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i prefer to look at the opportunity. and in the last year, we ve had modelling that shows we ll lift 100,000 children out of poverty, we ve had statistics just last month showing that we ve had record numbers ofjunior doctors joining the nhs, we ve had statistics that show that school leavers, record levels are going to positive destinations. and just in february, at the turn of this year, we ve seen that private sector employment growth is outstripping any other nation or region of the uk here in scotland. so challenges plenty. 0pportunities plenty as well. and that s why, probably, because of that success, the last two polls that have come out, of course, have shown the snp in lead position come a general election, whenever that may be. what about, if i may, the shadow and the uncertainty that comes with, i have to say, an extensive police investigation into quote potential embezzlement and fraud at the heart of the snp. it s an investigation which has, of c ....
i often get asked that question about challenges. i prefer to look at the opportunity. and in the last year, we ve had modelling that shows we ll lift 100,000 children out of poverty, we ve had statistics just last month showing that we ve had record numbers ofjunior doctors joining the nhs, we ve had statistics that show that school leavers, record levels are going to positive destinations. and just in february, the turn of this year, we ve seen that private sector employment growth is outstripping any other nation or region of the uk here in scotland. so challenges plenty. 0pportunities plenty as well. and that s why, probably, because of that success, the last two polls that have come out, of course, have shown the snp in lead position come a general election, whenever that may be. what about, if i may, the shadow and the uncertainty that comes with, i have to say, an extensive police investigation into potential embezzlement and fraud at the heart of the snp. ....
here in scotland. so challenges plenty. 0pportunities plenty as well. and that s why, probably, because of that success, the last two polls that have come out, of course, have shown the snp in lead position come a general election, whenever that may be. what about, if i may, the shadow and the uncertainty that comes with, i have to say, an extensive police investigation into quote potential embezzlement and fraud at the heart of the snp. it s an investigation which has, of course, involved your predecessor, nicola sturgeon, and her husband, peter murrell, who was the former chief executive of the snp. they ve been arrested, they ve been released. the police haven t charged them, they ve denied any wrongdoing. but would you at least accept this is a massive cloud now hanging over your party? i ve never denied that the police investigation will clearly have issues, have challenges, present us with challenges, and voters will undoubtedly be concerned about the po ....
the going is so tough? look, we ve been in government for 17 years. over 17 years, you have challenges, of course, as a government. but in the last year. i often get asked that question about challenges. i prefer to look at the opportunity. and in the last year, we ve had modelling that shows we ll lift 100,000 children out of poverty, we ve had statistics just last month showing that we ve had record numbers ofjunior doctors joining the nhs, we ve had statistics that show that school leavers, record levels are going to positive destinations. and just in february, at the turn of this year, we ve seen that private sector employment growth is outstripping any other nation or region of the uk here in scotland. so challenges plenty. 0pportunities plenty as well. and that s why, probably, because of that success, the last two polls that have come out, of course, have shown the snp in lead position come a general election, whenever that may be. what about, if i may, the s ....
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