The leaders of five of Scotland's political parties go head to head in a special live BBC Scotland debate
John Swinney (SNP), Douglas Ross (Con), Anas Sarwar (Lab), Alex Cole-Hamilton (Lib-Dem) and Lorna Slater (Greens) will face questions from members of the public
The leaders clash on how to tackle the cost of living crisis for working families, the NHS and independence
John Swinney says austerity, Brexit and the cost of living crisis have been forced on Scotland by Westminster
Douglas Ross points the finger at the SNP for the strain on the NHS
Anas Sarwar says a Labour government would give an immediate cash injection to the health service
Lorna Slater calls on Scottish Labour to accept the people of Scotland should be able to decide on independence
Alex Cole-Hamilton says the public are fed up with both the SNP and Conservative governments
After the debate, you can watch more political analysis and reaction by clicking on the play icon at the top of the page
On the late Reporting Scotland programme, Alba leader Alex Salmond criticises the SNP for not putting enough emphasis on Scottish independence
David Kirkwood, Reform UK's deputy chairman in Scotland, says the country has benefitted economically from Brexit
Scottish Family party leader Richard Lucas defends anti-abortion vigils and criticises the "transgender message" being taught in schools
That's all from the live page team tonight - thanks for joining us.
You can read our story on the BBC Scotland leaders' debate here.
This live page was written by Craig Hutchison, Ashleigh Keenan-Bryce and Katy Scott.
The editors were Paul McLaren and Claire Diamond.
Philip Sim
BBC Scotland political correspondent
This was a debate really characterised by the contributions of the audience.
Each leader will have something to be happy about – all avoided major gaffes, and landed some of their key talking points.
But it was the frustration of the member of the public present which was remarkable – at the state of public services, but also at the political class across the board.
Not just the UK government and the Scottish government, the SNP and the Tories, but also those vying to replace them.
One woman actually said “shame on all of you”.
It’s not the sort of thing you tend to hear at the stage managed events parties usually run during campaigns, with scripted speeches and “lines to take”.
So hearing the feelings of the electorate – some of them quite harsh feelings – might be a welcome corrective in this campaign.
Now if you're just joining us, here's the key lines that emerged from tonight's Scottish leaders' debate.
Asked about how LGBT issues are taught in schools, Richard Lucas says he thinks the transgender message is "very harmful", "it tears families apart", he says.
He says the way schools teach about same-sex relationships is "controversial".
He says society has a diversity of viewpoints, pointing to the teachings of some churches.
But he says in schools, children are taught that the teaching of the Catholic Church on this issue is "point blank wrong".
Douglas Fraser
Scotland business & economy editor
While manifestos being launched this week contain many pledges that will affect England directly and the rest of the UK indirectly, next week we're expecting to see publication of the Scottish parties' manifestos.
There's a limited amount they can say about the questions people ask about devolved issues, except for the SNP to defend its record and others to attack.
But this electoral cycle is giving Scottish voters a foretaste of what to expect in the spring of 2026, when Holyrood seats are next up for grabs.
We're learning quite a lot about the positions the parties intend to take in that election - Labour and the SNP moving into the centre ground of being pro-growth and pro-business in order to meet their aspirations for re-distribution and support for those left behind.
Scottish Greens are seeking to find a voice outside government that takes on the SNP, with stronger opposition to oil and gas and to the squeeze on public services.
Lib Dems in Scotland are getting media coverage to which they are not entitled in UK coverage, because the last Westminster election went so badly for them. Re-establishing themselves seems to be a programme of individual issues rather than a coherent programme for government.
The Tories? They'll have a new leader at Holyrood soon. Post-Douglas Ross, their trajectory is a lot less clear.
Scottish Family Party leader Richard Lucas says the Scottish leaders' debate failed to mention late-term abortion, which his party considers a "horrific evil".
He says his party believes the breakdown of families leads to many of the problems in society.
Lucas defends demonstrations outside of abortion clinics and says they are not intimidating.
He says the protests help women change their minds about ending a pregnancy.
Douglas Fraser
Scotland business & economy editor
Image source, Getty ImagesRead my lips - no new taxes, said George HW Bush
"Read my lips," said Anas Sarwar. The Scottish Labour leader was using a slogan from the US presidential campaign of George HW Bush in 1988.
His promise then was "no new taxes" - which he later, infamously, broke. It's not a good presidential precedent.
Labour's promise is "no return to austerity", while also locking itself into several promises on not raising taxes, and only specifying a limited range of taxes that will go up. Similar reassurances have come from Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer.
SNP leader John Swinney said a Labour government would return to austerity, meaning a squeeze on public services and welfare.
Among the independent think tanks he cited, the Institute for Government has said: "The main parties are promising to address the chronic problems evident in many public services. But this is hard to square with current government spending plans for the next parliament which imply large real terms cuts to funding for many public services... Labour has broadly signed up to the government’s headline spending plans.
"The promises on tax (coupled with promises to limit borrowing and debt) imply tight limits on public spending...
"The tax pledges seriously undermine the credibility of their public service aspirations: the parties are presumably hoping the electorate will not notice."
