Scottish Council Elections 2017: 21/04/2017 Party Election Broadcasts: Scottish Labour Party

and that's what we should be focusing on for our future.

Since the Independence referendum,

friendships and families have been divided.

We've seen so much division. So much of the politics of "us" and "them".

You can no longer have a healthy conversation about politics.

It's now become a thing that you just don't talk about

if you don't want to start an argument.

Other Scots looked at you in a different way,

just because you chose a different vision for your country.

We've spent too many years obsessing

over the differences that divide us

and we've not achieved anything greater within that time.

I'm from the Western Isles and I've had lots of friends and family

have to move away from the island to find work on the mainland.

It's become a particular problem for young people in Scotland today.

We need a government that's focused on creating jobs

all across the country, no matter where you live.

Politics is already so polarised,

and the attention's taken away from places where it should be.

As a medical student,

you do see the struggles of the healthcare service.

I work as a domestic at St John's in Livingston.

It's sad to see one of our greatest assets as a country

just left at the side of the agenda.

When the NHS works, it changes people's lives.

It's such an important part of being Scottish.

Right now, I'm training to be a teacher

because if my teachers weren't there for me,

then I would've probably fallen through the railings.

Education is the most powerful weapon that a country can ever use,

and that's why I think it's so important

that we invest in it instead of cutting it.

Unity means pulling together for the benefit of everyone,

despite where someone comes from or what they look like.

The world is changing so quickly that it's more important than ever

that Scotland's voice is heard.

The best way to achieve this is as part of the UK,

but still allowing the decisions that affect Scotland the most

to be taken in the Scottish Parliament.

We're divided enough. We need to unite now.

We need to see what's best for Scotland.

There's far more that we agree on than what we disagree on

and that's what we should be focusing on for our future.

Scotland is stronger as a nation when we work together.

Just look at what we've achieved in the past -

the NHS, the minimum wage, the Scottish Parliament -

all things won against the odds because we chose to stand as one.

We have an opportunity now to create a nation that we all want.

We all voted for a better Scotland. Let's make one.

At the elections on May 4th,

a vote for Labour is a vote against dividing our country

with another referendum.

It's a vote for more investment in our schools

and to stop cuts to local NHS services.

Now, more than ever, Scotland needs to focus on creating jobs,

growing our economy and increasing family income -

not calling for another referendum.

Our country is divided enough.

Together we're stronger.

On May 4th, vote Labour.