Summary

  • PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR LIVE TEXT COVERAGE OF THE HOLYROOD ELECTION CAMPAIGN

  • Scottish Labour launched their manifesto

  • In this evening's Reporting Scotland Jackie Bird interviewed Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson

  1. That's all from our Holyrood Election live pagepublished at 19:26 British Summer Time 27 April 2016

    Another day on the campaign trail, with tots, pints, manifestos, climbing and folk music.Image source, bbc
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    Another day on the campaign trail, with tots, pints, manifestos, climbing and folk music.

    That's all from our Holyrood Election live page on 27 April 2016.

  2. Coming up on Scotland 2016 tonight...published at 19:23 British Summer Time 27 April 2016

    In the latest of of our political mythbusters series we look at the importance of turnout in the election.

    How many people will turn out to vote? 

    Scotland's voting age has been lowered for the Scottish election
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    Scotland's voting age has been lowered for the Scottish election

    At the last Holyrood election only half of eligible people voted. 

    But does turnout really matter? Our special correspondent Kenneth Macdonald reports.

    Scotland 2016 on BBC TWO Scotland tonight at 22:30. 

  3. Political Correspondent Nick Eardley holds Facebook Q&A on Holyrood election tomorrowpublished at 19:16 British Summer Time 27 April 2016

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    Our Political Correspondent Nick Eardley will hold a Facebook Q&A on the 2016 Holyrood election live tomorrow at 15:00. 

    BBC Scotland's Political Correspondent Nick EardleyImage source, bbc
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    BBC Scotland's Political Correspondent Nick Eardley

  4. Scottish Conservative leader says she wants to 'be able to take Nicola Sturgeon on'published at 19:07 British Summer Time 27 April 2016

    Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson says: "I want to be able to take Nicola Sturgeon on and I'll be standing up every week at first minister's questions every week doing exactly that."

    Ms Davidson says this is a big transition for the Scottish Conservatives with more than half the MSPs leaving or retiring, meaning more than half of the Tory MSPs will be new faces.

    Scottish Conservative Party leader

    She says these "new faces" will be from outside politics and will bring expertise to Holyrood, raise the level of debate and really do a job for Scotland.

    Jackie Bird asks if the Tories will work with the SNP and Ms Davidson says her party will put forward alternatives to make the country better. 

    The Scottish Conservative party leader expresses concerns about the SNP and centralisation of powers.

  5. Ruth Davidson draws equivalence between David Cameron and Jeremy Corbyn in Scottish campaignspublished at 19:02 British Summer Time 27 April 2016

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  6. Tax cuts have to be earned by growing the economy says Scottish Conservative leaderpublished at 18:59 British Summer Time 27 April 2016

    Scottish Conservative Leader Ruth Davidson says people know what they are voting for in Scotland and who's going to be the strongest opposition.

    Ms Davidson says people out there want a strong opposition to the SNP.

    She says over the medium term her party would like to cut taxes but that they cannot go into the election saying we are going to cut taxes and have the same level of service provisions that are enjoyed now.

    Ruth Davidson and Jackie Bird

    The Scottish Tory leader says tax cuts have to be earned and that can be done by growing the economy.

    Ms Davidson says she has been on the election trail talking about how tax cuts can be earned and hers is the only party doing this. 

    She says the clear principle is that we should not be the highest taxed nation in the UK. 

  7. Ruth Davidson says a vote for her is a vote for a 'strong opposition'published at 18:56 British Summer Time 27 April 2016

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  8. Ruth Davidson says if Scotland were independent no UK shipbuilding would come to the Clydepublished at 18:52 British Summer Time 27 April 2016

    Jackie Bird begins by saying there are very real fears from shipbuilding unions that the industy is facing very real problems.

    Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson says she has heard the concerns from the unions and has spoken to the defence secretary and insists there is a "comprehensive guarantee" of the work that is coming to the yard in terms of the Type 26 programme and in terms of the off shore patrol vessels.

    Scottish Conservative leader Ruth DavidsonImage source, bbc
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    Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson

    Ms Davidson says the SNP have been "ramping up the rhetoric on this" and says if Scotland had been independent none of this work would have come to the Clyde.  

    Ruth Davidson pressed by Jackie Bird over Clyde shipyard work and whether there will be any delay says the defence secretary told her there was "absolutely" no change to the plans revealed in November. 

  9. Jackie Bird will now interview Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson on tonight's Reporting Scotlandpublished at 18:40 British Summer Time 27 April 2016

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    Here is Ruth coming up in our lift here at BBC Scotland's Pacific Quay HQ.... but not today. 

  10. Ruth Davidson appears on Rep Scot across all media but mainly here!published at 18:34 British Summer Time 27 April 2016

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  11. Up periscope with Nick Eardley targeting the Scottish Labour manifestopublished at 18:27 British Summer Time 27 April 2016

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  12. Political consensus breaks out on the campaign trail against male only golf clubspublished at 18:18 British Summer Time 27 April 2016

    Political consensus breaks out on the campaign trail ... over golf in general and male only clubs in particular.

    Royal Troon is one of two golf clubs on the rota to host the Open Championship which do not accept female members.

    Royal Troon is one of two golf clubs on the rota to host the Open Championship which do not accept female members.Image source, bbc
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    Royal Troon is one of two golf clubs on the rota to host the Open Championship which do not accept female members.

    The Ayrshire club is staging the 145th Open this July.