Paul Johnston, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, said of the main parties: "Neither is addressing the big problems they'll face if they win the election. The numbers imply big spending cuts over the next five years unless there are big tax rises or the parties break their promises on getting the debt down. But they don't want to talk about that."
The next government could get out of this tight corner if it can stimulate more growth in the economy.
Meanwhile, John Swinney will be aware that such think tanks can also turn their attention to SNP plans, for government and for independence. More of that in 2026.
David Kirkwood says one of the biggest benefits of Brexit on an economic front is Scotland has gone from the seventh biggest exporting nation in the world to the fourth.
He says by "shaking off the shackles" of EU regulations, Scotland has managed to do well economically.
Reform UK's Scotland deputy chairman says the country has been able to strike trade deals with countries which would not have been possible before Brexit.
He said by avoiding EU red tape, exports to the EU are bigger now than they were before.
The deputy chairman of Reform UK in Scotland, David Kirkwood, says he is surprised that the leader he agreed with the most was Lorna Slater and her points on the super wealthy benefitting from a "huge transfer of wealth" from the poorest in society.
On the topic of immigration, he says it was not a topic of relevance in tonight's debates but "on the doors, it's been brought up a lot".
He says his party does not want to stop immigration but rather have a "one in, one out" policy because Scotland does not need more people.
David Wallace Lockhart
Political correspondent
That was a debate that heated up as it went on.
And the closest it got to boiling over was when it came to head to head moments between the SNP’s John Swinney and Scottish Labour’s Anas Sarwar.
Their clashes on austerity, finances and public services served as a useful reminder that so much of this election in Scotland will come down to seats where the SNP and Labour will slug it out.
Both Mr Swinney and Mr Sarwar got their attacks in, but arguably the most devastating put-down for each of them came from the audience.
The SNP leader was told to clean the flat before he moved out (in other words, improve public services before worrying about independence).
And another audience member made clear that he didn’t believe any of the Scottish Labour’s promises, and saw the party as simply another version of the Conservatives.
Scottish Greens MSP Ross Greer tells BBC Scotland that it was "really telling" that Lorna Slater got the first round of applause of the debate.
He says Slater was honest that tackling poverty and the climate crisis costs money, so the Greens have pledged to tax the super-rich and invest in public services.
The West Scotland MSP says other parties are "playing fast and loose" with the numbers by "pretending they can spend more and tax less".
He says the Scottish Greens are pro-democracy and his party wants to give the people of Scotland a choice on independence.
Liberal Democrat MSP Willie Rennie says in his view, Alex Cole-Hamilton won this evening's debate and tonight's audience "captured" the mood of the country as a whole.
He says Cole-Hamilton "clearly set out" the Liberal Democrats' position in this election, notably on the importance of improving mental health services.
Alex Salmond argues "every vote for Alba will count for independence".
The former first minister points out that in an hour's debate the future of Grangemouth refinery wasn't mentioned.
The Alba Party leader says it is Scotland's biggest industrial asset and not one of the five leaders mentioned it.
Douglas Ross on stepping down during an election campaign
Why should anyone vote for a party you don't want to lead, Douglas Ross is asked.
Earlier this week he announced that he will stand down as leader after the election.
He did not answer the question directly, but said he was looking forward to spending more time with his family.
He said people should vote for his party because they were focused on issues such as education and the health service.
Next up is the leader of the Alba party, Alex Salmond.
He says politics in Scotland has been reduced over the last ten years.
Salmond says tonight we've seen "five politicians fractiously arguing over whose to blame for this, that or the next thing".
He points out ten years ago the debate was about the future of the country which is why 85% of people voted.
It'll be unlikely 85% of the people vote in a few weeks time because people are not hearing about a vision for the country, he adds.
Deputy leader for Scottish Labour Jackie Baillie tells BBC Scotland that Anas Sarwar has the clearest message of all the leaders.
She says John Swinney was attacked on his record but shifted the blame, and says people want their politicians to take responsibility for things.
But she defends Sarwar's honesty as well as Labour's plans to lower bills, create jobs, and invest in the working people.
Conservative MSP Craig Hoy says Douglas Ross had a "very strong performance" tonight, showing empathy and illustrating why people in "key seats" should vote Scottish Conservative to beat the SNP
To the all important spin room now where the BBC's Phil Sim asks the SNP's Fiona Hyslop for her reaction to the debate.
Not surprisingly she says John Swinney landed his point about public services and the audience felt passionately about it.
The debate may have drawn to a close but you watch all the reaction to it on BBC Scotland's The Nine.
Just click on the play icon at the top of the live page.
We'll bring you reports and analysis, so stick with us.
'Tax social media giants to fund the health service' - Alex Cole-Hamilton
Alex Cole-Hamilton, of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, says one in four GP appointments are related to mental health, adding that a lot of mental health struggles in young people are caused by social media platforms and "it is time for them to pay".
He says we can fix this by implementing a digital services tax to be paid by social media platforms.
He says his party would invest this money in world class facilities in Scotland to allow children to get the care they deserve.