Nicola Sturgeon and Jim Murphy have clashed over the economy in the second Scottish leaders’ debate this week.
In a series of fractious exchanges between the pair which dominated the hour-long BBC Scotland broadcast from the University of Aberdeen’s Elphinstone Hall, Murphy accused the Scottish National party leader of planning a “black hole” in Scotland’s finances after she confirmed she would introduce full fiscal autonomy for Scotland within a year if given the opportunity by Westminster, despite claims by the Institute for Fiscal Studies that it would leave an immediate £7.6bn shortfall in Scotland’s finances.
