The Scotsman Cartoon: Independence TV debate

First Minister Alex Salmond and Better Together leader Alistair Darling will square off in the second TV debate on the Scottish independence referendum tonight.

Illustration: Iain Green

The leaders’ first live head-to-head clash aired on STV on August 5, with both sides claiming victory.

Tonight’s debate will be screened on BBC One Scotland and across the rest of the UK on BBC Two from 8.30pm.

The 90-minute event will be staged at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow in front of an audience of 200 people selected by polling and research consultancy ComRes.

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