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

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

We shall seek debate without division or rancour.

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.

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 test is can you do something, rather than have a theoretical argument - can you make a difference?

We do students a great disservice by implying that one set of students is more important than another.