The democratic case for Scotland having the ability to choose its own constitutional future has been published.
The paper – entitled “Scotland’s Right to Choose: Putting Scotland’s Future in Scotland’s Hands” – lays out the detailed case for how and why the country should be able to have the choice of independence in a referendum. Continue reading ‘Democracy must and will prevail’: Scotland’s right to choose
A drawing highlighting the impact of global warming and designed by Annie Lennox OBE has been unveiled as the First Minister’s 2019 Christmas card.
‘Arctic Polar Bear on Melting Glacier’ is an original piece by the iconic Scottish musician who is also an accomplished artist. Continue reading First Minister’s Christmas card
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has written an open letter to EU citizens reaffirming that Scotland welcomes them and values their contribution to our society, culture and economy. Continue reading First Minister writes open letter to EU citizens
More than 50 emergency service workers and members of the public have been presented with Brave@Heart Awards recognising acts of bravery and heroism.
Police, fire and ambulance staff and other emergency responders were invited to nominate for the annual awards. Continue reading First Minister celebrates acts of heroism at Bravery Awards
FIRST Minister Nicola Sturgeon was first in line to say ‘cheerio’ to a familiar figure yesterday as she officially launched the Farewell Weekend for Oor Wullie’s BIG Bucket Trail. Continue reading A Fond Farewell: Oor Wullie’s BIG Bucket Trail weekend finale
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon joined Portobello High School students from S1-S3 yesterday to launch a new app, Bookzilla, at Portobello Library.
Developed by Scottish Book Trust, the national charity transforming lives through reading and writing, and digital agency Dubit, Bookzilla is aimed at early secondary school students in Scotland. The app encourages pupils to read for pleasure, whether they are already regular readers or just embarking on their reading journey. Continue reading First Minister launches new app for teen readers
The charity Who Cares? Scotland has published first of their kind statistics, revealing that young people in care across Scotland are continually having to fight for basic rights every single day. These have today been published in a report entitled, “We Don’t Have to Wait.” Continue reading Scotland ‘risks a forgotten generation’
Holyrood’s Committee Conveners will have the opportunity to question the First Minister on her Government’s plans in an extended session of Parliament’s Conveners Group next week. Continue reading First Minister to face Conveners Group at Holyrood
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has written to the Prime Minister about the role of the devolved administrations in talks on the future trade relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union.
Steps to tackle gender discrimination and inequalities in the workplace have been set out in the Scottish Government’s first Gender Pay Gap Action Plan. Continue reading Action on gender inequalities: new plan to tackle gender pay gap
