Scottish - Politician | July 19, 1970 -
I do not want to see, for any reason, the Tories resurgent in any way.
Nicola Sturgeon
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I came into politics because of my opposition to what a Tory Government was doing to the community I grew up in.
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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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Vote SNP for a party that always stands up for Scotland, that is stronger for Scotland, and a government that will keep the country moving in the right direction.
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I won't say I've never felt in Alex Salmond's shadow, but latterly, when Alex was leader, I didn't. It's more about my awareness of the fact I became First Minister during a parliamentary term. That means you're First Minister, but you haven't been elected in your own right as First Minister.
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I'm not a scientist. If there is a risk to our environment, there will be no fracking.
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As First Minister, I will always act in the best interests of the country. As party leader, I will always act in the best interests of the party, and if that sometimes means taking difficult, unpalatable decisions, I will never shy away from that.
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My pledge to you is that the SNP will put women and gender equality right at the heart of the Westminster agenda.
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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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There was nothing in my childhood that said, 'She's going to be first minister of the country one day.'
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Talent is really important in politics, but experience is also really important.
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The assumption that people sometimes make is that I have made a cold, calculated decision to put my career ahead of having family, and that's not true.
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