I got a very strong sense from my mother, in particular, that we are all equal in the sight of God.

Telling the truth, and confronting the challenge, is what politics is about.

Progressive politics is not something to be bolted on to another cause.

While I'm leader, nothing will be off limits - there will not be one policy, one rule, one way of working which cannot be changed.

What I will say will not always please you, but what I say will always be honest and true and how I genuinely see it.

Separation and devolution are two completely different concepts which cannot be mixed together. One is not a stop on the way to the other.

Scotland cannot be the only 'something for nothing' country in the world.