The question today is will we, collectively, live out the new culture of politics that was part of the founding promise, indeed the founding spirit of this place?
John Swinney
The Public Record
The comments Russell Findlay makes about me are baseless, utterly and totally baseless.
I have addressed the issues in the SNP’s finances, and the SNP has got strong governance in place.
Mr Kerr trivialised the attacks on Muslim members of our community, which is an absolute disgrace.
If anyone who voted Reform was watching Mr Offord's question to me there just now, I think they would think what a waste of time it was voting for Reform, because that was just an insulting lot of drivel from Malcolm Offord.
anti-Muslim hatred is abhorrent, and we must not allow recent attempts to stoke fear to divide us
I've been reflecting on the exchanges last week and looked further at this issue, and I'm giving active consideration to whether the Scottish Government should provide planning guidance to balance the rapid expansion of hyperscale data…
The pride and passion felt by Scots around the world throughout this tournament is something we will remember for the rest of our lives.
Now, if the balance of that is not correct in this issue, then obviously that has to be examined by the government, but I give a commitment to Gillian Mackay that that will be undertaken as a matter of priority by the government.
I appreciate the urgency of this question because there are a number of applications that are now being considered by planning authorities.
Steve Clarke and the players should be proud of leading Scotland back to the World Cup after 28 years.
While last night’s result is not what we had hoped for, Scotland's World Cup journey may not yet be over and qualification for the knockout stages is still possible.
I know, like me, the people of Scotland are proud of the team’s incredible achievement of reaching the World Cup finals and the way they have represented our country throughout the tournament.
I know they can make history by reaching the knockout stages of the World Cup for the first time – the team have the chance to make themselves legends tonight.
Scotland’s men’s national team have shown amazing grit and determination during their World Cup campaign so far.
That is what we must be about, about bringing people together, about understanding and respecting each other, that’s fundamentally what our dialogue has got to be about.
Nobody will ever hear from me anything that in any way undermines that message of cohesion within the community.
It is important that I’m here to express the solidarity of the Scottish Government and the political leadership of Scotland with the community who will be traumatised.
I have spoken to some of the young men who were injured as a consequence of this act on Friday evening, they are not only physically injured but they are deeply traumatised by the attack.
It demonstrates the success of Scotland as an investment location and destination, and a place that attracts very significant interest from the international community.





