26/04/2016 Reporting Scotland

That's all from the BBC News at Six, so it's goodbye from me.

And on BBC One, we now join the BBC's news teams where you are.

Tonight, on an extended Reporting Scotland election special.

ScottishPower is fined 18 million pounds for failing to

Lengthy call wait times, but you don't get anywhere.

In the election campaign we have the second of our leader interviews.

Tonight it's the turn of Willie Rennie the leader

And I will be reporting from Glasgow Pollok on the SNP battle. I will

talk to the people and I will talk to the parties.

How a lack of ventilation in your home might be exposing

And Jamie Murray returns to his roots - the Davis Cup winner

is in Dunblane to say thanks to the town for its support.

Scottish Power has been told to pay ?18 million in penalties for failing

It has been criticised by the industry regulator Ofgem

for "unacceptable" delays to call handling, billing and complaints.

Our business and economy editor, Douglas Fraser, reports.

At ScottishPower, we think about what energy is and what it can do in

the real world. In the real world outside this advert, its customers

have been left waiting on the phone, or for their bill. One of the big

have been left waiting on the phone, six energy supplies, ScottishPower

joins rivals in being heavily penalised for the treatment of its

customer. In Lanarkshire, this lady was one. She set up a direct debit

to pay her bills. Founder money was not taken out of account and she was

ignored and is now left with a backdated claim. They think I still

owe them money. It is well over ?1000. They have no record of any

gas that was supplied, but they have been chasing me for it. It has been

well documented and it is stressful in my late stages of pregnancy. The

regulator found the Spanish owned company let down customers while

changing its IT system four years ago. Call waiting times were found

to be too high, which some reported reach 30 minutes. 300,000 bills were

late, leading to a million complaints and those complaints were

handled too slowly. The problems were still being resolved earlier

this year. Ofgem is giving ScottishPower a fine of only ?1, but

requiring it to pay ?80 million on penalties after 15 million for

failing to support vulnerable customers and 3 million to charity.

It is the second-biggest finally have imposed in relation to not

treating domestic customers fairly. This should send out a message, ?80

million is a large fine and it says we expect companies to treat their

customers fairly at all times. ScottishPower had no one available

to interview but in a statement it said...

Later this year, ScottishPower will occupy this city centre

headquarters, a grand building that underlines the important role of the

company in the Scottish economy. But the penalty issued today is a

reminder it cannot afford to get to grand for its customers and

demonstrates the danger when company's computer systems need to

be renewed and rebooted. In more disturbing evidence

to the Liam Fee murder trial a young child said he felt "unsafe"

with the two accused. The boy says Nyomi and Rachel Fee

told him his dad was dead and that Nyomi and Rachel Fee deny murdering

Liam and harming two other boys. Some viewers, particularly young

children, may find some of the details in Lisa

Summers report upsetting. Two-year-old Liam Fee was found dead

at his home in March 20 14. For a second day, the jury has been

watching video evidence from a child Rachel and Nyomi Fee are accused of

mistreating. Liam said he believed his dad was dead because Rachel told

him full. She said she had killed them because she doesn't like liars.

The question -- social workers said she assured him that his father was

alive. He said he broke down and didn't want to go back to the house.

The child says on one occasion Naomi tried his hands behind his back with

a dressing gown cord and forced him to sleep naked in a dark room all

night. He was asked who was there. He said, just me and the rats. The

rats were in and this makes, but they were in boxes. And the boa

constructor is. Nyomi Fee told him they were in boxes. And the boa

it eats little boys. They deny killing Liam and deny harming him

and two other boys. The trial in Livingston, continues.

In the Holyrood election campaign, the SNP leader, Nicola Sturgeon,

says she has not ruled out cutting the number of local

But rivals are not convinced structural reform is necessary.

Here's our political correspondent, Glenn Campbell.

Getting rid of your rubbish is not the only thing your council does. It

is also in charge of local roads, school education and social care in

partnership with the NHS. This city of Edinburgh Council is one of 32

local authorities in Scotland and the SNP wants to review the role and

review the responsibility of these councils and how they work together

with the network of health boards that run NHS services. The party

leaders made it here that would mean having fewer councils in future. I

am not ruling anything out or in. We will review the situation in

partnership with local government. The provision of public services and

the governance is changing. In health and social care, we now have

new partnership that bring health and local government together.

