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Weekend activities for candidates Candidates stay on campaign trail
(about 5 hours later)
Leaders of the main political parties keep on the campaign trail this weekend with First Minister Jack McConnell in Ayrshire for Labour on Saturday. Leaders of the main political parties are staying on the campaign trail with First Minister Jack McConnell in Ayrshire for Labour on Saturday.
The Scottish Conservative leader Annabel Goldie will be campaigning in her West Renfrewshire constituency. The Scottish Conservative leader Annabel Goldie was campaigning in her West Renfrewshire constituency.
SNP leader Alex Salmond visits Gordon while deputy leader Nicola Sturgeon will stop by Glasgow's Print Studio. SNP leader Alex Salmond visited Gordon while deputy leader Nicola Sturgeon stopped by Glasgow's Print Studio.
Menzies Campbell will be at a police station in Peebles for the Lib Dems with justice spokesman Jeremy Purvis. Menzies Campbell was at a police station in Peebles for the Lib Dems with justice spokesman Jeremy Purvis.
Tommy Sheridan will be speaking for Solidarity at open air rallies in Glasgow, focusing on the party's policy to give carers a weekly allowance. While visiting the Kilwinning Community Sports Club in Ayrshire, Mr McConnell outlined his plans for Scotland's youngsters.
Solidarity will also hold a press conference on the theme of workers rights to coincide with the STUC conference in the city. After meeting footballer Julie Fleeting, who captains the Scotland women's team, he changed into a tracksuit to join eight-year-old Erin Cuthbert for a kickabout.
The Scottish Socialist Party will be in Edinburgh campaigning against the council tax. 'Cosmopolitan Scotland'
The Green Party will be visiting farmers markets across Scotland to emphasise the party's commitment to local produce. "We need to be tough on anti-social behaviour but we also need to offer young people opportunities in their communities," he said.
He also highlighted Labour's plans to invest £100m in sports facilities over the next 10 years.
The SNP pledged a package of measures to help Scotland's arts and cultural community.
The Nationalists vowed to establish a £2m fund to promote the work of Scottish talent at Edinburgh's world famous festivals if they win power at next month's Holyrood elections.
The package will also include tax breaks for artists living in Scotland and the party said it would look at the possibility of tax incentives for film makers in a bid to attract more film crews to the country.
SNP Deputy Leader Nicola Sturgeon said: "The SNP wants to see a culturally cosmopolitan Scotland, capable of attracting and retaining gifted people, where our creative community is supported and their contribution to the economy is maximised."
Drinking culture
Liberal Democrat leader Menzies Campbell was in Scotland to highlight his party's policies on law and order.
The Lib Dems are pledging to tackle Scotland's drinking culture by vowing to crack down on sales to those under age and give more money for alcohol treatment.
They said drinking currently costs the Scottish society more than a billion pounds a year, which they claim is equivalent to about 4p on income tax for every taxpayer.
Tommy Sheridan's Solidarity party held open air rallies in Glasgow, focusing on the party's policy to give carers a weekly allowance.
The Scottish Socialist Party meanwhile was in Edinburgh campaigning against the council tax.
Candidates standing for the Scottish Green Party visited farmers markets across Scotland to emphasise the party's commitment to local produce.