Nicola Sturgeon
Nicola Sturgeon
Nicola Ferguson Sturgeon PCis a Scottish politician who is the fifth and current First Minister of Scotland and the leader of the Scottish National Party, in office since 2014. She is the first woman to hold either position. Sturgeon has been a member of the Scottish Parliament since 1999, first as an additional member for the Glasgow electoral region from 1999 to 2007, and as the member for Glasgow Southside since 2007...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth19 July 1970
CityIrvine, Scotland
U.K. welfare cuts are pushing more children into poverty; that is beyond dispute.
My early years as a political activist were dominated by the poll tax.
It is hard to overstate the economic importance of the U.S.A. to Scotland, and that makes it essential that we engage with companies and potential investors and get the message across that we are open for business.
Political parties have to convince people that there is a real reason to vote and that will re-engage them in politics.
London has a centrifugal pull on talent, investment and business from the rest of Europe and the world. That brings benefits to the broader U.K. economy.
Of course, aid is only one small part of international development. Some of the greatest benefits to the world's poorest can be achieved through policy changes by developed countries.
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.
The U.K. government sets a cap on how much can be spent on discretionary housing payments.
I thought if people were going to talk about what I wear, wouldn't it be good if they were talking about who designed it, who made it and if that's a Scottish company, so teaming up with Totty Rocks has been fantastic.
If there are healthy - and growing - numbers of people working and paying taxes, we are better able to pay the costs of people living longer.
I am privileged to count many Muslims among my friends - some are amongst my closest friends.
The Scottish Government will continue to do all it can to get people into work.
Many hard working people in low paid jobs get housing benefit.
I hope it doesn't cause any added distress to Robin Cook's family.