Health and social care became an integrated service earlier this

month, with cross-party backing. The Conservatives favour more joint

working rather than trimming down the number of councils. The Scottish

Conservatives don't leave in the wholesale review of services. We

don't think there should be wholesale organisation because we

should be doing the best job of service delivery. That means

councils working closer together but not a wholesale, structural review.

Scotland's eight Fire Services were merged into just one during the last

Parliament and a single police force was created. The Liberal Democrats

call its centralisation and don't want it extended to councils. We

don't want me meddling around with the boundaries of councils, that is

a distraction. We should be pushing into communities. The SNP took

control of the police, they threatening to take control over the

schools. It is not acceptable. Local government reform could cut the cash

available for poorest areas. It is government reform could cut the cash

20 years since local government was last overhauled, when regional

councils like Strathclyde were abolished. Labour says its manifesto

tomorrow will not propose another big shake-up. We have to be careful

about any further SNP centralisation, that has been

unpopular. I think we can get the government to work in a more joined

up fashion, breaking down the silos and barriers between counsel

apartments. The SNP says it wants more local decision-making, not

less. Either way, it has managed to put who provides what service on the

election agenda. And staying with the election

campaign, every night this week, we'll be hearing from party leaders

here in the studio. Tonight, it's the turn

of Willie Rennie, who'll be setting out why you might

want to cast your vote Before we hear from him,

here's a bit of background. Willie Rennie says he wanted to have

fun during this campaign. He certainly seems to be doing just

that. By the power of the Lib Dems. I am healed. Doing better than the

2011 election is the priority. He I am healed. Doing better than the

became leader after his party was routed and was left with just five

MSPs. The Liberal Democrats are back to our best and we can grow in the

selection. The Lib Dems key manifesto commitments include half

?1 billion more every year for education, funded by a 1p rise in

income tax. An increase in the share of the budget spent on mental

income tax. An increase in the share services. And the pledge, to not

only protect civil liberties, but allow for greater public scrutiny

for example, of police Scotland. The polls suggest the Lib Dems won't win

the election, but Willie Rennie has got himself noticed. We like to

organise our visits to send a message in pictorial terms of

exactly what we are asking for. It does it very well, I don't know how,

but it does it and somebody will work it out at some point.

And Willie Rennie joins me now. The first and second Scottish

Parliaments, you were in coalition. The last Parliament, five seats,

1999 must seem like a long time ago? It does, but this election, we are

having great fun and getting across a positive message about the future.

The situation is urgent. We used to have the best education system in

the world, it is just average now. People wait for a long time now for

treatment on mental health services. We need to exceed our climate change

targets. But we need to make sure we guarantee our Civil Liberties. Those

are big, positive issues that Liberal Democrats are pioneering in

this election campaign. We are finding more people are coming back

because we are positive, uplifting, outward looking and we are going to

grow in this election. What do you put the slump down to, this downward

trajectory? Is it still a question of trust, tuition fees and coalition

with the Tories. I do think we are growing this time, we have turned

the corner. We are getting back to our best. The last few years

the corner. We are getting back to been difficult, the coalition and so

on. What we have had that debate, learned our lesson and we know it

was difficult. I think we are stronger as a result. That is why we

have got a positive agenda in this campaign. I have been all over the

country in this campaign of areas of traditional strength, but also more

challenging areas. Everywhere I go, people tell me they like what they

have got to see and they like the way we are saying it and we are

optimistic about the country's future. I take great heart from

that. Do you think you have done enough, because in the last Scottish

parliament, in 2011, you were pretty hammered and that was supposed to be

the protest vote. At the general election last year, one seat! People

have got long memories? I did think it is the end of the cycle. I also

recognise in the last five years, and I do think people recognise

this, the small team of Liberal Democrats in the Scottish Parliament

have punched well above their weight. Who would have challenged

the Scottish Government from the beginning about the centralisation

of Lee Scotland? Who would have stood up on things like industrial

stop and search. Guns on the police with police officers. Who would have

challenged all those issues. And also nursing education. Those issues

would not have been dealt with and it is only the Liberal Democrats who

has guaranteed them. You look at the record, the positive offer for the

future and that is why I am optimistic. And now, when it really

matters, with that background, you will win and lashed in -- election

by putting a penny on income tax? I have already mentioned it is an

urgent situation. Scottish education used to be the best, and now it is

just average, according to the OECD. If the situation is urgent it

requires an urgent and an exceptional measure. Putting a penny

on income tax to secure ?505 million worth of investment, for education,

in a pupil premium to help kids struggling at school to get on but

also in colleges to repair the damage is to cuts to colleges in

recent years. That package, people will know what they are getting for

their money, it is a modest increase and it make sure it is progressive.

