This note contains the background to the First Minister’s announcement that people in Scotland must be offered a choice between a hard Brexit and becoming an independent country.
Background to the announcement made by the First Minister
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Scotland must have choice over future
First Minister sets out her plan for a referendum in the face of a hard Brexit
Press conference in Bute House
Read the First Minister’s speech as she set out her plan for a referendum in the face of a hard Brexit.
‘First Mentor’ opportunity launched
Young women aged 18–23 can now apply to be mentored by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. The First Minister launched the opportunity to coincide with International Women’s Day by visiting Smart Works. The Edinburgh charity supports women to get back to the workplace. FM @NicolaSturgeon meets volunteers @SmartWorksEDI on #InternationalWomensDay pic.twitter.com/RvZFALgKo0 — First Minister (@ScotGovFM) March… Read more »
£10 million Climate Challenge Fund awarded
More than one hundred organisations across Scotland are to benefit from almost £10 million of funding to support local action to tackle climate change
Show Racism the Red Card
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon inducted the Scotland Women’s head coach, Anna Signeul, into the Show Racism the Red Card Hall of Fame
Commissioner for Fair Access
Read more about meeting the Commissioner for Fair Access
Burns Night 2017
January 25th marks the annual celebration of Scotland’s national bard, Robert Burns. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon describes the importance of Burns’ legacy and how his poetry still means so much to so many in Scotland and further afield.
