When I became First Minister earlier this year, I made clear that my foremost priority in government would be eradicating child poverty. In a rich country like Scotland, I simply cannot endure the ...

I am proud to present a budget that delivers on the priorities of the people of Scotland. Over recent years, our nation has faced an unprecedented range of challenges: Covid, Inflation, Austerity, ...

Since coming into office, the SNP has delivered a raft of progressive, transformational policies – all while majority of people in Scotland pay less tax than elsewhere in the UK. We've got what it ...

We've got what it takes - to create jobs, to create growth, and to create a more prosperous Scotland. What we need is the powers of independence, to realise Scotland's full potential.

Since coming to office in 2007, the SNP has changed Scotland beyond all recognition. Families in Scotland enjoy opportunities and universal benefits that they would be denied if they lived in England.

It is a great pleasure to be with you today, and I thank the Royal Society of Edinburgh for providing me with the opportunity to set out my aspirations in Government as we approach St Andrew’s day.

This wasn’t a budget for “Change”. It’s a know-your-place Budget for low-paid workers, small businesses, families, pensioners, and for Scotland. We've got what it takes - to create jobs, to create ...

Westminster’s commitment to nuclear weapons leaves other aspects of our defence weakened. Nuclear weapons are wrong strategically, morally and financially. Westminster’s irresponsible obsession with ...

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Kate Forbes MSP is from Dingwall, although she spent part of her upbringing in Glasgow and India. Until she was elected as MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Kate was employed as an accountant in ...

David was born in 1961 in Kirkcaldy, Fife. He was educated at Balwearie High School, and Adam Smith College, where he gained an HND in Mechanical Engineering. He worked for British Gas, Alcan ...