19/04/2016 Reporting Scotland

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They see he should be charged with making indecent phone calls. The

letter says he should neither be seen or heard until a court case is

resolved. If you want trouble caused I will do it. Ukip MP David Coburn

is the leader of Ukip in Scotland. The letter says he is not suited to

being the Scottish face of the Brexit campaign and should be

replaced as spokesperson. This former activist in Glasgow agrees

changes needed at the top. The parties really autocratic, it is a

pure dictatorship so there will be no change in Scotland unless the top

brass are fully removed. Jobs are what we require. Despite the

criticism David Coburn continues to make the case for Ukip in Scotland.

No action appears to have been taken by UK party bosses. I've every

confidence in David, your colourful, larger comic he just occasionally

says things that perhaps he might regret later. When you a small party

with no prospect of being elected to anything things jogged along

happily. When you rise in the polls and people can see there's the

prospect of getting elected into Hollywood all sorts of rivalries

come into play. Mr Farage is expected to join David Coburn on the

campaign trail tomorrow but white Ukip is fighting an election and

referendum party members in Scotland are also fighting among themselves.

And Glenn joins us now from Holyrood.

Glenn, damaging for David Coburn in the midst of an

It is often said that divided parties do not win so this is

damaging for Ukip at a time when they are fighting for seats here in

Holyrood, in a campaign that should give them their best chance of a

breakthrough here because the backdrop for that campaign is the

bigger debate about the UK's membership of the European union,

whether we should be in or out, and to achieve an Out vote is the reason

that Ukip exists. And in the Scottish context they are in a

unique position with six parties with elected parliamentarians in

Scotland there is is the only one to advocate a Leave vote. Despite all

of that questions for Nigel Farage and David Cockburn as they campaign

in Inverness tomorrow will inevitably be dominated about the

divisions this letter reveals within the party, the doubts that exist

about the leadership of David Coburn. There's been a big bout of

infighting in Ukip Scotland before. In fact it led to the party being

put into special measures by the UK leadership and it's never come out

of that position which has fuelled some of the frustration felt by

activists who feel that their voices are not heard and that this party

has turned into something of a dictatorship. Thank you.

The majority of Edinburgh schools, closed amid building safety fears,

have resumed teaching, though many at

Buses have been transporting thousands of children

and their teachers across the city to temporary classrooms.

The final 600 affected pupils restart tomorrow,

An anxious first day of term. The delayed restart for 17 schools with

structural defects is a huge logistical exercise. Thousands of

children sent to different classrooms around Edinburgh, some

many miles away. Their own school buildings are too dangerous to open.

It's very good, actually. Because it has been here longer and we have

more fun. It feels awkward being bussed all over the city but I am

glad we have been off for a few weeks. It takes time to transport

the children at rush hour, time which should be spent learning. It

the children at rush hour, time might be fun for the children but

one week extra holiday and Easter has meant extra childcare costs and

more time off work for many families and now there are fresh concerns,

how this disruption will affect their education. I am more scared

today about them going on coaches. I'm not happy about that. It is a

pain but I would rather they were safe than in harms way. The

education will be spoilt because they have to travel. Warm welcomes

from many schools but this school had yet another day off, they will

start again tomorrow. At first it seemed the impossible task, the

early we were in was full of rubbish and was not clean and did not look

like classrooms but thanks to the stuff it's been transformed into a

lovely school. The school buildings affected are owned and managed by

Edinburgh schools partnership. Again no update come in a statement, no

interviews from them. The council has been left to cope. We've had to

put these operations in place, there's no doubt of it, not a

perfect situation, clearly disruptive, time to minimise the

disruption as far as we possibly can. Some schools are split over

several locations, their teaching team fragmented, siblings separated

and parents worried there is still no word when this major displacement

of children will end. A retired Catholic priest has

appeared in court charged with sex Eighty-year-old Father Paul Moore,

who lives in Largs, was charged at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court