He would have to earn over ?21,500 to pay any more under these combine

measures with the tax thresholds at Westminster. It is fair, it is

positive and it is going directly towards investing in education so we

can have the best education system in the world again. The problems in

education, they haven't happened overnight and you were in Coalition

Government for eight years since 1999. Presumably you were investing

then? Did it all go wrong when you stop? The OECD, the international

body, highlight that ten years ago just won the SNP came to power, that

we were at the top in terms of mathematics, but now we are just

average. It has happened in a relatively short period of time. I

might suggest the destruction of the referendum might have taken the

focus off, needing to improve education in Scotland, but

certainly, investment in education is part of the solution. As Liberal

certainly, investment in education Democrats we believe in giving

everybody the opportunity to succeed, nobody should he held back

by circumstances of their birth or their background.

Let me go back to those eight years when you were in power. Presumably,

you did shovel money into the education system, and that money

should have been transformational. ?500 million sounds a lot, but for a

country's education system, it's not a vast amount, though you hope it

will be transformational. We did invest, in the teaching community to

make sure we had good, qualified teachers who were properly paid in

the classroom. We invested in new buildings, invested in the

infrastructure of our education system to make sure we had a

reformed system for the future. We started at work, and it is a shame

that it has taken a slide in recent years. Part of it is because the SNP

haven't been focused, but there is a need to make sure we keep up with

the best countries in the world, who are very competitive now. The answer

to that is education investment. During that time, would you not

dealing with PFI schooling? Has that not come home to roost? Of course,

dealing with PFI schooling? Has that there have been issues around PFI,

and we need to have a thorough investigation into what went wrong

with this specific contract. I think the issue of finance is not related.

I think it is very much related. We will wait and see. What is important

as, at that time, the Liberal Democrats with our coalition

colleagues invested in education to get it improve. In recent years, it

has slipped down. It is a great disappointment, and we are

determined to change it. Your manifesto has many proposals on

education, health care, civil Liberties, climate change - these

things have to be paid for. Where are your big, headline ideas to make

money? The state can't do it all itself, we have to provide money.

We're facing problems at the moment. Unemployment rose by 20,000 in the

last quarter, there is a manufacturing slump - what are your

headline ideas? Queries the dynamism? Jackie, the real answer is

to invest in our people. They are a dynamism? Jackie, the real answer is

biggest asset -- where is the dynamism? They can contribute

towards business in this country to make businesses grow and pay tax. It

is that virtuous circle. That's what we need to do. That is why we are so

passionate and determined to invest in education in the future. No one

would disagree, but we're talking about our five-year plan for

education. The problems we're facing now, we need something in the here

and now. What are the Liberal Democrats going to do? Part of that

is immediate. We need immediate answers in terms of training young

people in college as, for instance. For what jobs? People come here

because of the skills of our workforce, it is why we have some of

the best universities and renewable industries in the world. That is why

we have some of the great businesses across the country that I have been

visiting in the last few weeks. They come here because of our people.

They are our biggest asset and that is why I want to invest in them.

During the campaign, Ruth Davidson of the Conservatives has said she's

not going to win but she is going to be the opposition. She is going to

hold the SNP, if the polls are to be believed, to account. What will your

role be? The Lib Dems will play a constructive role in the parliament.

