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Published Date: 04 November 2009
THE LEADER of the Scottish Liberal Democrats has agreed to answer readers' questions live on scotsman.com.
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Tavish Scott



Site visitors can question Tavish Scott in a one-hour question-and-answer webchat on November 5, starting at 4pm.

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The MSP for Shetland will answer questions as they are submitted. Readers can also submit questions beforehand.

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Tavish Scott is the second Scottish politician to take part in scotsman.com's live webchat series.

Secretary of State for Scotland Jim Murphy answered readers' questions earlier this month.

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1

Eve,

Scotland 15/10/2009 17:30:58
#1 TheDisplacedGlaswegian,: Is it just me or does the bird (there embelem) look like it going to drop wan on Tavish's shoulder.
2

Jo Public,

15/10/2009 20:30:17
#2. Maybe Eve, but I think it's a cuckoo that's flown out of his bird brain.
3

Arfur,

15/10/2009 21:10:36
Question for the hootsman - can we get someone worth asking a question?
4

The Former Mr. Angry,

Perth 15/10/2009 22:13:02
First he has to figure out what Lib Dems are for.
5

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15/10/2009 22:17:33
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6

Son-of-scotland,

alba 16/10/2009 00:52:16
haha , whats the point , he;ll chjange his mind the day later, or nick clegg will for him,
muppet puppet party
7

redcliffe62,

16/10/2009 02:45:24
spud and tavish, the elite of scottish politics filtered thru a westminster funnel.
8

Seannair,

Oban 16/10/2009 11:25:49
Whatever the question it is unlikely that Tavish has the answer.
For starters he does not trust the Scottish electorate. Many Liberals I know support what they call Home Rule and even those who disagree with Independence have no problems with the question being put to the people.

Scottish? -No Liberal -No Democrats -Sorry, No!
9

Jedi40,

Edinburgh 01/11/2009 23:14:40
sdf sdf
10

Jimmy Fae the West,

In the Land O' Green Ginger. (HULL) 03/11/2009 15:44:11
1) Does Mr Scott regret his party's "Two against one" democratic fraud pact with sleazy Labour?

2) Does Mr Scott now regret abstaining from the 2007 Vote on First Minister which gave the SNP power in Scotland?

3) Does Mr Scott regret his party's refusal to form a coalition with the SNP which would have seen the LibDems take more power?

4) Having refused a pact with both Labour and SNP in Scotland would he feel cheated if Nick Clegg forms one with labour or Conservative after the next elections especially if PR is dangled (again)?

5) Will the Scottish LibDems be permitted a democratic vote on the issue of cooperation with the SNP democracy ballot?

6) If Scottish LibDem members vote by a tiny majority for co-operation with the SNP referendum will he either support his members, or drop the "Lib" the "Dem" and the "Scottish" from the party name?

7) Does Mr Scott agree that holding secret talks of blocking the SNP ballots and banning members from speaking to the press (as happened at their conference) is not "Giving the people the right to determine their own future" and is a contradiction of the LIBDEM's own constitution?

8) Is there really any point is asking Tavish a question as his Bosses in London have forbidden Liberalism and killed democracy?
11

Mc Max ,

03/11/2009 16:14:54
I would like to as Tavish why did he grow that thing on his face a while back.
That,s about it really.
12

Davie08,

Edinburgh 03/11/2009 16:15:16
If Tavish has an answer it's a stupid question
13

Mc Max ,

03/11/2009 16:17:20
Comments now closed and removed from the 1000th SNP accused article.
14

Thomas the Tank,

Edinburgh 04/11/2009 08:54:04
"WHAT is the purpose of the Liberal Democrats ?"
15

Linda,

Edinburgh 04/11/2009 10:57:55
Who are you?
16

Jimmie the Pie,

04/11/2009 12:43:39
Ewan Randell,

Where are you when there is someone wanting to be asked questions??

Your whole life seems to be spent asking questions(that no one in their right mind would bother to answer). Where are you now that Tavish wants a platform????
17

All the good names are gone,

04/11/2009 12:56:31
Q1: Is your party now irrelevant?
Q2: Are you miffed that the SNP are in government and not labour? (meaning you couldn't sell your soul to labour again)
Q3: Why are the Scottish LibDems out of kilter with the UK LibDems? (re referendum)
Q4: Why should anyone vote for your party? By that I mean, you're really just labour lite are you not?
18

Jo Public,

04/11/2009 12:59:29
News must be thin on the ground. This story is weeks old. I commented on it on 15th October - see post #3 above. Sad that the Hootsmon can let people re-comment on old regurgitated stories, yet won't allow you to comment on the sad deaths of five more soldiers.
19

