One of Ed Miliband's shadow ministers has said he would never vote for the renewal of Trident. Nicola Sturgeon More Quotes by Nicola Sturgeon More Quotes From Nicola Sturgeon We have a chance to kick David Cameron out of Downing Street, don't turn your back on it. People will never forgive you. Nicola Sturgeon world The general election on May 7 is a fantastic opportunity for Scotland to make Westminster sit up and take notice, by holding the balance of power in a hung Parliament, SNP MPs can work with others to lock David Cameron out of Downing Street -- and ensure that Scotland's priorities become priorities at Westminster. Nicola Sturgeon world (It) leaves important levers for addressing joblessness in the hands of UK ministers rather than Holyrood. Nicola Sturgeon world Scotland has been preparing for this possibility from the beginning of the outbreak in West Africa and I am confident that we are well prepared, we have the robust procedures in place to identify cases rapidly. Our health service also has the expertise and facilities to ensure that confirmed Ebola cases such as this are contained and isolated effectively minimizing any potential spread of the disease. Nicola Sturgeon top-news Sometimes things happen in life, sometimes they don't. Don't get me wrong: I have no regrets - if I could turn the clock back 10 or 20 years, I wouldn't want to fundamentally change the path my life has taken. Nicola Sturgeon my-lifemechangelife I consider myself a selfie specialist. Nicola Sturgeon specialistconsidermyself A good education is the most important gift we can give our young people. Nicola Sturgeon giftgoodeducationpeople Our opposition to Trident is very clear, very firm, very long-standing, very principled, and we would seek to build an alliance to prevent the renewal of Trident. Nicola Sturgeon alliancebuildoppositionclear Haggis is delicious. It is wonderful. It's spicy, it's tasty, and you get vegetarian haggis as well. Nicola Sturgeon wellyouvegetarianwonderful I am the granddaughter of an English woman. I love England and her people and, regardless of politics, consider you to be family... and always will. Nicola Sturgeon i-amfamilypoliticslove I am quite a shy person. You say that to people, and they say, 'You do interviews, speeches. How can you be shy?' But, fundamentally, I am. Nicola Sturgeon i-amyoushypeople I've not had a deliberate image makeover. Nicola Sturgeon makeoverimagehaddeliberate It's not opinion polls that determine the outcome of elections, it's votes in ballot boxes. Nicola Sturgeon outcomeelectionsboxesopinion I don't feel we need to be independent for me to feel confident in my Scottish identity. I think Scotland is pretty comfortable in its identity. We won't need independence to preserve it... if we don't become independent, it won't disappear; it isn't under existential threat. Nicola Sturgeon feelthinkmeidentity Let us put the normal divisions of politics aside. Let us come together as one country; let us seize this historic moment to shift the balance of power from the corridors of Westminster to the streets and communities of Scotland. Nicola Sturgeon momentpoliticspowertogether I am a social democrat - I believe in pursuing greater equality and tackling social justice - but... you can't do that unless you have got a strong economy, unless you have got a vibrant business base earning the wealth that makes that possible. Nicola Sturgeon i-amyoubusinessjustice Glasgow is a great city. Nicola Sturgeon great-citycitygreatglasgow I am privileged to count many Muslims among my friends - some are amongst my closest friends. Nicola Sturgeon counti-amsomefriends I bow to no one in my ambition to see Glasgow be as successful as it possibly can be. Nicola Sturgeon bowseeambitionsuccessful I won't say I've never felt in Alex Salmond's shadow, but latterly, when Alex was leader, I didn't. It's more about my awareness of the fact I became First Minister during a parliamentary term. That means you're First Minister, but you haven't been elected in your own right as First Minister. Nicola Sturgeon neveryoushadowleader
