I will not promise what I cannot deliver. And I will never hide the cost of what I propose.

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

It's true across the U.K. that those who had least to do with causing the economic crisis are carrying the heaviest burden. That's unacceptable.

The government don't want to talk about the consequences of the choices they make. They pretend there aren't any consequences.

Scotland is my country, the nation that shaped me, that taught me my values. A nation whose achievements inspired and inspire me, a community whose failings drive me - drive my overwhelming desire to fight for social justice and equality.

My working life has always been wrapped up in doing my job to the best of my abilities and doing the best for my family. It is not a contest between the two.

My Scottish Labour Party is a crusade - to fight poverty, inequality and injustice.