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It is a national debate that is not just for the north-east, but for Scotland's economic future, so that we can seize today's opportunities compared with the way that London squandered those of the past.
That means that our mature students could receive nearly £22,000 during their period of study. That compares favourably with the best bet in the Cubie proposals, which was £15,880, and the worst bet, which was £14,055.
The Executive is not making Scotland an attractive place for business or attracting the sort of outward investment that we seek.In an interesting, erudite speech, Des McNulty highlighted the fact that migration in may be greater than migration out.
The minister indicated that there will be an event in Durness, so I will close with the Gaelic phrase, "Togar càrn mòr de chlachan beaga," which means the big cairn is built of little stones.
The Minister for Education and Young People made the point that the language has de facto official status which, to some extent, the wording of the bill reflects.
Do the Liberal Democrats agree with the treaties that we signed up to at Rio de Janeiro and Kyoto? Do they identify with the UK targets for reducing gas emissions and so on?
We are worried that if that is done in isolation from the discussion on the funding that would be required to make it real, we may simply go up a cul-de-sac and have to retrace our steps.
There would be no point in publishing big reports that young people could not understand, as has happened before. Even when reports have been de-jargonised, they still contain too much jargon for young people.
Last year, that figure fell to 68.4 per cent. That is because we have a de facto Government policy of importing food as cheaply as possible from abroad.