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Swinney's emotional explanation for his commitment to independence
This was a more emotional speech than we are used to from John Swinney.
His voice quivered as he explained that his personal commitment to the cause is for the future of his 15-year-old son, Matthew.
Then the autocue stalled and the SNP leader is heard saying under his breath "oh, come on".
A period of silence was broken by the conference crowd who came to his rescue with a standing ovation.
Without the prime minister's name being mentioned, this section of the speech seemed to be a response to Andy Burnham's emotional appeal for the union in memory of his father at the Labour conference in Liverpool.
Andy Burnham has called for greater devolution in Scotland earlier this week
There was a more obvious dig at the prime minister, who visited Motherwell this week to promote regional devolution within Scotland and drew on his experience as mayor of Greater Manchester.
Again, without mentioning Andy Burnham by name, the first minister said: "Some think we should just be like Manchester. Well, I'm afraid I disagree.
"Scotland is no city. We are no region. We are a nation and soon we will be an independent nation."
That went down well in the conference hall - even if the first minister is perfectly prepared to work with the prime minister on plans to create a regional level of government in Scotland, with powers transferred from both Westminster and Holyrood.