Skip to main content
Nicola Sturgeon announces the Programme for Government
by Conrad Landin at Holyrood

NICOLA STURGEON promised to “get on with the job of building a better country” today — but Labour accused her of complacency over the challenges facing Scotland.

Announcing the Programme for Government at the start of the new parliamentary year, the First Minister revealed a raft of measures for a “new Scottish green deal,” including making the Highlands and Islands the first zero-emission region for aviation.

The Scottish government will pilot “low or zero-emission flights” in 2021, with the intention to “decarbonise all flights between airports within Scotland by 2040.”

The 95th Anniversary Appeal
Support the Morning Star
You have reached the free limit.
Subscribe to continue reading.
Similar stories
Groups including Friends of the Earth Scotland, Stop Climate
Britain / 11 November 2024
11 November 2024
A private jet comes in to land at Stansted Airport in Essex,
Britain / 28 October 2024
28 October 2024
Features / 17 September 2024
17 September 2024
The independence referendum’s youthful energy has dissipated, leaving Holyrood disconnected from voters as the constitutional question fades and Labour gains ground from a stagnant SNP, writes COLL MCCAIL