Scottish Council Elections 2017: 11/04/2017

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0:00:02 > 0:00:03Since the independence referendum,

0:00:03 > 0:00:06friendships and families have been divided.

0:00:06 > 0:00:07We've seen so much division,

0:00:07 > 0:00:09so much of the politics of us and them.

0:00:09 > 0:00:12You can no longer have a healthy conversation about politics.

0:00:12 > 0:00:15It's now become a thing that you just don't talk about,

0:00:15 > 0:00:16if you don't want to start an argument.

0:00:16 > 0:00:19Other Scots looked at you in a different way,

0:00:19 > 0:00:22just because you chose a different vision for your country.

0:00:22 > 0:00:23We've spent too many years

0:00:23 > 0:00:25obsessing over the differences that

0:00:25 > 0:00:27divide us and we've not achieved

0:00:27 > 0:00:28anything greater within that time.

0:00:28 > 0:00:31I'm from the Western Isles, and I've had lots of friends and

0:00:31 > 0:00:35family have to move away from the island to find work on the mainland.

0:00:35 > 0:00:39It's become a particular problem for young people in Scotland today.

0:00:39 > 0:00:42We need a government that's focused on creating jobs all across

0:00:42 > 0:00:44the country, no matter where you live.

0:00:44 > 0:00:46Politics is already so polarised,

0:00:46 > 0:00:49and the attention's been taken away from places where it should be.

0:00:49 > 0:00:51As a medical student, you do see the struggles

0:00:51 > 0:00:52of the healthcare service.

0:00:52 > 0:00:55I work as a domestic at St John's in Livingston.

0:00:55 > 0:00:58It's sad to see one of our greatest assets

0:00:58 > 0:01:01as a country just left at the side of the agenda.

0:01:02 > 0:01:05When the NHS works, it changes people's lives.

0:01:05 > 0:01:09It's such an important part of being Scottish.

0:01:09 > 0:01:11Right now, I'm training to be a teacher,

0:01:11 > 0:01:13because if my teachers weren't there for me,

0:01:13 > 0:01:16then I would have probably fallen through the railings.

0:01:16 > 0:01:20Education is the most powerful weapon that a country can ever use,

0:01:20 > 0:01:22and that's why I think it's so important that we invest in it

0:01:22 > 0:01:24instead of cutting it.

0:01:24 > 0:01:26We need a government that will build more houses,

0:01:26 > 0:01:28especially more affordable houses.

0:01:28 > 0:01:30It doesn't matter whether you're rich or poor,

0:01:30 > 0:01:32everyone should have the same chance and opportunity

0:01:32 > 0:01:34to own a home at some point in their lifetime.

0:01:34 > 0:01:37Unity means pulling together for the benefit of everyone,

0:01:37 > 0:01:40despite where someone comes from or what they look like.

0:01:40 > 0:01:41The world is changing so quickly

0:01:41 > 0:01:44that it's more important than ever that Scotland's voice is heard.

0:01:44 > 0:01:47The best way to achieve this is as part of the UK,

0:01:47 > 0:01:50while still allowing the decisions that affect Scotland the most

0:01:50 > 0:01:51to be taken in the Scottish Parliament.

0:01:51 > 0:01:54We're divided enough, we need to unite now,

0:01:54 > 0:01:56we need to see what's best for Scotland.

0:01:56 > 0:01:59There's far more that we agree on than what we disagree on,

0:01:59 > 0:02:02and that's what we should be focusing on for our future.

0:02:02 > 0:02:04Scotland is stronger as a nation when we work together.

0:02:04 > 0:02:06Just look at what we've achieved in the past -

0:02:06 > 0:02:10the NHS, the minimum wage, the Scottish Parliament,

0:02:10 > 0:02:14all things won against the odds because we chose to stand as one.

0:02:14 > 0:02:17We have an opportunity now to create a nation that we all want.

0:02:17 > 0:02:20We all voted for a better Scotland - let's make one.