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I’m horrified that a good, respectable business like Jahangir has been referred to in this fashion by Zia Yusuf and I think it’s totally and utterly unacceptable.

I think this is just the operating model of Reform, which is to incite racial hatred in our society.

Our education system has had enough of botchved, incremental, top-down reform.

Education must one again be at the heart of building a modern and fairer Scotland.

We must break the consensus of silence and renew our education system.

We don't need more fossil fuels – we need bold investment in renewables, green jobs & energy security. The future isn't in oil; it's in renewables.

I am joining cross-party colleagues in signing this letter because I believe that further development in the Rosebank oil field would be a disgraceful betrayal of our climate commitments.

Pushing ahead with Rosebank directly undermines our international credibility and abandons global climate leadership when it is needed most.

I have co-signed a cross-party letter asking the Prime Minister to stop the Rosebank oil field development. We do not have to choose between jobs and the climate.

The Scottish Government must set out a clear timetable and get on with rolling out the £2 fare cap across the country.

The £2 bus fare cap has been a game-changer for thousands of people across the Highlands and Islands, helping families and regular travellers to cut the cost of getting around, reducing emissions and keeping more money in people’s pockets.

When it’s a bit warm, let’s enjoy it.

Climate is a fight that fires up our base, persuades the middle and splits our opponents.

There’s got to be a better way to give young people the skills and confidence that they need to succeed, not just branding them a failure, and also allowing them to gain other qualifications that show they have a strong foundation in…

Fiscal discipline is the bedrock of our UK economic stability and national security, which is why we are committed to meeting our fiscal rules, with a buffer against global uncertainties.

Demonstrated across a range of fronts that we’re a government that just is getting on with getting things done and that includes on growth

You have small extremist parties dictating policy, the tail effectively wagging the dog, and that’s why I’m very much against creating a proportional representation system in our country.

Israel has a political issue with the elections coming up, and this is what happens in systems with proportional representation.