Scottish Parliament Election 2016: 08/04/2016

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0:00:02 > 0:00:05At this election, we're voting for the kind of country

0:00:05 > 0:00:06we want Scotland to be.

0:00:06 > 0:00:09Voting for a parliament that over the next five years can build

0:00:09 > 0:00:11the better Scotland we all know is possible.

0:00:11 > 0:00:15We can build a fairer, more just country for each of us

0:00:15 > 0:00:18and a more prosperous future for us all.

0:00:18 > 0:00:21But a better Scotland needs a bolder Holyrood

0:00:21 > 0:00:24and for a bolder Holyrood, we need more green voices,

0:00:24 > 0:00:27because the Scottish Greens are the only party with the policies

0:00:27 > 0:00:28to make it happen.

0:00:28 > 0:00:32Scotland can guarantee a future for our young people.

0:00:32 > 0:00:35Too many face a future with no jobs and no opportunities.

0:00:35 > 0:00:38Green MSPs will invest in their future with a guarantee

0:00:38 > 0:00:42of apprenticeships or free education for all school leavers.

0:00:42 > 0:00:45Scotland can provide decent homes for all of us.

0:00:45 > 0:00:48We urgently need new housing and improvements to existing homes.

0:00:48 > 0:00:52With more Green MSPs, we can build 12,000 homes and social housing

0:00:52 > 0:00:56each year and control private rents to make housing affordable.

0:00:56 > 0:00:59Scotland can unlock the power in our communities.

0:00:59 > 0:01:01Let's scrap the unfair Council Tax

0:01:01 > 0:01:04and replace it with a modern land and property tax.

0:01:04 > 0:01:07This will open up derelict land for housing and community use,

0:01:07 > 0:01:10tackle wealth inequality and raise money locally

0:01:10 > 0:01:12for essential services.

0:01:12 > 0:01:15Scotland can ban fracking once and for all.

0:01:15 > 0:01:17The Scottish Greens won the devolution of power over fracking.

0:01:17 > 0:01:21We'll use that power to ensure that unconventional gas extraction

0:01:21 > 0:01:22does not take place in Scotland.

0:01:24 > 0:01:26Scotland can care for all our people.

0:01:26 > 0:01:28There's a huge gap between the value of care

0:01:28 > 0:01:30and the support carers receive.

0:01:30 > 0:01:33We will fight for a living wage plus of ?9 an hour for paid carers

0:01:33 > 0:01:36and increase the Carer's Allowance by 50%.

0:01:36 > 0:01:38Feasgar math.

0:01:38 > 0:01:40Scotland can connect everyone.

0:01:40 > 0:01:43Green MSPs will link people with the places and information

0:01:43 > 0:01:45they need and push the Scottish government to deliver

0:01:45 > 0:01:50fibre broadband to 95% of Scotland by March 2018.

0:01:50 > 0:01:52Scotland can create new jobs for our country.

0:01:52 > 0:01:55As industries closed, so the communities they served

0:01:55 > 0:01:56have been left behind.

0:01:56 > 0:01:59Greens seek to rebalance Scotland's economy

0:01:59 > 0:02:02and support workers with a plan for over 200,000 new jobs

0:02:02 > 0:02:04in industries we need.

0:02:05 > 0:02:08We all believe Scotland can be this better country for everyone

0:02:08 > 0:02:13who lives here and for a better Scotland we need a bolder Holyrood.

0:02:13 > 0:02:16The team of Green candidates across Scotland brings integrity,

0:02:16 > 0:02:19experience and a record of achievement

0:02:19 > 0:02:22in the Scottish Parliament and across the country.

0:02:22 > 0:02:24We have the right ideas for the times we live in.

0:02:24 > 0:02:28The right policies for Scotland and for our world.

0:02:28 > 0:02:31The more Green MSPs you elect on May 5th,

0:02:31 > 0:02:34the bolder our Parliament and the more we can achieve

0:02:34 > 0:02:35to build a better Scotland.

0:02:37 > 0:02:38Vote Green on the 5th May.