SNP
In Aberdeen, Alex Salmond published a poll showing 71% public support for scrapping the council tax, then flew to Stornoway to campaign in the Western Isles marginal seat. The party gave details of its campaign tactics, with one million leaflets being published, a cinema advert featuring Sir Sean Connery, hundreds of billboards and internet innovations. It is claimed membership is up, and the campaign fund has passed £1.5m.

Labour
Jack McConnell attacked his Nationalist rival, Alex Salmond, for not answering economic questions posed by Labour, and for his reluctance to take questions at press conferences. The First Minister spent the Bank Holiday in Largs and Loch Lomond talking tourism, setting a goal of increasing its income value by 50% within eight years, and with a promise to create an elite golf academy for secondary pupils, based in Nairn.

Conservatives
Annabel Goldie was also campaigning in Largs. At the start of Mental Health Week, she promised £10m extra for mental health, to improve services and work with the voluntary sector. A Tory internet image targeted Labour, with a vase of wilted roses and the message: "Labour has had its day."

LibDems
The LibDems promised 1000 more teachers to reduce class sizes and boost individualised teaching. In Aberdeen, leader Nicol Stephen said the priority is to have no more than 25 pupils in primary one to three. There was an attack on Tories for allocating more of their new spending priorities to road-building rather than health.

Others
The new Scottish Voice/NHS First party published its list of candidates, targeting seats around Monklands Hospital, with Susan Wighton, former "Angel of Beirut" as north-east list candidate, and with millionaire funder Archie Stirling standing in Mid-Scotland and Fife. Green justice spokesman Patrick Harvie argued for more Children's Panel funding, and more effort to tackle the causes of crime. Solidarity said Labour had stolen its policy for cutting Scottish Water bills.

12:01am Tuesday 10th April 2007

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