The Liberal Democrats pledge to:

Education priorities

• 250 new and refurbished schools and 1,000 more teachers to cut class sizes.
• One hour of physical activity a day and extra sports coaches.
• Free playgroup places for 2 year olds.
• Headteachers to have more powers to turn around poorly performing schools.
• Tackle poor discipline.

• 100 per cent renewable electricity with major investment in wave and tidal power.
• Reduce energy demands with investment in energy efficiency, microgeneration and local power.
• Reduce waste and increase recycling rates to 70 per cent by 2020.
• Cut carbon emissions with 4 year targets and annual report.
• Make every school an eco-school and improve environmental education.

• 200 extra dentists so everyone has access to an NHS dentist.
• 100 new and refurbished local health centres.
• 2,000 extra nurses.
• Faster diagnosis and treatment with a new waiting time guarantee.
• Better children's health with free fruit in primary schools and cookery lessons.

• 1,000 extra community police officers.
• Tougher community sentences that make offenders work to repay their crime and cut reoffending.
• Crack down on knife crime with 7 year maximum sentences.
• Youth Justice Board and Youth Panels to cut youth crime.
• Tackle Scotland's drug and alcohol culture.

• £102 million boost for grassroots sport.
• Free the arts from excessive government interference.
• Support for the Scottish Music Futures Fund.
• Full implementation of the National Gaelic Plan.
• Grow Scottish tourism by 50 per cent by 2015.

• More affordable housing for sale and rent.
• Small towns regeneration fund.
• Scrap council tax and replace with a fairer local income tax based on ability to pay.
• Support for small independent shops.
• Tackle child poverty