U.K. welfare cuts are pushing more children into poverty; that is beyond dispute.
From Nicola Sturgeon
Personally, I can think of no greater privilege than to lead the party I joined when I was just 16.
Scotland has been re-energized, and people all over the country have become involved in - and informed about - politics and government in a way that I have never known before. In short, we have put ourselves firmly in control of our country.
Not once in my life has the Tory Party come anywhere close to winning an election in Scotland, and yet, for more than half my life, we have had a Tory government. That is wrong and undemocratic.
Parties that win elections should form the government, not parties that lose elections.
There can be no greater privilege in life than to be chosen to lead your country.
We already know that social security is more affordable in Scotland than it is in the rest of the U.K. - spending on social protection takes up a smaller share of our economic output and our tax revenues than is the case in the U.K. as a whole.
Because of lower life expectancy in Scotland - something that we are working hard to improve - the average woman will get £11,000 less in pension payments than counterparts in the rest of the U.K., even though she will pay exactly the same in contributions.
The U.K. government sets a cap on how much can be spent on discretionary housing payments.
The fact that healthier lifestyles and advances in medicine mean that we are living longer is actually something to be celebrated.
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