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I don’t love vaping.

The only (thing) that I would say to all three of them and to all 17 MSPs is your relationship with each other, your ability to work with each other and to look out for each other is going to be crucial.

Honestly, hand on heart – because I’ve done it for five years – the hardest job in British politics is being the leader of the Scottish Labour Party.

Without guidance we will see towns and cities exploited for climate-wrecking corporate profit.

The Greens will continue to support the residents to ensure housing is built on the site to revive the community.

He is the first candidate to say he will fight for Rosebank and Jackdaw until the UK Government approves them.

Joe understands that because he has never been absorbed into the Holyrood bubble.

I've had a rough few months, and politics can go quiet around you when that happens.

It was absolutely disastrous for Scottish Labour in the 2015 general election when they lost all but one seat.

I certainly was told that very often, to stay away from it all by a lot of people who should have known better.

I will certainly vote for it because I do think the people have a right to decide their own future.

If there is a big realistic demand for a referendum, then surely the democrat in him and the democrat in me and the democrat in you would say, well, have that choice, make that decision.

You have to ignore some of that advice and just get on with it, but to say that he will absolutely rule out a referendum. Well, is it really his gift to do that?

Safety in the workplace must always come first.

This misunderstands the risks those working in politics face.

While this funding will enable services to resume from October, I recognise that islanders have lost confidence in the reliability of these links.

Local communities will still face months of reduced connectivity after services were withdrawn with little meaningful consultation and significant consequences for patients, NHS staff, businesses and families.

Andy Burnham should listen to those economic sirens that are ringing louder by the day and act to protect families ahead of this autumn and winter.