Unimpressed one,

04/11/2009 13:10:58
An insignificant man belonging to an insignificant party.
20

Colkitto,

River Clyde 04/11/2009 13:52:01
Does he agree that his party will pay the price at the ballot box for refusing the people of Scotland the right to determine their constitutional future?
21

A Clamper,

Edinburgh 04/11/2009 16:23:19
When will you be resigning ?
22

Davie08,

Edinburgh 04/11/2009 16:25:17
#24 Steady on Gregor he'll have to away and ask Nick Clegg for the answer to that one.
23

Hobbe,

04/11/2009 16:33:11
I'd ask him when was the last time he pushed for the alleged Libdem policy on federalism, and why he abandoned this policy to join with his carbon copy blank headed unionist bedfellows and supported the Calman Commission, which he now realises was the lame duck knee jerk reaction to the SNP most of us knew it was?

A long question, with more than one question involved, but you get the idea.
24

ColinM,

Edinburgh 04/11/2009 16:34:43
I grew up a Liberal - Jo Grimmond was a personal friend of my father's and he and Russell Johnston were people I grew up knowing (and knowing me).

I worked for the Libs long before the SDP merger / takeover, and supported it (then) as giving more strength to the party's position.

I have always had a gut support for the LibDems as a result, though the loss of Paddy Ashdown saddened me, and the way Menzies Campbell had Charlie Kennedy sacked sickened me.

Now, sadly, I think poster 9 has it right. The Party's position is not Liberal, certainly not Democratic and in NO WAY Scottish.

Whether you want devo-max or independence, or just the limitations of the status quo, the Lib Dems have done us all a huge disservice by refusing to let US decide on our future.
25

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04/11/2009 17:52:00
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26

Alan B,

04/11/2009 18:51:35
Question 1

Why do you not put forward a proposal for a referendum on fiscal autonomy and dev max along the lines of the steel commission? (Calman has taken you for a ride).

Question 2

Your party support the euro.

a)Would you support an independent economic assessment of the economic implications of euro for scotland?
b)If it adviced that the euro would be beneficial to Scotland would you support Scotland membership of the euro (while part of the uk) no matter what England does? (this has been proposed for Nothern Ireland)
c)Would you support a referendum to allow Scotland to choose whether Scotland should join the euro?
27

vitesse_skye,

Antwerp Belgium 04/11/2009 19:01:14
Can you tell me why the Liberal Democrats seem more and more like an annoying irrelevance in Scottish politics whether as lapdogs to Zanu Labour in government or complete nonentities since the arrival of real government in our kingdom?
28

vitesse_skye,

Antwerp Belgium 04/11/2009 19:08:15
You look like a young clone of Charlie Kennedy without the benefit of the booze. A word of advice. If you ever want to fill Charlies brogues Buckfast works wonders.
29

JoeMiddleton,

Edinburgh 04/11/2009 22:15:45
1) Why do the Liberal Democrats think Scotland is uniquely incapable of running our own affairs and 2) What is democratic about refusing a referendum on independence?
30

Observer,,

Glasgow 04/11/2009 23:21:56
No. What's the point.
31

Observer,,

Glasgow 04/11/2009 23:24:54
Do you think Jeremy Thorpe did it, and is David Steel as wee as his spitting image puppet.
32

Observer,,

Glasgow 04/11/2009 23:27:51
Do you know you look like a horrible giant stick insect and what is with that hair? Jeez get a makeover.
33

Mc Max ,

05/11/2009 09:40:54

What,s the price of fish? Tavish.
34

Mrs Broon,

Scotland 05/11/2009 11:50:33
I would like to ask Tavish Scott why he keeps making the statement that nobody in Scotland wants Independence as he seems to have a problem with asking anyone. This is an interesting as neither my Husband or myself have ever had the means of expressing our wishes, so Tavish why no agreement on a referendum?
35

morris,

edinburgh 05/11/2009 14:14:43
Does Tavish back his predecessor who said that" He knew of no instance when any political party backed the use of a referenda unless they new the outcome in advance and it was one they agreed with".
He did say it on Radio Forth before any denial takes the floor.
NOT DEMOCRATIC ANTI SCOTTISH and TOTALLY LACKING IN ANY SENSE of the word Liberal as was previously pointed out. I predict this party s removal from Scotland completely soon as an irrelevance north of the border.
36

KampungHighlander,

Jakarta 05/11/2009 15:21:20
It will be interesting to see if they actually ask him any difficult questions or if the papers unionist bias creeps into this as well.

 

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