with lewd, indecent and libidinous He made no plea or declaration

and was granted bail. The trial of two women accused

of killing two-year-old Liam Fee, who was found dead at a house

in Glenrothes, has heard a young boy say he made up a story

about strangling Liam In a recorded interview the child

said he'd put his hand over the toddler's mouth earlier

in the week but that he was Liam's mother, Rachel Fee,

and her partner Nyomi Fee, deny murdering Liam and blaming his death

on another child. The trial at the High Court

in Livingston continues. People in Falkirk have been coming

to terms with the news that one of their most-enduring employers

is shutting down. The closure of Falkirk sink

manufacturer Carron Phoenix is also occupying political minds

at the Scottish TUC in Dundee. But first Aileen Clarke reports

on the mood in Falkirk. The day shift leaving Carron Phoenix

in Falkirk this afternoon. 24 hours on from hearing that the site will

close by the end of next year. Can I ask you what the mood was like in

the planned today? It wasn't very good at all. As you can

they are quite sad. Falkirk town centre just miles from the Carron

Phoenix works. The busker doing his best to play happy to but that was

the only cheer in a high street looking for retailers and a town sad

to lose so many skills, well-established jobs. Should

imagine most people in Falkirk had some sort of connection to the

plant. There's enough redundancies and unemployment in the town at the

moment as it is. Quite devastating for a lot of families. The steeple

has been renovated as part of a drive to reinvigorate the high

street and the council will also be involved in efforts to get the

workforce re-employed. Just recently we've seen the effect of one closure

and that has affected companies round about here in Falkirk, so

Falkirk's economy has faced a number of upheavals in recent years and we

are still working on that. What we want to do is make sure that we can

be as positive as possible in the circumstances. The council point to

a successful bus company just down the road as evidence that there is

life left in Manufacturing here but Frank, who own the works, say

life left in Manufacturing here but upgrading in Falkirk was not viable.

Production is being moved to Slovakia. This plant does have a

long and very proud history but one worker told me he had today that he

believed it was a lack of investment in recent years which has led to

this decision to close it. And that is a bitter blow for the staff.

Aileen Clarke, Reporting Scotland, Falkirk.

Meanwhile, political leaders from all parties have promised to do

all they can to help the Carron Phoenix workers.

The issue was raised at the Scottish TUC conference in Dundee.

I'm joined from there by our political editor

Brian, what are the politicians saying?

It was Nicola Sturgeon's turned to address Scottish TUC delegates in

the hole behind me. Her theme among other points, it was a

willingness to intervene in industry in an

effort to protect jobs where possible. It turned out to be grimly

appropriate. What can politicians do in the face of job losses? Nicola

Sturgeon said her party had intervened to

help with the Clyde and Lanarkshire steel jobs.

And so, when she met workers from Carron Phoenix in Dundee she

promised to do everything she could, while stressing that it would be

vital first to gather the facts. We will do everything possible to

secure given to the workers and the trade

unions. We made a similar commitment with the steel plants and have been

able to secure a future for them. But this stage I'm not going to tell

someone that I can deliver what I don't yet know that I can

deliver but I will promise, as we did in steel, to leave no stone

unturned. Obviously she cannot assure it but they will be an

outcome this way that way she says she will deal with that and and is

good she is on our side. Of course we are in the middle of the

Hollywood election campaign and presumably all parties have voiced

their willingness to assist? They have, of course, all the parties

seeking to protect their policies on the campaign. Full of

comments of anxiety and sympathy for those facing job losses.

Very worrying time for people in Aberdeen and Falkirk, losing jobs,

we must redouble our efforts to help those people out of work. Helping

them access the skills they need to return to work.

In the longer term we have to make sure we have government support

available for people to Rhys Gill all the time. The economy in

Scotland needs robust intervention strategy to make sure we are

supporting vital industries in Scotland. We also need to make sure

we have a skilled workforce and that is why we have the Carron

Phoenix workforce, some excellent workers and we need to support them

to make sure we've got continued employment, we need to

invest in skill and training, education is that part of this.

Rhys we need all our government agencies to work on the ground,

helping, to see if there is only as far we can take this forward,

helping with the workforce themselves, we also need a regime in

Scotland, business regime that supports the companies

that are here. And of course the Scottish TUC here describing this

unbelievable Falkirk workers and pleading for support to help them in

that regard. In terms of the election the focus tomorrow moving

on to the SNP manifesto, I'm certain the jobs and

economy will be centre stage for that as well. Thank you.