We will oppose where we disagree, like on police centralisation. And

we will look agreement where we can. We want to deliver a big boost for

mental health services. Far too many people are waiting too long for

urgent treatment on mental health on the environment, we want to make

sure we will work with others to exceed our climate change targets by

investor meeting in warm homes, we want to put into fracking and

opencast coal. All of this is -- all of those issues will come to the

fore. But you want form any coalitions -- you won't form any

coalitions? We have seen in the Parliament, where we had coalition,

minority and majority Government, there are a variety of ways. I want

to exert our influence using the power of more MSPs behind me to get

all those things delivered in the Scottish Parliament. I think people

deserve a better mental health service in this country. I think

people deserve that this country should exceed its climate change

targets, guarantee Civil Liberties. We shouldn't have this ID database

that the SNP want. I will hunt for anyone who is prepared to work with

me on those things. The polls suggest that you are battling with

the Greens for fourth place. If you fail and you end up fifth, will you

consider your own position as leader? Jackie, I am having the time

of my life. It looks like it! Apart from having great fun going round

and enjoying things, I am having the time of my life because we are able

to campaign on the things we feel strongly about. I'm optimistic that

we have done in the last five years. Would you concede that there is

voter apathy? No. Across the country, people are coming up to me

and saying, it is so refreshing, so upbeat, and it's great that they

have a liberal force in Scottish politics that wants to grow and be

better for Scotland. I think we're back to our best, and with that, I

think Scotland can be back its best. And our leader interviews

continue throughout the week The Conservative leader,

Ruth Davidson will be Right now though our political

editor has been on his travels. Yesterday, he was in Orkney,

today he's a bit closer to home, having some retail therapy

in the constituency Brian Taylor, you heard

Willie Rennie there, the Lib Dems have a

fight on their hands? Yes, they do, and a fight to

establish their role. Several of the parties in the contest had been

trying to define their position does not the Conservatives say they are

seeking to be the principal opposition. Willie Rennie said twice

that he would hunt for agreement. He is not pitching himself as the

likely next First Minister or saying he will form the largest section of

opposition, but he is trying to make an offer that he feels will resonate

with the voters. If you ask people, what they say is, why don't

politicians just sit down together and sort it out? Principally, it is

because they don't agree, but people are looking for consensus, and

Willie Rennie was undoubtedly offering that as his principal role.

Hunt for agreement on issues like mental health and education, the

governments of the police. Thank you very much, Brian. -- the

governance. Today is the 30th anniversary of

the world's worst nuclear disaster. The explosion and fire at Chernobyl

power station in Ukraine in 1986 had far-reaching consequences and,

as Willie Johnston reports, Scotland The physical destruction was clear

to see. Less visible, the toxic emissions that took several days to

appear. The radiation cloud might have passed with minimal impact but

for that bank holiday weekend's miserable weather. Across the Lake

District and also Galloway, the amount of rain accumulated to 20

millimetres will stop Jeff Monk documented the impact for the Met

office, where he worked. That rain is essentially captured the caesium

radioactivity and washed it out, so there were 1000 times more -- there

was 1000 times more radioactivity reached the grand than would have

occurred if it hadn't rained. Across Galloway and much of western central

Scotland, this polluted rain fell on grass being grazed by sheep and

lambs. They absorbed the radiation into their bodies, rendering the

meat unfit for the human food chain. Our initial reaction was, where is

Chernobyl? Sir Ian Grant was Scotland's farming leader.

Restrictions were introduced, and by the time it got to autumn, it was

felt that things were safe and that the worst of the experience was

passed. However, by the time we got to new lambs in 1987, there were

high levels appearing in those that had been grazing on that pasture.

The restrictions then had to come in, and they stuck with us for

another 23 years. The last few farms under restriction in Scotland

weren't cleared until 2010. Since the early 90s, children affected by

Chernobyl radiation have been coming to Scotland for health holidays. A

month here breathing unpolluted air and eating fresh food is known to

lower considerable is the amount of caesium in their bodies. This was a

day trip to the sea. We may be a generation on, but Chernobyl's

pollution will be a run for 300 years, meaning that children's need

is as great as ever. It attaches itself behind the muscle. Wherever

that starts to build up, that is the part that will affect my child. The

levels of thyroid cancer have increased greatly. There are a lot

of different illnesses that affect the children due to radiation.

Estimates of the total number of early deaths from Chernobyl -

related cancers range from 4000 to around 1 million. Figures are

ridiculed by various groups. The true number is likely never to be

known. Scotland's first female

Lord Justice Clerk has been installed at a ceremony in

Edinburgh. Appointed by the Queen

on the recommendation of the First Minister,

Lady Dorrian becomes the country's second most senior judge

behind the Lord President. Her elevation means she'll

play a prominent role Many people are exposing themselves

to harmful levels of pollutants in their homes because they're not

ventillating them properly. Specialists at Glasgow School

of Art's Environmental Research Unit say modern homes are airtight,

which allows pollution Our health correspondent

Eleanor Bradford reports. Margaret and John are chuffed to

bits with their new house. Its draught free and much cheaper to

heat than their old one. They were given a manual telling them how to

ventilate the home, but it was full of jargon. It was quite technical,

in fact, too technical. I put it in the drawer, and that is where it has

stayed. It was far too... It was for someone with mechanical expertise,

not me. Experts say that was probably a bad idea. We have things

like carpets, soft furnishings... Everyday objects give of chemicals

that need to escape. Pollution inside can be five times higher than

outside. It depends on the nature of the house, the type of ventilation,

carpets, candles, air freshener is, ironically, can give off pollutants.

