John Swinney: “Scotland has the resources. We have the expertise. What we lack are the powers,”

Friends, we are winning. One by one, the stars are aligning in our favour.

I’m all for the Scottish Parliament having as many powers as it possibly can do, and I’ll work constructively to make sure we bring all those powers to Scotland.

Conference, because we won the election – and because we won the trust of people in Scotland - we can now do two things: improve people’s lives here and now, and build the best possible future by delivering Scottish independence.

Make no mistake – if we had lost the election this year, if we were out of power – then the independence cause would have been set back decades.