Conservatives
Annabel Goldie was in Ayr with George Osbourne, Shadow Chancellor, to highlight her party's plans to halve council tax for old-age pensioners.

Libdems
Nicol Stephen challenged the other party leaders to back the campaign by universities for £168m of new funding and outlined his party's plans to scrap the graduate endowment. He was also joined in Gordon by Sir Menzies Campbell and Malcolm Bruce to campaign alongside local candidate Nora Radcliffe.

SNP
Alex Salmond launched a whistle-stop tour of key seats across Scotland as the SNP continued its Count Me In campaign, publishing a new endorsement by 100 Scottish families who plan to vote for the party. Mr Salmond also welcomed the endorsement of the SNP's arts policies by actor Martin Compston.

Labour
Gordon Brown campaigned with Sikhs in Glasgow and warned of the dangers posed to science research by the SNP.

Others
Solidarity convener Tommy Sheridan highlighted his party's plans to introduce a non-means-tested carers' allowance of £100 a week.

The Greens have enjoyed a huge surge of support, said a YouGov poll which gave the SNP a nine-point lead over Labour in the constituency vote.

The Scottish Senior Citizens' Unity Party took a breakfast cruise on the Clyde, pressing the case for a minister for pensioners.

Independence could lead to record economic growth and leave the average family thousands of pounds better off, the Adam Smith Institute think-tank said yesterday.

12:27am Saturday 28th April 2007

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