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84Th Annual National Conference Scottish Event Campus - Glasgow Scottish Event th Annual National Conference th Annual National 84 CONFERENCE THE SEC - GLASGOW 7-9 OCTOBER 2018 Building for the future 11_09_18_SNP_MARINEHARVEST_ADVERT.indd 2 12/09/2018 13:08 3 Welcome 7 Agenda 41 Exhibitors 55 Fringe Programme 97 Guide to Voting 101 Nominations 109 Biographies 117 Reports 14 5 Standing Orders 153 Maps 157 Essential Information Contents Key for Fringe Programme PREMIER FRINGE Premier Refreshments Food Wine Fringe Event provided provided available COVER Nicola Sturgeon is joined by council leader Susan Aitken and SNP councillors outside the City Chambers in George Square, Glasgow. The SNP won control of the council in the 2017 elections, the first time another party has led the city’s government since 1969. DISCLAIMER The Scottish National Party has provided assistance in arranging exhibitions and fringe meetings by various organisations at Conference. This assistance does not necessarily imply any support of that organisation. Fringe listings and selection of speakers are wholly a matter for the sponsors and organisers of fringe meetings, and as such the content of the listings and the meetings may not reflect the views of the SNP. Likewise, the SNP does not endorse the products advertised in this guide or recommend any of the services advertised. Promoted by Peter Murrell on behalf of the Scottish National Party, both at 3 Jackson’s Entry, Edinburgh EH8 8PJ. Printed by Saltire Print, 60 Brook Street, Glasgow G40 2AB. 1 BOOK YOUR TICKETS NOW FOR THE SOCIAL EVENT OF THE YEAR! The National St Andrew’s YOUR HOST AWARDS Iain Anderson DINNER SPEAKERS DOUBLETREE BY HILTON | GLASGOW | FRIDAY 16 NOVEMBER Nicola Sturgeon MSP Apply for your tickets The First Minister now and join in the celebrations! Ian Blackford MP s the title suggests, The National St Andrew’s Awards Westminster Parliamentary Dinner celebrates the very best of the Party with the Group Leader A presentation of five annual awards. ENTERTAINMENT The Independence magazine’s big bash is by far the largest social event in the SNP calendar and provides a perfect opportunity to say a huge thank you to some very special people. Of course all of our members are heroes. Some have been in the Party for decades, others only a few months. All are equal and all as Parcel o’ Rogues important as one another, but it’s always nice to formerly recognise HEADLINERS just a few of those members who work so hard to advance the Independence cause. So please join us on 16 November in Glasgow. Meet friends old and new and celebrate that we’re another year closer to Independence! n Branch of the Year Our thanks to event Graham Brown Band n Councillor of the Year sponsors Community Windpower for their SCOTS WHA HAE n Parliamentarian of the Year additional sponsorship n Activist of the Year of our five trophies. Winners of these four categories will receive a silver trophy to retain for one year and a crystal block award to keep. n Lifetime Achievement Award - Our Lifetime Achievement Award Alastair McDonald winner will retain his or her silver trophy for life. TICKETS: Tickets are priced at £72 per person. Independence magazine subscribers receive a 15 per cent discount on their first two tickets at £61.20 each, thereafter £72 per ticket. Party members and supporters can book by calling Bill Campbell on 07806 316 422, Jim Henderson on 0131 525 8904 or by email to [email protected] or [email protected] Tickets will be mailed out with a covering letter explaining how to pay. 2 St Andrew’s Dinner Advert.indd 2 11/09/2018 10:08 BOOK YOUR TICKETS NOW FOR THE SOCIAL EVENT OF THE YEAR! The National St Andrew’s YOUR HOST 20 AWARDS Iain Anderson 18 DINNER SPEAKERS DOUBLETREE BY HILTON | GLASGOW | FRIDAY 16 NOVEMBER Nicola Sturgeon MSP Apply for your tickets The First Minister now and join in the celebrations! Ian Blackford MP s the title suggests, The National St Andrew’s Awards Westminster Parliamentary Dinner celebrates the very best of the Party with the Group Leader A presentation of five annual awards. ENTERTAINMENT The Independence magazine’s big bash is by far the largest social event in the SNP calendar and provides a perfect opportunity to say a huge thank you to some very special people. Of course all of our members are heroes. Some have been in the Party for decades, others only a few months. All are equal and all as Parcel o’ Rogues important as one another, but it’s always nice to formerly recognise HEADLINERS just a few of those members who work so hard to advance the Welcome Independence cause. So please join us on 16 November in Glasgow. Meet friends old and new and celebrate that we’re another year closer to Independence! n Branch of the Year Our thanks to event Graham Brown Band n Councillor of the Year sponsors Community Windpower for their