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This budget debate is a bit like everyone's been saving up their shouting for a couple of weeks and are getting it all out at once
Accusations of lying now, fantastic. So much beef. Parliamentary discourse has for the most been extremely dull for most of 2019, back into the fireworks big style now
"The temperature of this debate is becoming ridiculous", says deputy presiding officer Linda Fabiani
Amazing. Neil Findlay has accidentally emailed his speech to the entire of the government, so Derek Mackay is fact-checking it live. "The figures are all wrong now," he says; "he can cut out the personal insults too." 
Noting that he's not the only one with poor IT skills, Neil Findlay says Bruce Crawford once sent the whole programme for government to the entire parliament.
(BC also dropped a hint about the budget deal this morning by pronouncing "peace in our time" on his way into FMQs)
(BC also dropped a hint about the budget deal this morning by pronouncing "peace in our time" on his way into FMQs)
