{"id":8817,"date":"2021-03-11T16:16:20","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T16:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transform.scot\/?p=8817"},"modified":"2021-03-12T09:09:52","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T09:09:52","slug":"all-five-speakers-confirmed-for-moving-the-vote-transport-conversations-with-the-parties-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transform.scot\/blog\/2021\/03\/11\/all-five-speakers-confirmed-for-moving-the-vote-transport-conversations-with-the-parties-series\/","title":{"rendered":"All five speakers confirmed for &#8216;Moving the Vote&#8217; series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/transform.scot\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Copy-of-Moving-the-vote-website-banner.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-8611 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/transform.scot\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Copy-of-Moving-the-vote-website-banner-300x136.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"543\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/transform.scot\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Copy-of-Moving-the-vote-website-banner-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/transform.scot\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Copy-of-Moving-the-vote-website-banner-768x349.png 768w, https:\/\/transform.scot\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Copy-of-Moving-the-vote-website-banner.png 892w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nTransform Scotland has today confirmed all final speakers for its \u2018Moving the Vote: Transport Conversations with the parties\u2019 series.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Transform spokesperson Marie Ferdelman commented:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe are very pleased to be joined by spokespeople from each of the five main political parties running in the upcoming Holyrood elections for our \u2018Moving the Votes\u2019 series. These events are a great opportunity for our members, the wider transport sector, and members of the public to engage with representatives from the main political parties in Scotland.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cGiven that we are in a climate emergency and the transport sector accounts for the largest proportion of Scotland\u2019s emissions, we look forward to hearing what each party has planned for the future of Scottish transport and how they will embed sustainability into their decision-making.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers for these events include:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Graham Simpson MSP from the Scottish Conservative Party (February 15)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Carole Ford from the Scottish Liberal Democrats (March 11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sarah Boyack MSP from Scottish Labour (March 26)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alison Johnstone MSP from the Scottish Greens (April 9)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michael Matheson MSP from the Scottish National Party (April 23)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/oALVwAxiddFKECv48\">here<\/a> to watch the Scottish Conservative event and <a href=\"https:\/\/photos.google.com\/share\/AF1QipPqtM8jrntMUjdteNUVAEhNTIR0SNHKxN-DLcyTFkE9BInJO2MRTtT-rHNR2zc1uw\/photo\/AF1QipMx1EXwOgQu4C9yuW2MZCu5Y_ej_dPWtMXSagI?key=a1pTcWhZaUlsMVAzcjE5Rk5zRVVaQnRVSVlucVlR\">here<\/a> to watch the Liberal Democrats event.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transform Scotland has today confirmed all final speakers for its \u2018Moving the Vote: Transport Conversations with the parties\u2019 series.\u00a0 Transform spokesperson Marie Ferdelman commented:\u00a0 \u201cWe are very pleased to be joined by spokespeople from each of the five main political parties running in the upcoming Holyrood elections for our \u2018Moving the Votes\u2019 series. 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