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The focus must be on how to preserve the Ferguson yard and jobs, whatever happens from here Picture: Jamie Simpson By Ian McConnell A “MUCH more ambitious” industrial policy was one of the big ideas included in the recent Hunter Foundation-commissioned report examining how Scotland’s economic growth rate might be raised, and it looks well worth pursuing. However, one big question on this front is whether, if the type of large-scale state intervention suggested as an option is adopted, politicians across the spectrum can be grown-up enough when this leads to failures as well as successes to deal with this constructively. After all, some failures seem inevitable when trying to boost the economy by picking future winners, whether this is through backing specific companies or broader sectors or technological niches.
Scottish election 2021: Scottish Labour manifesto at-a-glance
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image captionAnas Sarwar launched his party s manifesto
Scottish Labour has unveiled its vision for Scotland ahead of the 6 May Holyrood election. Below are the main policies from the party s manifesto.
The full document, which you can see here, sets out the policies the party s MSPs will support becoming law if returned to Holyrood.
Top priorities
Guarantee a job for every young Scot
Invest in the NHS to get cancer treatment back on track, improve mental health, and give carers the pay they deserve
Develop a comeback plan for education which invests in and gives IT support to schools
ALBA Party leader Alex Salmond at the Peoples Palace, Glasgow, to mark the start of the Glasgow campaign for the Scottish Parliamentary election. Picture date: Monday April 19, 2021. PA Photo. See PA story SCOTLAND Election. Photo credit should read: ALEX SALMOND called for the Scottish Government to “get a move on” in holding a second independence referendum as he unveiled the Alba manifesto. The former First Minister described his new party yesterday as the “plucky underdog” of Scottish politics and that it would “shake things up” as he unveiled his pledges to voters which he hopes will help deliver a Yes “supermajority” in Holyrood.
The introduction of a development land value tax to disincentivise the hoarding of land resources. A proposal for a written Constitution for an independent Scotland. Free school breakfasts and lunches for nursery, primary and secondary pupils using high quality Scottish produce centrally purchased with menus devised by leading Scottish chefs and nutritionists - every week of the year. A proposal for Scotland to join the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and through EFTA admission to the European Economic Area while maintaining the Common Travel Area and potentially a customs union with the rest of the U.K. This would serve as either an interim position from which to negotiate EU membership or a long term proposal depending on the view of the Scottish people.