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" It's very much the currency of discourse on social media where political disagreements very quickly become very personalised. "
Nicola Sturgeon
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" Tax credits are designed to help people who work hard but who, through no fault of their own, don't earn enough to keep their families out of poverty. "
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" A minority government can't govern without support from other parties. "
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" One of Ed Miliband's shadow ministers has said he would never vote for the renewal of Trident. "
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" The Scottish Government will continue to do all it can to get people into work. "
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" Glasgow is a great city. "
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" Twitter's probably my bad habit. "
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" Scotland never voted for Margaret Thatcher. "
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" A whole range of things are done to ensure services remain safe and sustainable because that is the absolute paramount duty of the health board. "
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" It is one of the little known facts about modern Scottish politics that it is not quite as cut-throat as people think it is. "
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" For parents - women in particular - good quality, affordable childcare is vital. "
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" Sporting success doesn't happen by accident. It takes hard work and determination on the part of the individual athletes. And it also takes investment in facilities and training support. "
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" I don't cook very often. Actually, I'd go further: I can't cook. "
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" I stand here today as the first woman first minister of our country. Every day I hold this office, I will work to ensure that every woman, every wee girl across this country, gets a chance to do what I've done and follow their dream. "
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" Sometimes things happen in life, sometimes they don't. Don't get me wrong: I have no regrets - if I could turn the clock back 10 or 20 years, I wouldn't want to fundamentally change the path my life has taken. "
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" U.K. welfare cuts are pushing more children into poverty; that is beyond dispute. "
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" One thing we've learned is that there's not anything that Nigel Farage won't blame on foreigners. "
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" We will never vote for the renewal of Trident; that's a decision which will fall to be made in the next Westminster parliament. We will never vote for that. "
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" I know you've got to earn people's trust, and you've got to earn it day after day after day. "
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" Many people from many different walks of life have marriages that break up, and those are deeply personal, deeply painful but ultimately private matters. "
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" My early years as a political activist were dominated by the poll tax. "
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" To every woman out there who thinks that they might like to get involved in politics or stand for parliament, I say go for it. If I can do it, so can you. "
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" There is nothing in your background that inherently holds you back or means you can't achieve what others can achieve. You are the master of your own fate, and if you work hard, you can do what you want. "
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" Thatcher was the motivation for my entire political career. I hated everything she stood for. "
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" Equality and prosperity shouldn't be seen as enemies of each other, but as partners. One reinforces the other. "
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" Social media is natural to me, and it's a very immediate way of saying something. It's the way politics are done these days. In modern politics, you can't ignore that even if you wanted to. I can't imagine doing politics without it. "
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" Talent is really important in politics, but experience is also really important. "
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" I'll be arguing for Scotland to vote to stay in the E.U. "
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" Scotland's relationship with Malawi is perhaps unique - with almost every town or village in Scotland having some connection. "
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" Because of lower life expectancy in Scotland - something that we are working hard to improve - the average woman will get £11,000 less in pension payments than counterparts in the rest of the U.K., even though she will pay exactly the same in contributions. "
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