ALEX Salmond has snubbed calls for a head-to-head debate with Alistair Darling, the leader of the pro-UK Better Together campaign.
Mr Darling challenged the First Minister to debate Scotland's future after the SNP Government publishes its detailed plans for independence in a white paper in November.
But the First Minister said he expected to debate the issues with David Cameron – and accused Mr Darling of acting as a "human shield" for the PM.
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