businesses in places like ledbury where i am today they are essential to our economy so we are proposing £2 billion of investments and local authorities to give that support and community arts events and pubs and clubs and theatres because those sorts of events bring new life to our high sorts of events bring new life to our hi-h streets sorts of events bring new life to our high sorts of events bring new life to our hi-h streets and sorts of events bring new life to our high sorts of events bring new life to our hi-h streets and he sorts of events bring new life to our high sorts of events bring new life to our hi-h streets and he then our high streets and he then ledbury, the ledbury poetry festival is launching today and that is a great example of how cultural activities can bring new people into our high streets and help revitalise them. we also want prompt payment charter put into law and it made easierfor charter put into law and it made easier for breaches of payment
at large to endorse their manifesto. the fact is that the snp has consistently stood on manifestos pledging that scotland s future should be in scotland s hands, not that of a westminster government we didn t elect. the challenge for us here is to ensure that the labour party and indeed the conservative party actually respect democracy in scotland, because if they don t i suspect they ll get rather short shrift from an electorate, that, with every passing day of this campaign struggles to see much difference between them. mr linden, looking at some of the polls they suggest that your party could halve the number of seats at westminster. of course they are just polls and we won t know until the actual vote next week, but if those polls are to believed then the clout that you might have to persuade whoever the next government is to call for independence, that is going to go, isn t it? the only poll that matters is the one that takes place next thursday between 7am and 10pm. the
possible. most of all, they need to be convinced to vote for it. because change doesn t happen unless you vote for it. applause. keir starmer speaking in london a few hours ago. keir starmer speaking in london a few hours ago. with me is our political correspondent alicia mccarthy. very much sir keir starmer on message but not taking anything for granted. h0. message but not taking anything for ranted. ., ., , , ., , granted. no, absolutely not. this was his chance granted. no, absolutely not. this was his chance to granted. no, absolutely not. this was his chance to address - granted. no, absolutely not. this was his chance to address the - was his chance to address the troops, boost morale and the last little push before we get into the last few days of this campaign. very much heading home again and again and again the messages we ve been hearing for the last few weeks. if you want change you have to vote for it. don t assume it s going to happen for them if we take ou