Scottish - Politician | July 19, 1970 -
It still annoys me when I read really derogatory things about how a woman looks because you would usually not read these things about a man, and that still has the potential to put women off public life.
Nicola Sturgeon
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Men - the colour of their tie is the most difficult decision they have to make every day.
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Twitter's probably my bad habit.
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I believe we should support people to live, and I am therefore in favour of good quality palliative care.
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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.
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Equality and prosperity shouldn't be seen as enemies of each other, but as partners. One reinforces the other.
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The total impact of the Tory/Liberal tax, welfare and public spending changes has hit the poorest 10% in society disproportionately hard - and women have been affected even more badly than men.
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Ed Balls has made it crystal clear that, left to its own devices, a Labour government would simply carry on with the same budget policies as the Tories.
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Poverty is on the increase - due to welfare cuts - and demand for food banks has rocketed.
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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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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.
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American companies based in Scotland employ large numbers of people - in fact, we are the best performing part of the U.K., outside London and the southeast of England when it comes to attracting foreign direct investment.
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