Riddoch Questions this week will be a special pre-recorded debate from Edinburgh University. The live audience, including students and members of the public, will quiz the panel on the week’s main news stories, as well as the burning issues affecting education and student life.
The guests in the hot seats are the new Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Tavish Scott, in one of his first major public outings since taking the party’s top job. He’ll be joined by Education Secretary Fiona Hyslop, Labour MSP for Edinburgh North and Leith Malcolm Chisholm, Conservative Lothians MSP Gavin Brown and lecturer on social change at Queen Margaret University and former health minister Susan Deacon.
The topics up for discussion are:
• Brown’s leadership crisis – Should the labour party hand out nomination papers for the leadership? And if there was a contest, who should stand?
• Scottish Labour – has a new leader. Will Iain Gray and his new shadow cabinet restore the fortunes of the party north of the border?
• Lib Dems – another new leader, another party with popularity issues. Will the suggestions of a 2p cut in income tax help?
• Student debt - With the cost of living continually rising, what hope is there for young people struggling financially?
• Drinking age – would raising it to 21 help or hinder the fight to curb Scotland’s alcohol problems?
This is a pre-recorded show so there is no opportunity to use calls, texts or emails this week during the programme. But the team welcomes your views on the debate by email on riddoch@bbc.co.uk.
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