    It announced last year that it was carrying out a review into its all-male membership policy.

    The Open takes places at Troon from 10-17 JulyImage source, PA
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    The Open takes places at Troon from 10-17 July

    Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson says she will boycott the Open at Troon if it continues its men-only policy.   

    Another party leader, Scottish Labour's Kezia Dugdale says she is opposed to male only clubs and says she won't be going to Troon either.  

    Scottish Labour leaer Kezia DugdaleImage source, Kezia Dugdale, twitter
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    Scottish Labour leaer Kezia Dugdale takes a swing at male only golf clubs

    SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon said she does not think it is acceptable for anywhere in Scotland to be off limits to women.     

    The R&A said membership policy was 'a matter for the club'Image source, PA
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    The R&A said membership policy was 'a matter for the club'

    Maggie Chapman, co-convener of the Scottish Greens, says male only golf clubs "belong in the 19th century" and this shows how far there is to go on gender equality.

    Willie Rennie, the leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats agrees and says the club should come into the 21st century and hold a vote on allowing women members.

  13. Ruth Davidson will be interviewed by Jackie Bird on tonight's Reporting Scotlandpublished at 18:11 British Summer Time 27 April 2016

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  14. Coming up on Reporting Scotland tonight... Scottish Labour manifesto, Ruth Davidson and Royal Troon golf clubpublished at 18:06 British Summer Time 27 April 2016

    We will look at the Scottish Labour manifesto as it was launched today by party leader Kezia Dugdale.

    Conservative leader Ruth Davidson is in the hot seat tonight as she is interviewed by Jackie Bird.

    The manifesto was launched by Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale at an event in Edinburgh
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    The manifesto was launched by Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale at an event in Edinburgh

    And we look at one thing the five party leaders can agree on as they call on Royal Troon golf club to stop excluding women from membership, as it prepares to host the 2016 Open championship. 

  15. It is the turn of the Scottish Conservatives for BBC's The Social one minute manifestospublished at 18:01 British Summer Time 27 April 2016

    This week we'll bring you BBC's The Social's take on the parties manifestos. 

    Here Nathan takes a look at the Scottish Conservatives. 

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  16. Here's a reminder of what has dominated the campaign trail today.......published at 17:57 British Summer Time 27 April 2016

    Scotland's politicians have outlined pledges on childcare and the economy as campaigning continues ahead of May's Holyrood election.

    Four main party leaders hit the campaign trailImage source, bbc
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    Four main party leaders hit the campaign trail

    The political importance of folk music and "social prescribing" for doctors were also raised on the day Scottish Labour launched their election manifesto.  

    Scottish Green Party co-convener Maggie Chapman meets some folkImage source, Scottish Greens/Twitter
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    Scottish Green Party co-convener Maggie Chapman meets some folk

  17. Scottish Labour manifesto: Cupcakes and tax pledges: Brian Taylor Blogpublished at 17:51 British Summer Time 27 April 2016

    Nuanced it was not. Subtle? Behave yourself. Then again, we are but a week and a day from polling.

    This has been a fairly blunt campaign from the outset - a fundamental series of choices on tax and spending. Labour's manifesto launch, then, was of a piece.

    Ms Dugdale said the manifesto was a return to Labour's rootsImage source, PA
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    Ms Dugdale said the manifesto was a return to Labour's roots

    Labour handed out cupcakes topped some of the key messages from its manifestoImage source, bbc
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    Labour handed out cupcakes topped some of the key messages from its manifesto

    Indeed, in the ante-room prior to the launch itself, Labour even had cupcakes on display bearing bold legends relating to their core policy offer of increased taxation to fund sustained public spending, notably on education.

    Labour has struggled somewhat of late in Scotland. And so it was perhaps understandable that there were references throughout Kezia Dugdale's speech to matters past.

  18. Scottish Greens says Labour manifesto is 'too little too late'published at 17:44 British Summer Time 27 April 2016

    The Scottish Greens branded the Labour party's manifesto - published just nine days before polling day - as too little, too late.

    Scottish Green Party co-convener Patrick HarvieImage source, bbc
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    Scottish Green Party co-convener Patrick Harvie

    Scottish Greens co-convener Patrick Harvie said: "Much of the language Labour have adopted such as the need to raise revenue for public services, the need for warm homes, a fracking ban and jobs of the future - these have all been consistent Scottish Green priorities, and what's more we have done the work to deliver progress on these issues. 

    "Labour are simply undermining what little credibility they have left."

  19. Scottish Lib Dems say they offer so much more than Scottish Labour manifestopublished at 17:41 British Summer Time 27 April 2016

    Commenting on launch of Scottish Labour's manifesto, the leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats Willie Rennie said: "With the Liberal Democrats you get so much more. 

    Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie RennieImage source, bbc

    "You'll get an NHS with the GPs and quality mental health services so desperately needed. You'll get a party that stands up for your civil liberties - the rights and freedoms that should be protected for everyone. 

    "And you'll get a new environmental push to make sure Scotland doesn't just meet its climate change targets but exceeds them."

  20. Tories respond to Scottish Labour manifesto saying Labour is too weak to stop indyref2published at 17:37 British Summer Time 27 April 2016

    The Scottish Conservatives say Labour has "completely lost its way" and there is a "real danger" that it is "too weak to stop the SNP" from holding a second referendum on independence. 

    Scottish Conservative leader Ruth DavidsonImage source, bbc
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    Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson