Happy St Andrew's Day!

Happy St Andrew's Day! I would like to wish everyone a very happy St Andrew's Day. The picture here is the stained glass window of St Andrew from St Andrew's Cathedral in the Nethergate.

It is a great day to celebrate our patron saint and think about the future of our country. I think that it is a shame Scotland does not celebrate our patron saint as much as some other countries.

Labour's leaders Ed Miliband and Iain Gray have issued a joint St Andrew's Day message. The UK Government has today published its proposals to implement the Calman proposals. These are to be largely welcomed by everyone with Scotland's best interests at heart. I will be keeping a close eye on the progress of this legislation.