Why BBC's political show refused Scottish question

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Those powers mysteriously disappeared when the bill went through Westminster and Tony Blair specifically interfered to stop a Scottish 6 O'Clock News programme.

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Why BBC's political show refused Scottish question

THE BBC last night defended its decision to prevent a Question Time audience member from making a point about Scottish politics on a programme being filmed in Glasgow.
Martin Grey, of Motherwell, was chosen to join the audience for the show, which is being broadcast tonight.

But when he told a researcher that he planned to ask the panel about the Scottish Liberal Democrats' pledge not to enter a coalition with the Scottish National Party because of its commitment to an independence referendum, he was told his question would not be allowed.
Mr Grey said: "[The researcher] stated this question would not be appropriate as Question Time is aimed at a UK audience and requires questions to be both timely and relevant to the UK.

"Asked if there was any room for a Scottish-specific question with interest to the whole of the
UK, on a programme filmed in Scotland, [the researcher] answered 'No'."

Last night, a spokesman for the BBC said: "Every week on Question Time, we have to ensure that the discussion reflects the big national UK and international stories.

"Unfortunately, when there is a busy news agenda, it is not possible to ask every question that those in the audience would like to ask," he added.

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