The inside track
Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon MSP addresses SNP Spring Conference 2013 in Inverness.
Finance Secretary John Swinney's speech to Spring Conference 2013.
“By international standards Scotland is a wealthy and productive country."..
FM delivers his message to a packed hall at Eden Court in Inverness
The Scottish Independence Referendum Bill is the most important legislation to have been introduced since the Scottish Parliament was reconvened– not in itself, but what it enables Scotland to achieve with the powers of an independent country.
SNP MSP Bob Doris recognises the achievements of the missionary and explorer, Dr David Livingstone, and the bicentenary of his birth.
The latest Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS) statistics which came out on Wednesday show that in 2011-12, Scotland had a relative surplus compared to the rest of the UK of £4.4 billion – equivalent to £824 for every person living in Scotland.
"Local government is an essential element in the overall good governance of Scotland"
Nicola Sturgeon sets out her vision of a Scotland where no child will be disadvantaged by poverty.
SNP Depute Leader and Deputy First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon has spoken to the European Policy Centre in Brussels.
Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead pledges support for meat industry to maximise potential.
