everywhere affects every one of us. warnings of blackouts to uk ministers. we do have good energy supplies in the uk. we can get through the winter. ..struggling to keep control after spooking the markets. i get it, and i. and i. are you sorry?! i changed the policy. are you sorry? of course i m sorry. ..and plenty of the public. the question that confronts us, wherever you are this morning how to be sure this. ..doesn t happen. this morning we rejoined live in the aberdeen art gallery by scotland s first minister, nicola sturgeon. from oxford by the one time liz truss superfan and former culture secretary, nadine dorries. from london by the prime minister s fixer the cabinet office minister nadhim zahawi. and with me here in aberdeen is a man known by millions as dijimmy peres. douglas henshall is here to talk about why he walked away from shetland, and what s next for him. and with me to reflect on the interviews and look at what is making the news is the former labour
msps, want to hold a second referendum. if we cannot do that we need some sort of democratic event to demonstrate that the balance of opinion in scotland has changed since 2014. i am with the first minister on this strategy. i am often portrayed as someone to disagree with nicola sturgeon. that is not the case. we have a big disagreement over women s rights and lesbian rights. i advocated for women s rights and lesbian rights in the face of a very aggressive gender identity ideology and i will continue to do that because i think it is the right thing to do. on the course of independence, nicola and i are as one. i have suggested over the years protesting the case and having a people s vote, this has gone on.
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uk government is already giving by their refusal to countenance democracy, is that they don t believe they can win a substantive case. if you are confident in your arguments in politics, confident in the case you are making, you don t fear democracy, you actually relish the opportunity to put your case before the people and let the people decide. , . ~ before the people and let the people decide. , ., ,, ., decide. let s talk about where the arc uments decide. let s talk about where the arguments are decide. let s talk about where the arguments are and decide. let s talk about where the arguments are and i decide. let s talk about where the arguments are and i think- decide. let s talk about where the arguments are and i think we - decide. let s talk about where the arguments are and i think we can | arguments are and i think we can show you and the audience where there is support show you and the audience where there is support for show you and the audience where there is sup
renter engine independence, would it? if the renter engine is independence, would it? if the renter engine is blocked, - independence, would it? if ii uéi renter engine is blocked, completely and indefensible blocked by a westminster government, what choice do we have? the voice of scotland does not matter, scottish democracy does not matter, scottish democracy does not matter or we put our case for a general election. that does not matter or we put our case for a general election. for a general election. that would not for a general election. that would rrot guarantee for a general election. that would not guarantee it for a general election. that would not guarantee it happening. - for a general election. that would i not guarantee it happening. perhaps it is the case your options in a way sort of running out of road. you promised a referendum in the 2016 election and it did not happen. you tried again in 2019 and it did not happen. promised again in 2021 and it did not hap