The left-wing alliance Rise has unveiled its manifesto

for the Holyrood election, calling for the Scottish Parliament

The left-wing alliance Rise has unveiled its manifesto

They've also detailed their plans on how they would end austerity

Our political correspondent Andrew Kerr was at the launch in

on the left, a new alliance of socialists, Arise grew and of the

referendum campaign, the four letters spelling out what they think

is a radical perspectives. In the manifesto, beginning with the

latter Are they demand respect and are living income for unpaid carers.

I for independence, they want Holyrood to have the power to call a

second referendum in the next five years. S is for socialism, a plan

for the richest to pay higher taxes and the scrapping of the council tax

one income -based tax. And the E for environmentalism, they want free

public transport. So the movement turned into a party, how

professional is it? They got the referendum date

in the manifesto introduction, except percentage with pens and they

get the threshold wrong for the 40p tax rate. Small details, says the

party, look at the bigger picture. Rise offers an alternative, a

manifesto no one else is offering, we are talking about a living wage

to eradicate poverty wages, 100,000 new houses, affordable housing and a

second referendum primarily because that is the big issue in this

election, the big issue in Scottish politics, and finished business.

Colin Fox was a socialist MP, the left in Scotland has been driven by

splits. Jean is another candidate with a party passed, leaving the SNP

when it ended its opposition to nature. Yet some SNP supporters say

this party risks splitting the pro-independence vote. There was

never going to be one route to independence and I don't believe

that one party will ever get there and I think the SNP realise that as

well. The independence referendum fundamentally changed the political

landscape and now the party hopes voters will rise up to the prospect

of a socialist Scotland. Let's get the sports

news from Rhona. The Hibernian head coach

Alan Stubbs says goalkeeper Mark Oxley will start in goals

for their Championship match against Rangers,

despite the Scottish Cup semi-final Tomorrow's meeting is a dress

rehearsal for the Cup Final, but there are plenty of Hibs games

coming up before that, especially if they finish third

or fourth in the league - COMMENTATOR: Here he goes! Its

glory, glory, to Hibernian! A dramatic ending to a dramatic game

and since then Hibs players have recuperated at the East Lothian

training base. But it will be a hectic schedule coming up for Alan

Stubbs and his players. The Easter Road side still has four league

matches and then the play-offs. If successful, a double-header in the

play-off final as well as a return to Hamden Park. A total of 11 games

in 36 days. Yes, it is a lot of games but success is one thing that

everybody strives for in football. Players and managers. And when you

have got something that is so close in front of you, tiredness

does not become an issue. The players are relishing the heavy

schedule. We will prepare right and put everything out on the pitch.

Despite a man of the match performance on Saturday, Conrad

Logan has been told regular keeper Mark Foxley will be back in goal for

tomorrow night's game against Rangers, a decision-makers stubs. He

has been good all season. Conrad has come in and done excellent in the

game he came in, and he needs to keep doing what he has done, and

keep putting them under pressure. Celebrations at the weekend, a lot

of football still to be played before the return to Hamdan in May.

