First Minister to join 5 Million Questions conversation

Published On Mon 12 May 2014 by Roddy Isles

First Minister Alex Salmond has been confirmed as the latest addition to the University of Dundee 5 Million Questions series of public conversations.

The First Minister will be at the University on Tuesday June 3rd. His appearance comes just two weeks after Alistair Darling, leader of the Better Together campaign, will face the public at the preceding event in the series.

Tickets for the events are available now.

“We are delighted to confirm the First Minister is joining our series of public conversations, which have featured the senior figures from all sides of the referendum debate,” said Michael Marra, Director of 5 Million Questions.

“The aim of Five Million Questions is to strip out much of the partisanship of the debate and seek the answers that the people of Scotland want before making up their mind which way to vote.

“We will continue to do this in coming months as more politicians and campaigners from both sides come here and put forth their arguments for or against independence. We would invite anyone with questions of their own to come along and hear from Mr Salmond and Mr Darling.”

Former Secretary of State for Scotland Douglas Alexander was at the University last week and he will be followed by Scottish Finance Secretary John Swinney on May 14th, then Mr Darling on May 22nd and Mr Salmond on June 3rd.

More events and publications are scheduled to take place between now and 18th September.

The University launched the Five Million Questions project to examine the issues surrounding the biggest event in Scotland for over 300 years. Every aspect of Scottish life stands to be impacted upon by the result of the 2014 referendum, and everyone has a question about how the decision will affect them and the future of the country.

The public debate to this stage has been both highly technical and overtly party political. 5 Million Questions aims to stimulate wider debate, apply academic rigour to examination of the issues, and engage with the public on all aspects of the major questions they are facing.

All events take place at the University’s Dalhousie Building and entry is free.

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