You can tell there’s an election on. This week, Willie Rennie has painted Easter eggs, sung songs with children at a nursery, visited a farmers’ market and fed seals.
Here’s a look at a whirlwind week in Scotland. Some of it is quite funny.
Monday
Willie was supposed to be going to Amazon in Dunfermline to discuss working practices and pay with employees. At the last minute, Amazon cancelled the meeting. Undeterred, Willie went anyway and recorded this video outside the depot:
Locked outToday, I was supposed to visit Amazon in Dunfermline.At the last minute, they cancelled the visit, because they were too embarrassed to let me see conditions in the center – and too embarrassed by the wages they pay their staff.Big companies like Amazon, that receive government grants, should pay their staff the living wage.That’s why we will never pay government grants to companies that don’t pay the living wageAgree? Add your name here: scotlibdems.org.uk/livingwage
Posted by Willie Rennie on Monday, 21 March 2016
Tuesday
He was on Scotland 2016 to talk about the SNP’s tax plans, or lack of them. In short, they say they can raise £1.2 billion without anyone paying any more tax. That seems to defy the laws of any sort of finance.
Last night I was on Scotland 2016 talking about the SNP’s tax plans and challenged John Swinney’s claims over what this would mean for public services. The truth is that their plans will not raise an extra penny to invest in schools and deliver the transformation in education that we need.
Posted by Willie Rennie on Wednesday, 23 March 2016
Wednesday
He kicks off the Holyrood campaign with piece calling for more Strong Liberal Voices at Holyrood:
Posted by Willie Rennie on Wednesday, 23 March 2016
Thursday
This is my personal favourite of the week. Visiting an Edinburgh nursery with Edinburgh Western candidate Alex Cole-Hamilton to highlight the importance of early years education, he got right into the singalong:
Today @willie_rennie visited an Edinburgh nursery, read more about our penny for education https://t.co/X38VmR4KUT pic.twitter.com/oxKc8ABn3p
— Scot Lib Dems (@scotlibdems) March 24, 2016
Later that evening, the first leaders’ debate took place. That wasn’t nearly so harmonious:
The First Leader’s debateLast night,was the first #LeadersDebate of the Scottish Parliament election. Just incase you missed it, here are some of the highlights from last night’s debate, including our plans for education, Scotland’s new tax powers and what I’d say to President Trump:
Posted by Willie Rennie on Friday, 25 March 2016
Friday
The rural economy was the theme today. Willie visited Loch Leven Larder and painted Easter eggs with some children:
A busy morning at LLL with @willie_rennie, @wbrobertson1 , @STVNews & some young artists entering our Easter comp! pic.twitter.com/q8Iib2GFgo
— Loch Leven’s Larder (@LochLevenLarder) March 25, 2016
Later he launched Katy Gordon’s campaign for the West of Scotland.
At the launch event for @katygordon‘s campaign in Milngavie with @willie_rennie on stage. #BothVotesLibDem pic.twitter.com/vF21WtZr1L
— James Harrison (@JamesWHarrison) March 25, 2016
Saturday
They say never work with children and animals. Willie has done both this week. Here he is feeding the seals with Mid Scotland and Fife candidate Peter Barrett at Deep Sea World in North Queenferry:
.@willie_rennie & @CllrPeterBarret make new friends at @DeepSeaWorld this morning: pic.twitter.com/2pzktm3QYB
— Scot Lib Dems (@scotlibdems) March 26, 2016
Sunday
This morning he was at the Stokcbridge Farmers’ Market with Edinburgh Central candidate Hannah Bettsworth.
This morning Willie Rennie & Hannah Bettsworth for Edinburgh Central and Lothian were on the campaign trail meeting Easter shoppers and stall holders at Stockbridge Market.
Posted by Scottish Liberal Democrats on Sunday, 27 March 2016
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3 Comments
Are the SNP hoping for an income from the oil revenues or are they waiting for their Conservative masters to come up with the money? The Living Wage? this will only come in 2020 when thew mooney MIGHT be enough to live on, until then it is only this years increase in the minimum wage.
Oops !!!!, should read the money MIGHT be enough to live on. Too much booze watching the telly.
Nigel, we had a golden opportunity to shape the constitution in a liberal direction during the coalition, but Clegg fluffed it.