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The Scottish National Party has brought together a team of local council candidates and among them we have a healthy mix of local people, born and bred, people from other areas of this country and indeed people from other countries. They bring with them a knowledge base, intelligence and an aptitude for change.

We have had forced upon us, by world financial circumstances, swathing cuts from the Tory/Lib Dem Westminster government and local mismanagement, a host of difficult problems, but none that are without a solution. We believe this team can approach these problems with an open minded attitude and along with the hard working members of the local council, the will and support of the local electorate, aim to resolve as many of these issues as is feasible.

 

"My passion is not to cross some imaginary constitutional finishing line at some point in the future, and think - the race is won. Because the challenge that drives me is not the constitution, but the people. My aim is now, has been in the past, and always will be: to deliver a better society for the people of Scotland. It happens that we need full powers to do this but the people come before the powers, the community before the constitution, the children before the state."

Alex Salmond 26 May 2011