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" The fact is that co-operation between independent countries - to our mutual advantage - is the way of the modern world. "
Nicola Sturgeon
World
Way
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" Being a housewife is not important to me, but I'm never happier than when I come home and shut the door. "
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" I think the fact that people are even talking about the prospect of the Tories coming second is less about anything the Tories have done and more about the failures of Labour to set out, in any kind of coherent sense, what it's for anymore. "
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" Clearly, any issues about breaching of expenses rules should be properly investigated. "
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" People don't want to go back to the days, pre-referendum, when the Westminster establishment sidelined and ignored Scotland. They want Scotland's voice to be heard. "
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" The U.K.'s debt belongs legally to Westminster, so Scotland, by definition, can't default on it. "
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" The oil and gas sector in the North Sea does have a strong future if we do the right things now, but we've got to make sure that the infrastructure is right to support the sector, but also to support, over the next few years, diversification as well. "
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" I'll be arguing for Scotland to vote to stay in the E.U. "
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" Labour long ago realised it could no longer automatically assume that it would win elections in Glasgow and other places where it has taken people's votes for granted for decades - as we have seen across Scotland at local council and Holyrood elections. "
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" For the Scottish government, the practice of having meetings in different parts of the country is well established, but for the U.K. government, it is a much rarer event. "
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" I think it is important the communities are listened to and that their voice is heard, particularly with local government boundaries more than parliamentary boundaries, because you are talking very much about communities. It can be a very emotive thing. "
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" Instead of an end to austerity, Labour has made clear that it wants to impose more austerity cuts. "
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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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" 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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" I've never had a voice coach, but I am about to name drop horrendously here: I did once get some advice on how to project my voice from Sean Connery, which was lovely. It's all about where you breathe. That's my claim to fame. "
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" My message is a simple one - the E.U. is not perfect, but Scotland's interests are best served by being a member. "
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" If something can be proven to work, we should try it... Making sure that our young folk get the best education is the only thing that matters to me, and if something can be shown to work in doing that or if something's worth trying to do that, then I'll certainly be in the market for it. "
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" I am privileged to count many Muslims among my friends - some are amongst my closest friends. "
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" There was nothing in my childhood that said, 'She's going to be first minister of the country one day.' "
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" Maybe its time for politicians to fight back a little bit in terms of this notion that politicians are all in it for themselves, we're all the same, we're not driven by sincere motives. Because the fact of the matter is the vast majority are. "
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