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The Big 5 Questions Interview: Elaine Smith – TUSC

Big 5 Questions: TUSC’s Elaine Smith nipped into The Lincolnite for the next interview in the exclusive Big 5 Questions series this week.

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition parliamentary candidate for Lincoln, Elaine Smith, nipped into The Lincolnite this afternoon to speak about her party’s policies in the next instalment of the exclusive Big 5 Questions interview series this week.

The TUSC candidate addressed issues on the NHS, tuition fees and the economy, and voiced her criticisms of the austerity agenda and privatisation of services.

Elaine Smith. Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite

Elaine Smith. Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite

The remaining schedule is as follows:

  • Wednesday, April 22: Karl McCartney, Conservative
  • Thursday, April 23: Lucy Rigby, Labour
  • Friday, April 24: Nick Smith, UKIP

• Watch the interview with Ross Pepper (Lib Dem) from Monday.

Watch the interview with Helen Powell (Lincolnshire Independents) from Tuesday.

Each interview will be packaged in a video series available to watch back on YouTube. People can also watch The Big 5 Questions live via the Periscope app from Twitter, which is available in iOS devices free in the App Store. Follow The Lincolnite on Periscope to be notified when we are live with the interviews.

You can keep up with the latest news ahead of elections in Lincoln by following our Elections 2015 hub.