Sofas and error fresheners contain volatile organic compounds which are

dangerous at high levels. MDF and plywood contain formaldehyde, which

can irritate the eyes and skin. Plastic give off chemicals that

disrupt the reproductive system if there is not adequate ventilation.

Ken Shepherd works for the housing association which built the home. It

gives its householders simple tips. There is was a big build-up of CO2

in the bedroom, and the best way to deal with that is to open the

window, get some ventilation in, and that gives you better air quality.

The advice is to use trickle vents, which let fresh air trickle in. Use

bathroom fans or open a window while showering to let moisture out.

Modern homes are built to the appetite, so it's important to know

how the ventilation system works or you could be living in a polluted

box. Let's turn our attention to sport,

and there's a sporting It's been a remarkable

year for Jamie Murray, winning the Australian Open,

the Davis Cup, and becoming world Tonight he's back in his home town

of Dunblane, part of a tour Also there is our reporter

Alasdair Lamont. It's not everyday we are joined by a

world number one, but we do have the best doubles player on the planet in

midst. Jamie Murray is back where it all began, Dunblane tennis club. You

also have the Open title to your name - what more can you achieve? A

clean sweep of the grand slams? That would be nice. I don't know if it

will necessarily happen or not. A lot of good things happened. In the

last 60 months, I got some big turn last 60 months, I got some big turn

-- I've got some big turn on -- I've got some big tournaments coming up.

The Rio Olympics are also on the horizon - how big a goal is that for

you? Would a Murray brothers and gold Trump everything you have

achieved thus far? We are at the peaks of our careers.

London was a big disappointment on the doubles front. And they did

amazingly to win in the singles. It is four years to sit on that result

for me personally, so we will be trying our best to do as well as we

can and make up for the loss in London. Clearly, defending that huge

trophy over there is a priority. It is unclear as to whether Andy will

play against Serbia. That would be a big blow if he decided to set that

one out, wouldn't it? Yes, of course. He's our best player by a

country mile. He is number two in the world and has carried the team

to the title last year. We will see what happens. For him, I think as

long as he feels good with his body and his fitness, there is a good

chance he will play. We wish you well for that. Before that, as Jamie

mention, the Madrid Masters next week for him as he builds up

potentially to another grand slam title at the French open.

BBC Scotland has learned that the Dundee United chairman

Stephen Thompson is willing to listen to credible offers

United are on the verge of relegation and Thompson

was the subject of fan protests outside Tannadice after Sundays

Scottish football's Manager of the Year short list is out,

with only one Premiership boss nominated.

That's Jim McIntyre of Ross County, this year's winners

Rangers' manager Mark Warburton is in contention after leading his

side to the Championship title and the Scottish Cup final.

Falkirk's Peter Houston is also included, as is Jim McInally

And there are two games in the Championship tonight.

Hibs are chasing second spot, so valuable points on offer for them

Full commentary on Sportsound Radio Scotland 810 medium wave.

Plus updates from Livingston against Rangers.

Coverage too on the Sport Scotland website.

A former asylun seeker who now calls Glasgow his home says qualifying

for the GB Olympic Marathon team is "massive" for him.

Tsegai Tewelde is joined in the men's team by fellow Scots,

the Brothers Callum and Derek Hawkins.

Did you think you had a chance of qualifying? I was asking myself, one

day I will join them. Joining him in the British team are his two

brothers. Callum qualified automatically but big mother had to

wait for a phone call. They phoned pretty early this morning,

congratulations you have been selected. Just to make sure I was

in. I said, did you say I have been? So it was pretty surreal. It is

brilliant to have your training partner and brother in the same race

as the Olympic Games is unbelievable. It is quite a story

all round and these three REO bound. Its been a tightly-fought battle

at today's all-Scotland quarter final of the World Snooker

Championship. Alan McManus currently trails

John Higgnis by 5-3 frames The pair tussled for the lead early

on, but it was the four-time world Champion Higgins who kept his cool

to draw ahead. Let's turn our attention to the

tomorrow morning. Let's turn our attention to the

weather and Christopher has the latest forecast.

