This government and the party that I lead will continue to argue an alternative to the Tory-Labour austerity. — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share Image
I'm not going to do anything that sees a Tory government be likely. — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share Image
I came into politics because of my opposition to what a Tory Government was doing to the community I grew up in. — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share Image
Parties that win elections should form the government, not parties that lose elections. — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share Image
The Scottish Government will continue to do all it can to get people into work. — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share Image
The U.K. government sets a cap on how much can be spent on discretionary housing payments. — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share Image
A minority government can't govern without support from other parties. — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share Image
Not once in my life has the Tory Party come anywhere close to winning an election in Scotland, and yet, for more… — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share Image
I think the first decision I took when I became a government minister was to reverse the planned closure of Monklands Accident… — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share Image
Under the Fixed Term Parliaments Act, it is possible for other parties to change the direction of a government without bringing a… — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share Image
Is it not typical that we have a Tory Government that wants, just like its pals in the Labour Party, constantly to… — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share Image
Scotland has been re-energized, and people all over the country have become involved in - and informed about - politics and government… — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share Image
The Scottish Government's international development work began in 2005 with a £3 million budget focused solely on Malawi, reflecting the historic links… — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share Image
If you have a Tory government at Westminster that takes us out of Europe against our will, there may be people in… — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share Image
For the Scottish government, the practice of having meetings in different parts of the country is well established, but for the U.K.… — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share Image
I think it is important the communities are listened to and that their voice is heard, particularly with local government boundaries more… — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share Image
The SNP became a minority government in 2007, then a majority one in 2011. But Labour viewed what was happening as some… — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share Image
It would be a very odd chancellor of any UK government that insisted on a course of action that cost their own… — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share Image
Vote SNP for a party that always stands up for Scotland, that is stronger for Scotland, and a government that will keep… — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share Image
Ed Balls has made it crystal clear that, left to its own devices, a Labour government would simply carry on with the… — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share Image
For the Scottish government, the practice of having meetings in different parts of the country is well established, but for the U.K. government, it… — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share
Voting Labour in the past hasn't protected Scotland against Tory governments. — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share
My political awakening, if I can be as grand as to call it that, was all about what was happening around me. It wasn't… — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share
Vote SNP for a party that always stands up for Scotland, that is stronger for Scotland, and a government that will keep the country… — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share
One of the attributes Glasgow is best known for all over the world is the friendliness of her people. — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share
Talent is really important in politics, but experience is also really important. — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share
There was nothing in my childhood that said, 'She's going to be first minister of the country one day.' — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share
I was fascinated, long before I joined the SNP, in the world around me; current affairs really interested me. — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share
I think it is disgraceful. I think it is completely disgusting that you've got a candidate for prime minster who seems to think that… — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share
I was studious and bookish. Not just as a child but also as a teenager. I took myself too seriously. — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share
There can be no greater privilege in life than to be chosen to lead your country. — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share
It is one of the little known facts about modern Scottish politics that it is not quite as cut-throat as people think it is. — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share
If something can be proven to work, we should try it... Making sure that our young folk get the best education is the only… — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share
