Scottish independence debate reduced to 'do you like Nicola or hate Boris', says MP
Ian Murray, the Shadow Scottish Secretary, said that without a Labour alternative the constitutional debate was being “paralysed by the question of do you like Nicola or do you hate Boris.” With polls showing that as many as 71 per cent of Scots under 34 back independence, the Edinburgh South MP said he was surprised the figures were not higher because of the polarised nature of the debate. He said: “The framing of the debate at the moment is Scotland versus the Tories, Nicola versus Boris and Scotland versus those evil people at Westminster.”Murray added: “All the debate is at the moment is, do you think the UK Government is horrendous, the answer from young people becomes yes.