Scottish Parliament Election 2016: 12/04/2016 Party Election Broadcasts: Scottish Liberal Democrats


Scottish Parliament Election 2016: 12/04/2016

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There are so many things that are really great about being a parent,

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there are so many things that are absolutely

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terrifying about being a parent.

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Being with Georgia and spending time with her,

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it's just amazing to see the speed that people learn,

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the speed that people develop.

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I think our older daughter, she's a real extrovert.

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I can see her doing something that is very expressive,

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where she's maybe a little bit in the spotlight.

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Katrina definitely wants to be an actress.

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She's very focused on that.

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Alistair, it kind of changes a wee bit.

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Loves his Lego. Gran says he's going to be an engineer.

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Being a dad is special.

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I want my kids to get the best chance

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to be all that they can be,

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but, as parents, we need a helping hand to allow our kids to succeed,

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and that's why I want Scotland

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to have the best education system in the world.

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Derek and I both work full time so, obviously,

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that brings its challenges in terms of arranging childcare,

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so we're very fortunate -

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we have a very good nursery that both of our children go to.

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I think it's really important that we keep investing in education.

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You hear it as a throwaway line

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but you really are investing in the future and the next generation.

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I think everyone can remember

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at least one great teacher that they had,

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that really opened their eyes in some way,

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and I certainly want that same experience for our kids,

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and if we support teachers across the board,

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I think that becomes much more likely.

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We're giving them charge of our child,

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and they look after our child as we hope we would.

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I think you always have to determine what your priorities are.

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Education is one of those priorities

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and I think it, therefore, is appropriate that we should be

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asking people to make an additional contribution.

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The bottom line is,

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if we don't keep improving the standard of education,

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children will suffer.

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We can't expect teachers to do their best

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unless we support education properly.

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We want to invest a penny on income tax for education -

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a small investment for a whopping big return of ?475 million.

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We can invest in a people premium

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to give kids extra support at school.

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We can expand nursery education

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to make sure kids get that vital early education.

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And we can also boost the number of places in colleges

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so that everybody that wants to study can get

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the course that they need.

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That will have a transformational effect on education in Scotland

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and put us right back up there with the best.

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A penny for education would deliver an investment of ?475 million.

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A penny for education will help get Scotland fit for the future.

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