Wintry mix. Across Aberdeenshire, the snow has been settling. It looks

rather wintry. Staying cold night. The wind that has been strong

slowing down. Further north, they held on and we have a yellow be

aware of the risk of continued snow shires and ice as well. Temperatures

in towns and cities, close to freezing. A cold start to the day

tomorrow. Plenty of sunshine for central and southern parts. Further

north and north-west, frequent wintry showers once again. As we

head to the cause of the day, the cloud will build elsewhere and we

will see a few showers here. By mid afternoon a mixture of sunshine and

showers. Mosley will be of rain but given any altitude up the hills,

they will be wintry. Sleet in the mix at low levels as well. Further

north it will be cooler and the showers more frequent. Perhaps the

odd rumble of thunder in the mix. You could see some sleet or snow to

low levels but it is unlikely to settle. Temperatures six, seven

Celsius. Not as raw as today because the winds are lighter. On Wednesday

evening, the showers are still with us and they will slowly be easing

away. But a few slow ones to consider on Wednesday evening.

Looking ahead to Thursday and this developing feature to the Atlantic

which will bring some rain. To start the day on Thursday, some central,

southern and eastern parts. Showers in the West. Less wintry, more of

rain. Seven, eight Celsius and there is a low pressure system. Friday, it

is over the UK. Its exact position is open to some doubt, but it does

mean Friday is unsettled and there will be rain at

You are watching Reporting Scotland election special. Scottish Power is

fined ?80 million for treating its customers and fairly. A young boy

tells the Liam Fee murder trial the accused told him they had killed his

father. Still to come... Growing world-class

companies to boost Scotland's flagging economy. But what can the

next government do to help? Making this work takes time, effort, huge

amounts of skill and a lot of money. Let's return to the election

campaign, and to Brian Taylor who is travelling around Scotland

to find out what election Tonight he's in the constituency

of Glasgow Pollok. I am indeed. It looks like I have

popped out for a bit of shopping. This is the shopping centre in

Glasgow Pollock. I will be talking to the five candidates contesting

this seat. Look around the constituency and its people.

That is Govan shipyard on the other side of the cloud, but it is the

start of the Glasgow Pollok constituency, it stretches from

their down like a map of Italy almost, down to the boundaries of

the city. Let's take a look. Through the Clyde Tunnel, first

what issues concern folk here, no surprise, jobs. I cannot get a house

here. My daughter said to me, go to the other side of the city. We have

no future. Even the ones who are working, don't have an existence.

The temptation for them to go by the wayside is too much. How does it

make you feel? Angry. I see some If you come from a council estate,

they coal used stranded us. We're not like that. That might be called

you scroungers. South again, past the huge

Silverbone shopping centre, close to the city boundaries. --

lets talk to join London, the former Labour leader.

They sounds to me like they learn looking for a champion -- they are

looking for a champion. Is that you? My whole life has been about

politics rooted in the real world. I want to, before anything else, stand

up for my constituents. In this election, it is about listening to

people, families worried about the quality of education, their elderly

mother left with an advocate -- left with inadequate care. Our politics

needs to be about resource thing things properly. When the SNP wants

to take money out of Glasgow, we want to fund it properly.

That is the accusation, you want to take money out of Glasgow. People I

have spoken to feel let down by Labour. They had been hammered by a

Tory Government, young people and the low paid being hammered. Labour

stood shoulder to shoulder with the Tories, outside the Govan shipyards.

Only this week to hear the shipyard saying that 800 jobs might be lost.

they have failed on the question of austerity. People are hurting,

people are worried, they are using food banks and soup kitchens. There

is a complete world out there that has nothing to do with Holyrood.

Could you be the champion? I have a proven record of being a champion in

Glasgow and in Pollock. I campaigned for the Glasgow campaign and we did

draught proofing, loft insulation. In other areas... The differences of

course, you stood shoulder to shoulder with the Conservatives. The

Liberal Democrats stood shoulder to shoulder with the Conservatives. The

shoulder in coalition and propped up the Conservative government.

Austerity is coming because these two parties... Thomas? The SNP have

introduced a higher cut, 133 million were taken out. Your party is in

favour of keeping down? In the real world, there are

families worried about childcare. Do you blame the SNP for that? I said

to them that I understand the challenges of budgets, but taking

money out of Glasgow, out of colleges, and then blaming

Glasgow... There have been ?130 million of cuts that the SNP handed

to Glasgow. We are looking for someone to stand up and fight. I

would like to make the point that a Government with the Lib Dems in it

makes for better Government. Are you proud of the college of the

Conservatives? I am proud of the things got through. Make that point,

JoAnn. If they are proud of taking ?130 million out of Glasgow.

