GREEN plans for a radical redistribution of wealth are a hard sell in Edinburgh's more affluent suburbs, which is perhaps why candidate Andy Wightman chose to adopt a left-field approach to promoting his party's manifesto.

Tailoring his message to a largely elderly audience at a hustings event at a Broughton church, he pointed out that the document had been compared to a "long playing record" due to its shape.

"There's certainly a lot of music in it," he added. "There's some very popular stuff, which will get your feet dancing. There's some country music. There's rock n roll, some exciting stuff including really progressive rock. There are classical tunes there, some deep, meaningful and thoughtful long-term things that will take us through to the next century and be remarked upon 100 years after the Scottish Parliament was elected."

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AN internet Q&A with Tommy Sheridan proved a surprise hit on Tuesday night, although not for the reasons that the Solidarity co-convenor would have hoped.

An invitation for questions by STV News prompted to deluge of enquiries about the Glasgow list candidate and former MSP's sexual exploits and fake tan preferences, not to forget his perjury conviction.

A particularly popular contribution was a Facebook user offering Sheridan the opportunity to apologise to his "former comrades" and ask whether he regretted "destroying the most successful socialist party Scotland has ever had".

Another asked whether he would apologise to fringe group the Scottish Resistance for "tarnishing their reputation by sharing a platform with them" by joining the activists for their 'Declaration of Glasgow'.

In the end, he answered only 10 questions.

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THE moment of the Holyrood election campaign so far has arguably been when two amorous pigs were caught on camera behind Willie Rennie as he gave an interview to the BBC.

"We like to organise our visits to send a message in pictorial terms exactly what we’re asking for," an oblivious LibDem leader had said at the vital moment, providing a timeless case study of the perils of the political photo-op.

Even Mr Rennie's own party saw the funny side, laying on Percy Pig sweets at yesterday's manifesto launch.

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THE SNP's Kirsty Blackman caused confusion among Hansard reporters at Westminster this week.

They were forced to seek clarification on the word the Aberdeen North MP had used to describe Commons standing orders.

"The word I used was mince", Ms Blackman helpfully clarified.