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Quotes from Strategic objectives of new Government — Alex Salmond

1954–2024 Scotland

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We see barriers to business as barriers to national progress.

Strategic objectives of new Government (2007)

We should all look forward to an exciting journey.

Strategic objectives of new Government (2007)

The public interest is not served by parties incapable of defining their driving principles and standing their ground. Politics is either about the competition of ideas or it is about nothing.

Strategic objectives of new Government (2007)

A Parliament's job is not just to legislate but to debate, to enquire and to understand.

Strategic objectives of new Government (2007)

The future of the western economies in the coming decades will rest on their capacity to fuel economic growth whilst reducing our impact on the planet.

Strategic objectives of new Government (2007)

About my approach to law making. Despite waiting a long time - a very, very long time - to govern, it is not my position that legislative change is always or often the best way to effect change.

Strategic objectives of new Government (2007)

I want to see a Scotland that is nuclear free. A Scotland that uses its natural resources and know-how to deliver clean and secure energy supplies. And a Scotland that develops new clean energy technologies that can be exported and used throughout the world.

Strategic objectives of new Government (2007)

It is time to get down to business. Scotland's new politics starts now. ... Let's start as we mean to continue - with respect for diversity of opinion.

Strategic objectives of new Government (2007)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Alex Salmond (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.