Rubbish. You dead. Answer that. -- you did. There was a reduction in

Glasgow. Your own colleagues in Glasgow don't agree with you. They

had paid 32 officials over ?100,000. Care for the disabled, you have not

stood up all it -- you have not stood up for it. I am telling you I

have done. If you take money out of Glasgow, don't time round and say we

have to make... I am a trade unionist with Glasgow City Council.

42 Labour councillors voted to cut ?130 million rather than defend

services. What about that, JoAnn? He should accept that his own counsel's

funding deal for Glasgow wasn't good enough. It is not a game. What he

did with the Scottish Government is to make sure that people who are

carers, who are worried about their children's education, looking for

support Education services from the SNP have

been hammered. They have eradicated education. This is in the context of

austerity across the UK. The reason why over 170,000 college places have

been cut is because Alex Salmond mentioned it today, they have taken

for part-time places and made it into one full-time place. The three

people who used to get that are not getting it. We are almost out of

time. The Lib Dems have no credibility on this. Neither Labour

nor the SNP are shining light on this. Final word. If you want

someone who will stand up against Tory - driven austerity, someone who

will stand up to Glasgow City Council that is out of touch and

arrogant, vote SNP. Top-quality brass neck. URA Scottish Government

minister who has cut money out of Glasgow and then condemns those who

have made the cuts. People in this constituency don't need crocodile

tears, they need resource again funding. Cheap sound bites about

crocodile tears. I don't do sound bites as well as you. The man who

talks about shoulder to shoulder. Thank you, all five. I hope you all

win. Poverty and unemployment are big

issues in Glasgow Pollok Politicians see economic growth

as the key to creating more jobs, but economy is barely growing

and unemployment is up. So what can be done to drive growth

in output and where Our business correspondent

David Henderson has this report. This is where you grow world-class

companies. It's a clean room at Edinburgh University. To film it, we

had to put on layers of protective clothing. Easier said than done! To

stop us bringing dust and dirt into the lab. Inside, under special

lighting, engineers are hard at work on systems designed to boost the

strength of mobile phone signals. What is being made in this

state-of-the-art clean room are silicon wafers like this one. This

will be chopped up and turned into tiny silicone chips like these,

which will be embedded in mobile phones. Making this work takes time,

effort, huge amounts of skill, and a lot of money. But, get it right and

there is potential for huge sales. One of the company's founders told

me there are billions of smartphones around the world, and that means

billions of would-be customers. Our dream is to provide the best

wireless connection for everyone. No more frustration, no more putting

the phone up and down trying to capture a signal. When you go to a

conference or a meeting, everyone gathering to get a signal, we want

this to be in the past. New firms really matter, because Scotland's

traditional employers face a challenge like never before. Falling

oil prices have forced the offshore industry to shed thousands of jobs.

But other types of business are hungry for growth. Scotland is a

land of food and drink, exporting seafood to more than 100 countries,

so how do we boost those exports? We have to think about how we can help

companies collaborate together to develop a global offer to the world.

