Question Time tonight comes from Edinburgh, often known as the “Athens of the North” – because it is full of striking socialists and unemployed alcoholics Irn Bru drinkers.
On the panel we have an interesting mix: a double-Coalition effort of Lord Forsyth and Scottish Secretary Michael Moore MP, Wee Dougie Alexander MP, Nicola Sturgeon MSP and voice of the Carphone Warehouse adverts, failed comedian Ed Byrne.
For those playing the Buzzword Bingo, we will be using the Slash And Burn Rules (2010 revision) which means that ‘cutting red tape’, ‘liberty’ and ‘dead hand of socialism‘ will not appear on the BBC, but ‘the dead unburied’, ‘hitting the poor hardest’ and ‘schools’n’hospitals’ are worth double BiasPoints. Snide comments about Michael Gove apologising for a civil servant’s typing error win a free dice roll, and ‘Worse than Thatcher’ is an instant win if played together with a ‘Nasty Party’ joker.
As usual the LiveBlog will also cover the entertainingly awful This Week, which sees the scary duo of Michael Portillo and Miliband (D) draped over the sofa in glorious widescreen.
David Vance, TheEye and David Mosque will be standing on the shoulders of giants here from 10:30pm.
David Vance,
Please be careful what you say about Edinburgh !
I complain a lot about the city I live in , but it rankles when an outsider slags it off !
“Alcoholics ” ? We only drink Irn Bru here.
Anyway, I hope Michael Forsyth has had a few glasses and is firing on all four cylinders.
Seconded.
The Edinburgh mafia respond to an unwarranted attack from N. Ireland !
It’s true, Edinburgh is indeed chocked full of socialists. Actually Scotland in general is. Wonder what Adam Smith would say?!
Woops, just realised I posted an anti-London diatribe a few days ago so have to plead guilty to hypocrisy !
David,
Just spotted your amendment, thanks, but I am not unemployed !!!!!