THE panel members for this week’s Debate Night have been announced, with Unionists outnumbering independence supporters by three to two.
The show has made a promising start regarding the make-up of its panels, with independence supporters being given their fair share, and sometimes more than their fair share, of guest spots.
It is no surprise then that some of the panels will be balanced in favour of those who want the UK to stay together. Panels like tomorrow night's:
- Jenny Gilruth, SNP MSP for Mid Fife and Glenrothes
- Adam Tomkins, Conservative MSP for Glasgow
- Jenny Marra, Labour MSP for North East Scotland
- Alex Massie, columnist for The Times and The Sunday Times
- Dr Kirsty Hughes, director of the Scottish European Centre on European Relations and occasional Nationalist contributor
Here’s our Debate Night panel for tomorrow. We’ve got @JennyGilruth, @JennyMarra, @ProfTomkins, @alexmassie and @KirstyS_Hughes https://t.co/di10UjWYE8 #bbcdn pic.twitter.com/SLEtxYF4R8
— BBC Debate Night (@bbcdebatenight) April 2, 2019
Debate Night airs on Wednesday nights from 22.45 on BBC Scotland
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