Our biggest competitors are outside of Scotland, not inside, so I would

like to see a much better level of collaboration across the food and

drink industry that helps us provide that offer to the world. Scotland's

businesses are watching next week's Holyrood elections more closely than

ever, because the Scottish parliament is taking on more tax

powers. That brings responsibility and control of a new kind. Economic

way, we are on a knife edge with regard to the potential of Scotland

re-entering a potential recession. That is a wake-up call that every

re-entering a potential recession. policy that comes out of our new

Government, every opportunity that you devolve -- new devolved powers

will create must be used you devolve -- new devolved powers

and be One in 50 people in Scotland has

a learning disability, so what's the voting process

like for them? Well, efforts are being made

to make it more accessible, Peter is a keen gardener. Not only

does he do it as a job, but as soon as he gets home, he can't wait to

get started on his patch. He is also an enthusiastic campaigner for the

rights of people like himself, with a learning disability. He will vote

in the forthcoming Scottish elections but feels that the

political parties don't do enough to make it easy for him to understand

their policies. They need to make it clearer, put symbols or pictures to

help people who can't read or write. In terms of policies, what would you

like them to introduce? Health care is important, and benefits is a big

struggle in point for people with a learning disability. In order to --

according to Enable Scotland, people with learning disabilities face

exclusion. And consequently their voices are not heard by the people

who represent them in Parliament. They are in receipt of health and

social services, education, access will transport. All of these issues

are in the control of the politicians who will be elected on

the 5th of May. People with learning disabilities must get out there and

exercise their vote. The electoral disabilities must get out there and

commission and Enable Scotland have disabilities must get out there and

put out a leaflet with advice on how to vote. I am joined with a

representative from the electoral commission. What advice would you

give people with learning disabilities who go to a polling

station to vote? Our staff are trained to help all types of voters,

those with learning disabilities and those without. We have produced a

guide to give assistance on how to register on how to vote. You can ask

for as much or as little assistance as you want in the polling station

on the day. I suspect that what works for Peter could work for the

public at large when it comes to accessible communication from our

politicians. We heard earlier the economy was a

big battle ground in this election. This is another one, energy. Not

just how we heat our homes and how we pay bit, but how to make it

sustainable. We have examined had to examine the huge changes underway

and the challenges they bring. This power line's pylons March from

the Highlands to the lowlands, carrying power generated by the wind

in the North to consumers in the South. The line is controversial,

but is also a symbol of Scotland's energy revolution. It is a

revolution which has brought the days of Scotland's coal-fired power

stations to an end. Things move on, days of Scotland's coal-fired power

we have to move on. That is it. The ultimate goal, cutting carbon

emissions and meeting Scotland's climate change targets. The Paris

agreement is adopted. This woman is a global leader in the fight against

global warming. Despite the Scottish Government's repeated failures to

hit its own targets, she argues Scotland is a leader, largely

because of the switch to renewables. Once we have a target and we focus

and ring together private sector ingenuity, financing and policy, we

can actually meet and exceed targets. Forgive me, the interim

targets are being missed, how much of a concern is that? What you have

to look at is what is the direction of travel? The direction of travel

is fundamentally very sound. There is a huge political commitment to

continue this. I am not concerned about the little ebbs and flows. It

is what is the direction. But analysts warn cuts in subsidies made

at Westminster have cast a shadow over the sector. There has been a

chilling effect on a number of projects we are working on. Some of

them have been cancelled or won't go ahead in the current form. We are

now more dependent on wind energy more than ever before. Coal burning

now more dependent on wind energy has gone, gas is on the back burner

and the Scottish Government is opposed to new nuclear. We cannot be

certain if these turbines for turn when we need them most. In

certain if these turbines for turn and March, there were days when

there was no renewable input of any size to our electricity generation.

We were relying on importing electricity, probably nuclear, from

France. There are other challenges, Scotland's cold climates means much

of the energy we consume is used to heat our homes. We have to turn our

focus to the heating sector which is more than 50% of our energy needs.

We have to look at how we heat our homes and the leadership from the

Nick Scottish Government. Introducing a warm homes act, that

will attract investment to Scotland, tackle emissions and tackle fuel

poverty in Scotland. For the power in Scotland, it matters to all

others. Expect this debate to continue crackling with energy at

Holyrood and beyond. Just before we go, time to remind you of another

election debate on Scotland 2016. Tonight, in Glasgow, an audience of

voters will get the chance to question a panel of politicians

about their plans on an issue that matters to us all. Housing. Join us

later on BBC Two Scotland at 10:30 p.m.. Back to Brian for a final word

from Glasgow Pollok. D-Day approaches, but there is still a

manifesto to come? Yes, one little gap in the manifesto lists, that is

the Labour manifesto. It is due to be published and launched tomorrow.

Labour seems to want to have the last word. We don't expect any

surprises. One said to me, don't expect subtlety, it will be pushing

up the message of investing in the future. The argument from Labour

being, you require taxation increases, 1% across-the-board,

increased at the very top rate to 50%. You require that to produce

investment in public servers. It has been the core debate through the

whole of the selection. It will be the core debate tomorrow, with the

Labour manifesto and for the final week. Thank you very much. A

reminder of the end headline: week. Thank you very much. A

people were unlawfully killed in the Hillsborough disaster, an inquest

jury has ruled. The worst sporting tragedy in UK history took place in

1989 in Sheffield. Our election coverage continues

tomorrow. From all of us here, good evening.