In a hustings organised by the Perth Association for Mental Health, a lively audience filled the theatre at the AK Bell Library in Perth to discuss wellbeing and health.
We have broken the debate down into managable sections that you can listen and view directly on this page. You can also view videos on the Scottish VotePod Channel on You Tube, subscribe to the audio podcasts on iTunes or directly download the audio files. Our audio clips allow you to listen to the discussion in detail, while the video clips will feature shorter highlight clips.
The following party representatives took part.
SOLIDARITY - Alan Manley
LAB - Doug Maughan
SNP - Roseanna Cunningham
CONSERVATIVE - Mary Scanlon
LIB DEM - Alex Cole-Hamilton
GREEN - Mark Ruskell
SSP - Charlie McCarthy
Lesley Riddoch introduces the panel.
AUDIO
Section 1: The evening started with musical entertainment from St Andrew of the Woolen Mill and the enjoyment of the music prompted the first question from the floor.
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Section 2: The effect of alcohol on the health and wellbeing of teenagers was a particular concern of this member of the audience.
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Section 3: In the third section the panel are asked if the stress induced by our attitude to work is a major contributor to ill health and whether more could be done to assist voluntary organisations involved with wellbeing
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Section 4: In an attempt to find common ground amongst the panel, this questioner sought to discover what the politicians would most like to do to improve their own personal wellbeing.
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Section 5: In the final section of the Wellbeing Debate, Lesley gives the audience an opportunity to raise further issues for the panel of politicians to respond to.
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VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
This clip features discussion on the benefits of the arts for wellbeing.
In this clip Mark Ruskell discusses the problem of binge drinking amongst young people
Discussion on setting spending priorities in health care.
Video produced by students from Abertay University.
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