Rivals clash in Scottish independence debate

By Danica Kirka

Published August 5, 2014 9:23pm ET

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Rivals clash in Scottish independence debate — This photo taken and issued on Tuesday Aug. 5, 2014 by Devlin Photo Ltd, shows Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond, left, Britain's former treasury chief and leader of the pro-Union Better Together campaign Alistair Darling, right, and broadcast journalist Bernard Ponsonby during a televised debate ahead of the referendum on Scottish independence, in Glasgow, Scotland. A second televised debate is to take place on August 25. (AP Photo/PA, Devlin Photo Ltd) | Devlin Photo Ltd

LONDON (AP) — Scotland’s leading politician clashed with Britain’s former treasury chief Tuesday in a televised debate meant to sway undecided voters in the final weeks before a referendum on Scottish independence.

The debate pitted the pugnacious First Minister Alex Salmond against the droll Alistair Darling and was marked by exchanges in which both men interrupted and spoke over each other while offering little if anything new to their positions.

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