Nicola Sturgeon

“I hope nobody in England is afraid of the SNP - there is absolutely no need to be.”

“I think it is important the communities are listened to and that their voice is heard, particularly with local government boundaries more than parliamentary boundaries, because you are talking very much about communities. It can be a very emotive thing.”

“The decision on whether there is another referendum is down to the Scottish people.”

“I've had particularly unpleasant stuff, and it has been reported that I've had death threats. Twitter and Facebook give people who have always been out there a platform from which to hurl abuse, and all I can do is try to block it out and remind myself that tweets are transient and get lost in the ether after a few moments.”

“I don't cook very often. Actually, I'd go further: I can't cook.”