Independent Scotland could be an investment magnet, Nicola Sturgeon to say

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"111265417"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"2">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><p>An independent Scotland could be a &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;magnet for global investment”&comma; thanks to its unique position between the UK and the EU&comma; Nicola Sturgeon will say&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;--Ads1--><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The First Minister will tell SNP members at the annual conference in Aberdeen that being in both the single market as well as being the &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;closest neighbour to our friends in the rest of the UK” will give Scotland the &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;best of both worlds”&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Ms Sturgeon’s closing address will also include her party’s first policy commitment ahead of the 2021 Holyrood elections&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The SNP leader will say that if she is re-elected First Minister&comma; her administration will scrap all non-residential social care charges – benefitting those who receive care in their own home&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;141964" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-141964" style&equals;"width&colon; 600px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img class&equals;"size-full wp-image-141964" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;londonglossy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;10&sol;0742C3F3-CD52-452A-93BF-0E3F05C4C650&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"386" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-141964" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Nicola Sturgeon at the SNP conference in Aberdeen<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>Her speech comes as polls have shown an increase in support for Scottish independence – with a Panelbase study at the weekend putting this at 50&percnt;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>With the First Minister having already revealed she will formally request the power to hold a second referendum within weeks&comma; she will insist Scotland is &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;a wealthy country&comma; bursting with talent and potential”&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Ms Sturgeon will say &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Scotland is rich enough&comma; strong enough and big enough to take our place among the proud&comma; independent nations of the world&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;--Ads2--><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;But we must reject a post-Brexit race to the bottom and embrace instead a race to join the top tier of independent nations&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>She will then go on to highlight the &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;unique advantage” Scotland could have as an &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;independent European country”&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Ms Sturgeon will say&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We will be in the EU single market and also the closest neighbour to our friends in the rest of the UK – a bridge between the EU and the UK&comma; making our country a magnet for global investment&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;That’s what I call the best of both worlds&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8230&semi; a bridge between the EU and the UK&comma; making our country a magnet for global investment&period; That’s what I call the best of both worlds<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>The promise to scrap non-residential social care charges comes after the Scottish Government extended free personal care to younger Scots who required such help&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The SNP leader will recall&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;In April this year we extended free personal care to everyone who needs it&comma; regardless of age&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;--Ads3--><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The principle behind free personal care and free health care is the same – if you need help&comma; you should get it&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;However&comma; despite that principle&comma; many people&comma; of all ages&comma; still have to pay for non-residential social care services&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I know from my own constituency experience that charges can be a barrier to people accessing the support they need&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"twitter-tweet" data-width&equals;"550" data-dnt&equals;"true">&NewLine;<p lang&equals;"en" dir&equals;"ltr">📺 <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;NicolaSturgeon&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">&commat;NicolaSturgeon<&sol;a>&colon; &quot&semi;The SNP won&&num;39&semi;t back the Brexit deal &&num;8211&semi; firstly it would take Scotland out of the EU&comma; the single market&comma; completely against our will&period; It would do significant economic damage to our country&period; It&&num;39&semi;s not in Scotland’s interests&period;&quot&semi; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;hashtag&sol;SNP19&quest;src&equals;hash&amp&semi;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">&num;SNP19<&sol;a> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;BBCBreakfast&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">&commat;BBCBreakfast<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&mdash&semi; The SNP &lpar;&commat;theSNP&rpar; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;theSNP&sol;status&sol;1183629102051479552&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">October 14&comma; 2019<&sol;a><&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;platform&period;twitter&period;com&sol;widgets&period;js" charset&equals;"utf-8"><&sol;script><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;And if people can’t get that support in their own homes&comma; they are more likely to end up in hospital&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;So today&comma; I am making this promise – if I am re-elected as First Minister at the next Holyrood elections&comma; then over the next parliament&comma; the SNP will scrap all non-residential social care charges&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Scottish Conservative chief whip Maurice Golden said&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;People are sick of hearing Nicola Sturgeon’s empty promises and grand delusions – all of which are predicated on her selfish desire for a legacy&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;They want to know about the here and now&comma; and an explanation for 12 years of SNP failure&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;--Ads5--><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Education&comma; health&comma; justice and the economy are all in a desperate state on Nicola Sturgeon’s watch&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;It’s no wonder the only thing she wants to talk about is separation&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div style&equals;"padding-bottom&colon;15px&semi;" class&equals;"wordads-tag" data-slot-type&equals;"belowpost">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div id&equals;"atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68ed11f3d9185">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<script type&equals;"text&sol;javascript">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;getAdSnippetCallback &equals; 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