Edinburgh Evening News

SCOTTISH Socialists launched their election manifesto today, with free public transport top of a list of 450 detailed policies.

And the party claimed it was on course to win a list seat in each of the eight regions of Scotland

The manifesto, entitled People Not Profit, was produced using the latest "Wiki" technology from contributions by party members with specialist knowledge in different policy areas before being approved by an SSP conference in March.

Party leader Colin Fox said:

"We've distributed over 300,000 election newspapers door-to-door, held scores of public meetings across Scotland and spoke to tens of thousands of people on the streets and doorsteps.

"Our call for free public transport, independence and wealth redistribution is going down a storm.

"Polls put the SSP within striking distance of winning a seat in all eight regions and our manifesto is an unashamed socialist programme that would make a massive difference to millions of Scots, not the millionaires that the other parties are attempting to woo.

"You won't find any big businesses backing the SSP."

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