It’s a pleasure and a privilege to be able to share some of my thoughts with you so early in my tenure as First Minister.
Scotland has just lived through the most extraordinary flowering of democracy…Read more…
Our Future Free from Racism
The STUC’s St Andrew’s Day March is an opportunity for the labour movement to look back at what we have achieved in the fight for racial equality here in Scotland.
Through big struggles we’ve…Read more…
Our Future Free from Racism
The scourge of racism cannot be looked at or dealt with without challenging every assumption that any individual or group wants less, needs less or deserves less than any other. Thus we…Read more…
Our Future Free from Racism
2014 has been a great year for Scotland, and one where we have celebrated and embraced diversity. Over the summer 71 teams from 53 members of the Commonwealth came together in Glasgow for the best…Read more…
Our Future Free from Racism? International Students: milked like cows, treated like criminals
International students bring in tens of billions annually to the UK economy. They generate over 130,000 jobs. They are quite literally a lifeline to the further and higher education sector in…Read more…
Our Future Free From Racism
“Our Future Free from Racism” – I’m only slightly embarrassed to confess that in recent months I seem to have adopted Twitter as my new home from home. When I recently posted – I mean ‘tweeted’-…Read more…
Our Future Free from Racism
Last year I wrote in support of the St Andrew’s day March and Rally, looking ahead to a landmark year for Scotland and for Glasgow in particular.
Both the independence referendum and the Commonwealth…Read more…
Our Future Free From Racism?
Launching the findings of our Scottish Government funded inquiry into Being Jewish in Scotland, we said, “If, twenty years from now, a future Scottish Government were to commission a…Read more…
Our Future Free From Racism
We have learnt a lot over the past year about Scotland and the people who make this country great. In looking to our future, we have explored our shared past, discussed our common values, and…Read more…
Our Future Free From Racism
2014 has been an amazing year for everyone living in Scotland – the passion and excitement of the Commonwealth Games gripped everyone and resulted in a record tally of medals for Scots. Glasgow, as…Read more…
Our Future Free from Racism
This has been a momentous year for Scotland. The referendum, the Commonwealth Games, the Ryder Cup – the eyes of the world have been on us like never before.
I never doubted that as a people we would…Read more…