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How we’re working to end homelessness
We’ve set a new goal to end rough sleeping for good and are taking new action to make that a reality.
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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s speech to the UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn
Read Nicola Sturgeon’s speech on climate change in Bonn in full.
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Apology to those convicted for same-sex sexual activity that is now legal
Read the statement given by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, giving an apology for historic discriminatory convictions for same-sex sexual activity that it is now legal.
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Nicola Sturgeon on the key tests that will guide discussion on Income Tax
Read First Minister Nicola Sturgeon ahead of the launch of the Scottish Government’s paper on The Role of Income Tax in the Scottish Budget
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Putting Scotland on the right track to a healthier future
Read Nicola Sturgeon on the Scottish Government’s efforts to tackle obesity.
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Universal Credit: a human and political catastrophe
Read Nicola Sturgeon on why the UK government should halt the roll-out of Universal Credit so the serious flaws can be properly addressed.
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We remain full of the energy and vision needed to build a better Scotland
The SNP’s annual conference kicks off in Glasgow today – and, more than 10 years into government, we remain the dominant force in Scottish politics.
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Young people are our future
Growing up in a working class community in Ayrshire in the 1980s, I was fortunate to be supported by loving parents. I came from a stable home, and was supported in my ambitions to study law at Glasgow Uni – which I was able to do without paying any tuition fees.
But I was also conscious that many other children in communities like mine were badly affected by the policies of Margaret Thatcher’s government.
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We are the only government in the UK to give a firm commitment to lifting the pay cap
Making pay fairer is something I’ve been personally committed to as First Minister.
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Nicola Sturgeon speech marking 20 years since Scotland’s devolution referendum
Our job today is to protect what we won in 1997 – and then make sure we continue to build upon it.
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20 years on from the devolution referendum – our Parliament faces a power grab
Tomorrow is a day to quietly celebrate a landmark in Scottish democracy – but it should also mark the start of concerted, cross-party efforts to defend our Parliament.
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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s statement on the Programme for Government
Read the First Minister’s statement on the Scottish Government’s plan for 2017-18.
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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon looks ahead to the Scottish Government’s programme for the next year
It is time to refocus our efforts and refresh our agenda to meet the changing needs of our people and the unprecedented challenges of our times.
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Speech by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Scotland’s economy
Nicola Sturgeon on Scotland’s economic future, its challenges and opportunities.
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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Carwyn Jones, First Minister of Wales, are meeting today to discuss working together to protect devolution from a Westminster power grab.
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10,000 parents register for the Baby Box in one week
The SNP are determined to make Scotland one of the best countries in the world to bring up a child, and the Baby Box is just one of the many actions we are taking in government to make that ambition a reality.
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