BBC’s Question Time has become an absolute shitshow

I ignore it usually because of all the manufactured outrage but since it was in my city I thought I might as well watch last night. I only watched the first 10 minutes though because I had to stop before Suella Braverman took away any faith in this country’s humanity I had left. I didn’t get the feeling that that audience was 58.9% Remain either, if they were trying to make it representative of how Winchester is.

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thatscottishguy · 26-30, M

I can't stand the show. Especially when it comes up here. There is the occasional good one. Either through crazy bastards like the old highland guy shouting about not breaking up the union. Or the more rare show that is actually enjoyable. The only one that springs to mind was one with Alex Salmond in Liverpool I think. It was a while back and was frustrating as anytime he tried to make a point the others shouted over him about a 2nd referendum but nearly every point he got to make the English audience gave him the biggest applauses of the night. The others spent their time trying to make the audience hate him because independence, while he talked about the NHS and actual issues which probably convinced a few scousers they should come live here.😂

AngieB · 36-40, F

@thatscottishguy that's a good point. And I wouldn't want recent events re. Mr Salmond to cloud the fact that whether or not one agreed with him he was always thoughtful and eloquent (and, frankly, entertaining too).

(Of course it might also suggest that the SNP would be laughing all the way to sustained absolute majorities in Hollywood, if only they renounced at least for a few decades the idea of independence. But that's probably a discussion for another thread).

thatscottishguy · 26-30, M

Well innocent until proven guilty anyway and even if he is guilty it doesn't change how good he was at his job.

I would say if they drop independence then there is no real point to the SNP and they would lose a lot of votes and members (including my own). Also technically to get sustained majorities in holyrood they actually need less people voting for them in a way. It's a weird system that was setup to stop them ever getting a majority. 2011 was a weird election were the 1st choice and 2nd choice votes were somehow worked out in them getting one.

AngieB · 36-40, F

@thatscottishguy Oh completely agree on the first point at least!