To be seen to be human, provided you're doing your job at the same time, is definitely not a negative, not at all.
I find no contradiction between being a Highlander, a Scot, a citizen of the U.K. and a citizen of the European Union at one and the same time.
Look, I have already said I am not going to put any artificial limits on our ambitions this time around
People have a huge desire to be listened to, for politicians to take the time to understand their problems.
A perennial problem that has faced the Scottish Highlands is that, time and again, too many of the more talented young people have had to move elsewhere - even abroad - through a lack of opportunities that should have been available.
It is time to take stock and to listen, and then to come back to you with the correct conclusions.