BREAKING: Stew ducks the debate - it turns out he's NOT a Charlie Kirk type after all and doesn't believe in debating his political opponents - his claim after Kirk's death to have never run away from a debate in his time as a blogger now lies in tatters - WELL THAT'S A SURPRISE NONE OF US SAW THAT COMING DID WE

After issuing my video debate challenge to controversial blogger Stuart "Stew" Campbell, I said this: 

"Please do let me know your thrilling excuses for ducking / ignoring this debate challenge at your earliest convenience."

It turns out I didn't have long to wait.

Crazy obsessed man makes up a whole string of flat-out lies, then demands I “debate” him over them in order to drive traffic to his website with 122 articles about how I’m basically Hitler on it (while blocking all replies) 🙄 pic.twitter.com/a4SbyJsorY

— Wings Over Scotland (@WingsScotland) November 21, 2025

Yup, my bingo card is more or less full already.  "Crazy", "obsessed" (thanks for the "man"!), "flat-out lies" (yeah, what are those flat-out lies specifically, Stew?), "drive traffic", "122 articles", "basically Hitler", etc, etc.  Disappointed we didn't get a "deranged" or a "demented" or a "lunatic", but we can't have everything.

Not to worry, Stew, I'll use the extra time for Christmas shopping instead.  But let no-one say I didn't make the offer or that I wasn't serious about seeing it through.  And it's had the highly useful effect of forcing you to tacitly admit to your readers that you are not in fact a Charlie Kirk type, and that you do not in fact believe in open debate with your political opponents - something that I suspect you would have much preferred not to concede, however indirectly.  We'll just have to call you Rev "No Debate" Stew from now on.

The offer, needless to say, remains open.  If you ever change your mind and locate a spine, you know where to find me.

And hey, Stoo, make mine a double.  #BothVotesSNP