We all know there are many, complex factors which define the character of modern Scotland.

This week we learned unemployment in Scotland has hit a 25-year low, Scotland has achieved its annual carbon emissions reduction target, new money was pledged for house-building across the country, and radical new education reforms were unveiled.

The contribution that carers make to our society is priceless. It’s only right that they’re duly valued and properly supported.
 

Scotland has a good education system. Under the SNP, Higher exam passes are up a third. A record number of school leavers are going on to continued education, training or work. And more young people than ever before are studying at university – including more young people from deprived backgrounds.

The Tories’ hard Brexit plan has been rejected by the public. It is now essential that we seek as much consensus as possible on the way forward.