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SNP Party Conference: Nicola Sturgeon keynote speech; Nicola Sturgeon MSP (First Minister of Scotland) onto stage to applause and speech SOT-Seen and heard how much we all love you-At the risk of tempting fate, I've come prepared - (Holds Cough sweets)-I told you he was a safe pair of hands-Friends, leading this party of ours is a great privilege-earlier this year we lost one of our past leaders-A true giant-Gordon Wilson had fortune to be born here, and MP of Dundee-was one of just two MPs in WM-New members and younger voters may not have known of his contribution, but he served Scotland-The three years I have been your leader described many ways-Dull isn't one of them-Not one but two Westminster campaigns-Victory for SNP in all of them-Of course we've had tough days along the way-In June we lost good colleagues in commons-Let us thank them today-Offer reality check for opponents-SNP polling higher today-Lead over 2nd place party now twice what it was in Oct 200-5 times that of 2012-the people trust SNP to deliver for Scotland-Will work every day to retain confidence-Applies here in this city-For years Glasgow run by labour-In May that came to and end-Cronies and time servers are out. Fresh ideas and SNP are in- Under Labour school janitor dispute went on months, resolved under SNP-Under Labour women denied equal pay-May take time to fix Labour's mess, but fix it we will-Equal pay will be delivered by SNP-Tories having seemingly annual leadership election-These days ferrets in a sack distance themselves from Scottish Labour-The Tories are now back in third place in Scottish politics-And no wonder, they are a policy vacuum-Racism, misogyny and sectarianism in their ranks on full ugly display-Disgusting views expressed by too many Tory politicians no place in public life-Time Ruth Davidson found some backbone-Opposition in Scotland are all over the place-Responsibility on us, the SNP to ...