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The strategy recognises the diversity of lifestyles in Scotland today and the range of personal choices that people are making about how to live their lives and who to live them with.
If people have a property there, they pay the full council tax, regardless of whether they live there. We have two pieces of legal advice; one is from the Executive and the other is from the Parliament's adviser to the Subordinate Legislation Committee.
As we know, the decision to tender the Caledonian MacBrayne service has tremendous implications for people who live on the islands and people who use the mainland-to-mainland routes from the Clyde up to Lewis.
In the world wealth leagues, the best standards of living all belong to small independent countries in northern Europe, such as Sweden, Denmark and Norway.
We must recognise that differences can be wonderful in adding colour and spice to our lives. The more colour there is, the more beautiful the world becomes.People learn from each other and their lives are enriched.