SCOTS WHA HAE n Parliamentarian of the Year additional sponsorship n Activist of the Year of our five trophies. Winners of these four categories will receive a silver trophy to retain for one year and a crystal block award to keep. n Lifetime Achievement Award - Our Lifetime Achievement Award Alastair McDonald winner will retain his or her silver trophy for life. TICKETS: Tickets are priced at £72 per person. Independence magazine subscribers receive a 15 per cent discount on their first two tickets at £61.20 each, thereafter £72 per ticket. Party members and supporters can book by calling Bill Campbell on 07806 316 422, Jim Henderson on 0131 525 8904 or by email to [email protected] or [email protected] Tickets will be mailed out with a covering letter explaining how to pay. St Andrew’s Dinner Advert.indd 2 11/09/2018 10:08 Nicola Sturgeon Leader Welcome to Glasgow – and welcome to SNP Now, we again look to the future. It’s time to Conference. refocus our efforts and refresh our agenda to meet the changing needs of our people and This Spring we marked an incredible eleven the unprecedented challenges of our times. years of SNP government. Our purpose is clear. We have developed the economy, made record investment in our vital public services, We want Scotland to be the best place in the and protected jobs and key businesses. world to bring up children, the best place to grow up and be educated, and the best place We have expanded free early learning and to live, work, visit, invest and do business. childcare, abolished prescription charges, and kept access to university free of tuition fees. We want Scotland to be the best place to be cared for in times of sickness, need or We have confronted climate change head-on vulnerability, and the best place to grow old. and transformed Scotland’s infrastructure. We want Scotland to join other small, We have fashioned Scotland as a modern and independent European nations as amongst outward-looking place. the fairest, wealthiest, healthiest and happiest I am incredibly proud of our record, and countries in the world. prouder still that our list of achievements Our task is to shape a better future continues to grow. for Scotland. In the face of a decade of Tory austerity and To make sure that no-one is left behind, the uncertainties of Brexit, our hard work is and that we don’t allow our horizons to be paying off. narrowed. Scotland’s economy is outperforming the To make sure that Scotland keeps UK – with faster economic growth, higher moving forward. productivity growth and unemployment close to the lowest levels on record. It’s time to aim high, look resolutely outwards and never accept second best. Scotland is leading the UK in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and leading the Above all, it’s time to believe that we can. world by example on alcohol pricing. Together we can and will make Scotland the We have delivered Scotland’s baby box, made country we all know it can be. our tax system more progressive, and are the first country in the world to provide women with universal access to sanitary products. 5 Booking not required Safety net or springboard: using social security reform to reduce poverty in Scotland Monday 8 October Alsh 1, Ground Floor, SEC Centre 5:30pm-6:30pm 5:00pm light refreshments An opportunity to discuss the contribution of social security to reducing poverty through new devolved powers as well as UK powers, especially Universal Credit. • What opportunities can be harnessed through devolved powers? • How do we make this work for all citizens? Keynote: Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People Chair: Libby Brooks, Scotland correspondent, The Guardian Speakers: Jim McCormick, Associate Director for Scotland, JRF Matt Whittaker, Deputy Director, Resolution Foundation #ScotPoverty | @jrf_uk | @resfoundation 20 18 09 10 Agenda 7 Agenda Sunday 7 October Session 1 01 Migration Policy for 14h00 Welcome to Glasgow – Lord Provost Scotland Eva Bolander Conference believes in the positive 14h10 Address by Humza Yousaf MSP, benefits of migration, and supports Cabinet Secretary for Justice attracting talented and motivated people 14h20 Report of the Standing Orders and from across Europe and the world to Agenda Committee come to Scotland to live, work, study and contribute to the rich fabric of our 14h25 Resolutions society and the strength of our economy. 15h30 Close Furthermore, Conference condemns the UK Tory Government’s narrow, negative and isolationist approach to migration, and denounces damaging Tory immigration targets. Conference welcomes the recommendations on migration included in the Scottish Government’s paper ‘Scotland’s Population Needs and Migration Policy’ and believes that tailored and more humane migration policies for Scotland are required, particularly in the context of Brexit.
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