Well, after their defeat by Hibs in that Scottish Cup semifinal,

Dundee United have five matches to save themselves

They resume their fight for survival at the weekend when they play

United are bottom of the table, eight points adrift

It is a huge task, and we need to win five from five, let's not make

any bones about it. That is the scenario we find ourselves in, and

one that we have got to do. One of Celtic's all-time greats,

Paul McStay, says he doesn't feel sorry for under-pressure manager

Ronny Deila because he's had the chance to manage one

of the biggest clubs in Europe. McStay, who was promoting his

autobiography, says any decision on Deila's future should not be made

public till the end of the season. A massive organisation like Celtic,

they will probably know what is going on, and they will see if they

can get things in place to make sure there is a strong challenge in

Europe if the league is one, but also from the point of view of

domestically what can be done for the club on the squad's position as

well. Queen of the South and their

manager James Fowler have The former Kilmarnock defender

leaves with the club sitting seventh Fowler replaced Jim McIntyre a year

and a half ago and led the club to fourth place

in his first season. Assistant Gavin Skelton and coach

Jim Thomson take charge for the two remaining league

matches of the season. John Higgins is safely

through to the second round of the World Snooker Championship

at the Crucible. The four-time winner enjoyed

a comfortable win of 10 frames to 3 against the qualifier

Ryan Day of Wales. Higgins will play England's Ricky

Walden in the second round. The 40-year-old Scot has not gone

past the second round at the Crucible since last winning

the trophy five years ago. And Scott Brash from Peebles has

found a return to form in his preparations for the Rio Olympic

Games. Brash beat an impressive

international field to win the Massimo Dutti Trophy in Mexico

City. The former number one had dropped

to three in the world rankings. The victory is timely as he builds

towards the Rio Games, and it won him 3 million pesos,

or 155,000 euros. All in a days work! Thank you very

much. The Scots singing duo

Gallagher and Lyle are to be honoured this week -

with a new stage musical Caledonia USA takes its title

from a song they wrote especially Our arts correspondent

Pauline McLean reports. They worked with the Beatles and

wrote some of the biggest hits of the 1970s. But Benny Gallagher and

Graham Lyle never forgot the town where it all began.

Now the people of Largs are returning the favour, with a new

musical based on their extensive back catalogue. I grew up listening

to the songs, my brother used to manage them, and when I was a drama

student in the 70s, my project was that I wrote a play with their songs

as incidental music, and here I am 40 years later back at

storms involved in the musical. storms involved in the musical.

# Caledonia USA... There is even a special song written

for the show and its performers. I hadn't heard them that much before,

but when I heard about the musical, I started listening to their songs,

and I listen to them every day. We have fallen in love with the music.

And for Gallagher and Lyle, that love of Largs has never left them.

Some of those songs we wrote in London, I don't think we realised at

the time, but we were very influenced by the upbringing here,

and it is great to see it still there, still getting these very

emotional sweeps, when you see the kids doing it, it is wonderful. It

is not a daft dream. We were told, get a real job, but luckily we held

an long enough until Paul McCartney signed us, and that saved us from a

miserable failure! The show opens tomorrow, but like

its most famous sons, the hope is it will travel the world.

Now here's Shelley with details of Scotland 2016.

Tonight, an audience of voters will get the chance to question

politicians about their policies on energy and the environment. So

please do join us tonight at 10:30pm on BBC Two Scotland.

Hello. Lovely spring sunshine for many of us today, some blue skies,

but I picture perfect scene there in Dumfriesshire. Clear skies mean a

largely clear night but also chilly. A little breeze from the south-west,

and a few spots of light rain. To the south and east of the great

Glen, it is dry and largely clear, quite chilly. A few inland parts of

Aberdeenshire could be down to freezing or even lowers. A largely

Aberdeenshire could be down to settled day tomorrow, but one or two

weather friends could wring some thicker cloud, and one or two

showers. That will slowly drifting towards parts of Murray and

Aberdeenshire, elsewhere dry and broke through the morning, the

clouds slowly building through the course of the afternoon. Prolonged

sunshine likely along the Solway coast, but inland, it is dry and

bright but slowly gliding over. Pleasant, 14 Celsius, with light

winds really quite nice. Further north, a little more in the way of

cloud once again, but you will notice some brighter moments coming

through as we had through the course of the afternoon. Into the evening

and overnight, staying largely dry, the cloud melting away. Then the

Thursday, the high pressure just about holding on but retreating west

out of the Atlantic, so a sign of change afoot. But for most on

Thursday, another dry and settled day, sunny in the south, cloudy in

the north and then a role reversal. Cooler in the north, up to 15

Celsius in the south, but it doesn't last, look at that chart for the

weekend, cold northerly winds, so a real change in type. We will start

to see that cold air on Friday, 7-8dC in the north, still just about

double digit in the south, but cold air for the weekend. S

Now, a reminder of tonight's main news.

Senior Ukip activists are calling for Scottish leader David Coburn

to be replaced, complaining of "dysfunctional management"

Mr Coburn has declined a formal interview, but dismisses the

criticism is nonsense. That's it from us. Good