Questions for UNISON Scotland activists to ask all party candidates in the election – including ‘infographics’ for use in social media.
Questions for candidates in the Scottish council elections 2017
28 April 2017
Scottish council election is on Thursday 4 May 2017. Candidates are out campaigning for your vote. Please circulate UNISON Scotland’s Questions For Candidates on social media and elsewhere. They are based on UNISON Scotland’s manifesto for local government. If you are meeting with candidates, attending a hustings or out campaigning over the next week – this is our last chance to ask questions to all those ...See more...Public services polling infographics for social media
31 March 2017
See more...Questions for election candidates: Public Private Partnerships
27 April 2016
Public Private Partnerships have been used by every Scottish Government since devolution to finance public services. Debt on this expensive form of finance will reach nearly £30 billion. UNISON has calculated that buying out or refinancing projects could save up to £12 billion. Question: Will you support a programme of buying out PPP projects? www.unison-scotland.org/campaigns/manifesto-scottish-election-2016/See more...Questions for election candidates: Council cuts
27 April 2016
This year’s Scottish Government budget allocation to councils has been cut by £500 million in real terms (£349 million in cash). The Scottish Government’s budget was cut by 0.8% yet they decided to cut council budgets by 4.5%. 74% of Scottish voters in a Survation poll agreed that local services will get worse as a consequence. Question: What will you do to ...See more...Questions for election candidates: Health inequalities
14 April 2016
Average male life expectancy in Scotland’s least deprived areas is 11 years higher than in the most deprived areas. The gap is 7.5 years for women. More equal societies are also more healthy societies. So solutions start with reduscing income inequality and strengthening public services – rather than simply squabbling over NHS targets. Question: What action will you take to reduce ...See more...Questions for election candidates: Early years
14 April 2016
There is a welcome consensus on expanding early years provision. However, there is less clarity on providing the resources, together with fairly paid and well trained staff to deliver a quality service. International studies show that public services deliver the best quality. Question: Do you agree that childcare should be delivered free at point of use by the public sector? www.unison-scotland.org/campaigns/manifesto-scottish-election-2016/See more...Questions for election candidates: Balanced police workforce
14 April 2016
2000 police civilian staff jobs have been cut with many of them replaced by non-specialist police officers at twice the cost. £ millions are being cut from police budgets while maintaining a cosmetic police officer number target set by ministers, not Police Scotland. Question: Will you allow Police Scotland to develop a balanced workforce with properly qualified staff in their appropriate ...See more...Questions for election candidates: Anti Trade Union Bill
14 April 2016
The Anti Trade Union Bill is a crude attempt to weaken trade unions and undermine workers’ rights. It runs contrary to the positive industrial relations culture in Scotland and should require the legislative consent of the Scottish Parliament. Not least because of the Scotland Act duty to uphold the European Convention on Human Rights Question: Will you oppose the Anti Trade ...See more...