Scottish party leaders answer our five big questions ahead of polling day
The Sunday Mail has asked each of the main party leaders to answer some key questions so undecided voters can make up their minds.
Voters will be electing MSPs on Thursday (Image: Getty Images)
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Douglas Ross has outlined 15 major Bills he said the Scottish Conservatives would steer through Holyrood to rebuild the country after the coronavirus pandemic.
Unveiling a manifesto he says represents a “positive policy programme”, the Tory leader vowed to “secure and accelerate our recovery from coronavirus”.
The blueprint includes an aim to end unemployment with plans for £500 “Retrain to Rebuild” grants, job security councils, rapid retraining courses, and an Enterprise Bill that would establish an economic development agency for every region.
It sets out a proposal for a “double lock” that would protect the NHS budget, and boost it through a £600 million taskforce to reduce treatment times.
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. The full document runs to 55 pages. So, what is the party promising? BBC Scotland s correspondents have been analysing the pledges.
1. Oppose a second independence referendum
Opposition to independence is a core part of the Scottish Conservative election strategy. It features prominently in every leaflet and advert, and the manifesto is no different: the very first section is titled end division - no referendum .
This approach has paid off in recent years, boosting the Tories ahead of Labour at Holyrood and Westminster, and they seem as eager as ever to wrap themselves in the Union flag in a bid to sweep up No voters.
Scottish Conservatives mention independence more times than NHS in party s Holyrood manifesto
Launching his party s 2021 Holyrood manifesto, Douglas Ross said he wanted to prevent the SNP winning a majority and stop Nicola Sturgeon wrecking the economy
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