independent Scotland?