It is absolutely vital that conventional military capabilities are enhanced, but this is made ever more difficult by the enormous investment made by the UK Government in the Trident nuclear weapons system.
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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.
We will back them with a new three-year £30 million Scotland Together Fund to give them the tools they need to push back the tide of racism in Scotland.
I’ve got a track record throughout my political life of working to make sure as many powers as possible are exercised here in Scotland.
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.
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