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I'm not going to do anything that heralds in a Tory government.
Nicola Sturgeon
Government
Tory
Going
Anything
I drove my mum and dad mad.
Nicola Sturgeon
Mad
Drove
Dad
Mum
Mum And Dad
There is nothing in your background that inherently holds you back or means you can't achieve what others can achieve. You are the master of your own fate, and if you work hard, you can do what you want.
Nicola Sturgeon
Work
You
Work Hard
Fate
Achieve
Master
Own
Nothing
Others
Back
Background
Want
Holds
Means
Your
Inherently
Hard
What a war in Iraq will not do is bring about peace in the Middle East or end the injustices that feed resentment and breed terrorists.
Nicola Sturgeon
War
Peace
Will
East
About
Feed
Terrorists
Iraq
End
Middle
Middle East
Breed
Resentment
Injustices
Bring
One of Ed Miliband's shadow ministers has said he would never vote for the renewal of Trident.
Nicola Sturgeon
Vote
Ministers
Would
Shadow
Never
He
Renewal
Said
I've never had a voice coach, but I am about to name drop horrendously here: I did once get some advice on how to project my voice from Sean Connery, which was lovely. It's all about where you breathe. That's my claim to fame.
Nicola Sturgeon
You
Drop
Advice
Project
Once
Claim
Some
About
Voice
Never
Had
Name
How
Am
Fame
Get
Did
Where
Lovely
Which
Breathe
Coach
Sean
Sean Connery
Connery
Here
Under the Fixed Term Parliaments Act, it is possible for other parties to change the direction of a government without bringing a government down.
Nicola Sturgeon
Government
Change
Down
Other
Possible
Direction
Term
Parties
Without
Fixed
Act
Bringing
A minority government can't govern without support from other parties.
Nicola Sturgeon
Government
Minority
Other
Support
Parties
Without
Govern
As a veteran of many campaigns, I know how important it is not let up in the last few days.
Nicola Sturgeon
Veteran
Important
Few
Days
Know
How
Up
Campaigns
Many
Last
I thought if people were going to talk about what I wear, wouldn't it be good if they were talking about who designed it, who made it and if that's a Scottish company, so teaming up with Totty Rocks has been fantastic.
Nicola Sturgeon
Good
People
Thought
Made
Has-Been
Wear
About
Talk
Talking
Were
Been
Rocks
Up
Scottish
Going
Fantastic
Who
Company
Designed
It still annoys me when I read really derogatory things about how a woman looks because you would usually not read these things about a man, and that still has the potential to put women off public life.
Nicola Sturgeon
Life
Me
You
Man
Woman
Women
Would
About
Potential
Put
Annoys
Looks
Read
Because
How
Still
Off
Public
Really
Public Life
Derogatory
Things
Men - the colour of their tie is the most difficult decision they have to make every day.
Nicola Sturgeon
Day
Every Day
Decision
Men
Difficult
Every
Colour
Most
Make
Tie
I believe we should support people to live, and I am therefore in favour of good quality palliative care.
Nicola Sturgeon
Good
Quality
People
Care
Live
Believe
Favour
Good Quality
Support
Am
Should
Therefore
Equality and prosperity shouldn't be seen as enemies of each other, but as partners. One reinforces the other.
Nicola Sturgeon
Equality
Prosperity
Enemies
Seen
Other
Partners
Each
The total impact of the Tory/Liberal tax, welfare and public spending changes has hit the poorest 10% in society disproportionately hard - and women have been affected even more badly than men.
Nicola Sturgeon
Women
Welfare
Men
Society
Changes
Spending
Total
Impact
More
Badly
Affected
Been
Hit
Than
Tax
Public
Poorest
Hard
Even
Disproportionately
American companies based in Scotland employ large numbers of people - in fact, we are the best performing part of the U.K., outside London and the southeast of England when it comes to attracting foreign direct investment.
Nicola Sturgeon
Best
People
London
Direct
Fact
Outside
Part
Investment
Performing
Employ
Attracting
Foreign
Scotland
Southeast
American
American Companies
In Fact
England
Companies
Large
Large Numbers
Based
Numbers
Scotland has a great deal to offer the world in terms of our approach to key economic and social issues.
Nicola Sturgeon
Great
World
Key
Great Deal
Approach
Our
Economic
Terms
Deal
Issues
Scotland
Offer
Social
Social Issues
My message is a simple one - the E.U. is not perfect, but Scotland's interests are best served by being a member.
Nicola Sturgeon
Best
Simple
Not Perfect
Member
Perfect
Message
Scotland
Being
Interests
Served
Most people would agree that the E.U. is too bureaucratic, not transparent or democratic enough and that it often interferes too much in matters that are best left to national governments.
Nicola Sturgeon
Best
People
Too Much
National
Matters
Too
Enough
Would
Most
Democratic
Governments
Left
Bureaucratic
Often
Much
Interferes
Transparent
Agree
The fact is that co-operation between independent countries - to our mutual advantage - is the way of the modern world.
Nicola Sturgeon
World
Our
Way
Independent
Mutual
Fact
Advantage
Between
Countries
Modern
Modern World
Co-Operation
Labour long ago realised it could no longer automatically assume that it would win elections in Glasgow and other places where it has taken people's votes for granted for decades - as we have seen across Scotland at local council and Holyrood elections.
Nicola Sturgeon
People
Win
Long
Seen
Assume
Other
Local
Would
Could
Council
Taken
Glasgow
Longer
Votes
Scotland
Labour
Decades
Where
Automatically
Realised
Places
Elections
Across
Granted
Instead of an end to austerity, Labour has made clear that it wants to impose more austerity cuts.
Nicola Sturgeon
Made
More
Clear
Instead
Impose
Austerity
End
Labour
Wants
Cuts
Voting Labour in the past hasn't protected Scotland against Tory governments.
Nicola Sturgeon
Voting
Past
Tory
Protected
Governments
Scotland
Labour
In The Past
Against
Too often in the past, Scotland has been sidelined and ignored in the Westminster corridors of power, but that doesn't have to be the case anymore.
Nicola Sturgeon
Power
Past
Too
Has-Been
Corridor
Case
Been
Scotland
Westminster
Often
Anymore
In The Past
Ignored
Since I became First Minister, I have made clear my priority to alleviate poverty and tackle inequality in Scotland. Ensuring that everyone can do better in life will not only make Scotland fairer, but it will also make it a more prosperous place.
Nicola Sturgeon
Life
Better
Will
Made
Poverty
First
Everyone
Ensuring
Minister
Tackle
More
Only
Alleviate
Clear
Since
Prosperous
Also
Fairer
Make
Became
Inequality
Priority
Scotland
Place
The Scottish Government's international development work began in 2005 with a £3 million budget focused solely on Malawi, reflecting the historic links between our two countries.
Nicola Sturgeon
Work
Government
Our
Solely
Focused
Development
Between
Countries
Budget
Historic
Began
Reflecting
Links
Scottish
International
Million
Two
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