We’ve chosen to stay part of the Westminster system, but we don’t want to be a forgotten, sidelined part of it. Nicola Sturgeon Read Quote
The SNP became a minority government in 2007, then a majority one in 2011. But Labour viewed what was happening as some kind of aberration. They felt the problem wasn’t theirs: they didn’t have to change; the Scottish people had just gone down this wrong road, and if they waited long enough, they would find their way back. Nicola Sturgeon Read Quote
I know you’ve got to earn people’s trust, and you’ve got to earn it day after day after day. Nicola Sturgeon Read Quote
I am quite hot-headed; I am quite impulsive. Fortunately, it doesn’t last very long. Nicola Sturgeon Read Quote
I feel comfortable in a position of leadership, but that’s not to say I feel complacent about it. I take it incredibly seriously. Nicola Sturgeon Read Quote
At these big set-piece events like the leaders’ debates, that exterior of calm and serenity is nothing compared to what’s going on inside most of the time. Nicola Sturgeon Read Quote
If your pal or neighbour is in the SNP, you’re more likely to listen to them than if you just turn on the telly and see me or Alex. The growth of membership is building a politically engaged community base that hasn’t been there in my lifetime. Nicola Sturgeon Read Quote