The Scottish Greens have been excluded from the televised debates during the Scottish Parliament Elections. Although I originally felt that this was a correct decision due to a lack of any constituency candidates there is now a real chance that the Scottish Green Party could help form the next Scottish Government. Therefore I believe that they should be included in the debates at it appears that the people of Scotland agree:
Question:
The leaders of four out of the five parties in the Scottish Parliament are due to take part in TV debates in the run up to the election, but the broadcasters have not offered a place to the fifth party, the Scottish Greens. Which of these statements comes closest to your views?
The Scottish Greens should be included in the TV debates: 63%
The Scottish Greens should not be included in the TV debates: 22%
Don’t know: 15%