'I will speak with my own voice': Exclusive Nicola Sturgeon interview

As I pull up outside the front door of Nicola Sturgeon’s house on Friday afternoon, her mentor-turned-nemesis is in the process of launching his rival pro-independence party. [View email online]( [Subscribe]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [The Scotsman] Mar 29, 2021 [Sam Shedden] Sam Shedden Engagement Editor Good morning, Welcome to your Monday newsletter from [The Scotsman.]( Did you know we're currently offering 25% off annual [digital subscriptions]( but only until the end of the month? It means for just 20p a day, you can have full access to our news, opinion, and sport for the whole year. See 70% fewer ads and support our independent journalism for less. Just use the code POLITICS25 at the checkout. [Subscribe to us today.]( ['I will speak with my own voice': Nicola Sturgeon on party divisions, Alex Salmond and succession plans]( As I pull up outside the front door of Nicola Sturgeon’s house on Friday afternoon, her mentor-turned-nemesis is in the process of launching his rival pro-independence party. [{$escapedtitle}]( 'I will speak with my own voice' - Nicola Sturgeon on party divisions, Alex Salmond and succession plans Award-winning writer [Dani Garavelli](had an exclusive interview with Nicola Sturgeon in yesterday's Scotland on Sunday. [It's not one you want to miss.]( "This interview is supposed to mark the drawing of a line under the events of the last few years; one last reflection so the SNP leader can put the past behind her. But Alex Salmond has a knack for making everything about him; and so, as she greets me, one of the first words out of her mouth is “Alba," writes Dani. 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