Angela Ross
Reform UK · Scotland
“Once our education system was the gold standard for the world, but over the past 20 years it has slipped from outstanding to merely average. With that decline has come the greatest period of uncertainty for Scotland’s young people, who deserve better.”
Scottish Parliament24 June 2026Source ↗
“Scotland is in an enviable position: we have great talent, institutions and opportunities. We do not lack in economic assets or ambition. A strong wellbeing economy is foundational to everything that the Parliament seeks to achieve, from eradicating child poverty to tackling the climate crisis and delivering quality public services.”
Scottish Parliament24 June 2026Source ↗
“It allows us to invest in our people through measures such as our tuition free university system or our national health service that is free at the point of need. It helps to create the stability that our businesses need to invest, grow, and thrive.”
Scottish Parliament24 June 2026Source ↗
“I want to start by saying that I had no intention of coming into politics, but I have spent a long time watching people in the Parliament, who are apparently our politicians, behaving in a somewhat similar way to the way that they are behaving today. I am disappointed. I entered Parliament because I was fed up.”
Scottish Parliament24 June 2026Source ↗
“The minister talks about being a welcoming nation. Does he also recognise that we must be a functioning nation? Can he explain how the SNP intends to accommodate the growing population pressure?”
Scottish Parliament24 June 2026Source ↗
“There is no place for xenophobia in Scotland. Those who choose to make Scotland their home and to contribute to our culture, economy and communities should be welcomed, not demonised or frightened. Angela Ross: [Made a request to intervene.] Tom Arthur: No, thanks.”
Scottish Parliament24 June 2026Source ↗