1657:, the company that operates the plant, had stated that the refinery was making financial losses, and had proposed a survival plan requiring employees to accept worse employment terms, notably changes in work rules and less generous pensions; this the employees rejected. The company mothballed the plant, threatening to close it if the terms were not accepted. Lamont urged Ineos to withdraw its conditions and for both sides to hold talks, while Salmond tried to negotiate an agreement. Union officials eventually agreed not to call a strike for at least three years, and the plant reopened. The Ineos chairman, Calum MacLean, described Lamont's support for the trade unions during the dispute as "deeply irresponsible", while Salmond claimed she had been silent throughout the disagreement. Writing for the
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London-based colleagues as "dinosaurs" unable to understand that "Scotland has changed forever" following the referendum. Lamont was also angry that she had not been consulted on some matters, such as a decision by the UK leadership to replace Ian Price as
Scottish Labour's General Secretary. In her letter of resignation, submitted to Scottish Labour Party Chairman Jamie Glackin, Lamont accused "senior members of the party" of questioning her role and said that she was taking herself "out of the equation" to allow Scottish Labour to have a discussion about the best way forward. Anas Sarwar became Labour's acting leader. On 26 October, following a meeting of the party's executive committee, he outlined the details of a
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is long gone I will still be doing my job on behalf of the people of
Scotland." Her position remained uncertain. Alan Cochrane wrote that many Labour MPs in Scotland feared losing their seats at the 2015 general election without a change of leadership. In October, two former first ministers voiced their concern about the direction of the party. McConnell expressed fears that Labour would experience increased difficulty in regaining the confidence of Scottish voters following the election of Sturgeon as SNP leader, and described the party as "a political machine that is angry about what has happened in Scotland in the recent past". Shortly afterwards, his predecessor,
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Miliband's leadership. McLeish said that Miliband's chance of becoming Prime Minister could be affected if Labour returned fewer Scottish MPs in 2015, something he called a problem of "historic, epic proportions", while McConnell said that he was "very, very angry" and suggested Miliband had questions to answer about the circumstances surrounding the resignation. Salmond echoed the views of his predecessor, arguing that Miliband "should be answering questions about why Labour in Scotland is run as an extension of his Westminster office, and why he has effectively forced the resignation of a Labour leader in Scotland."
1891:, "We misread the 2010 (general) election, thinking it was confirmation that Scotland was a Labour country – it was probably confirmation that Scotland was still anti-Tory. There's an issue about rebuilding trust, and our confidence in the values that brought us into politics." She told delegates at the 2012 Scottish Labour Party conference that it was time for them to stop apologising for past mistakes. "We know what happened last May – we looked tired and complacent and we got the kind of beating we deserved. But now, we need to start building the kind of Scottish Labour Party which Scotland deserves and which Scotland needs."
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same poll indicated a personal approval rating for Lamont of 9%, compared to 13% for
Salmond. A poll conducted by Ipsos MORI on behalf of STV in September 2013 indicated that 37% of respondents were satisfied with Labour's performance compared to 41% for the SNP. That survey found that Lamont had a personal approval rating of +6%, against +8% for Salmond. Another Ipsos MORI poll for STV in December 2013 showed Labour on 34% with 36% for the SNP, while Lamont had overtaken Salmond in terms of personal approval with +9 for her compared to +7 for the First Minister.
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2014 as his preferred time for a referendum. The
Scottish Government confirmed the referendum question on 25 January 2012, and announced on 21 March 2013 that the referendum would be held on 18 September 2014. Lamont told Scottish Labour's 2012 annual conference she wanted her party's campaign to be one of "collective leadership" against independence, a strategy which she envisaged would become a cross-party movement arguing the case for keeping Scotland in the UK. At the Scottish Conservative Party conference a few weeks later, party leader
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questioned whether services such as prescriptions and tuition fees—which are free in
Scotland—should continue to be available to all, regardless of income, and suggested the situation was unsustainable: "I believe our resources must go to those in greatest need ... Salmond's most cynical trick was to make people believe that more was free, when the poorest are paying for the tax breaks for the rich ... Scotland cannot be the only something-for-nothing country in the world."
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1606:, and a commitment to childcare for pre-school children. The motion also contained measures that would only be implemented in the event of Scottish independence, something Labour said it could not support. Recalling her experience of teaching underprivileged children, Lamont told the parliament that free school meals would not be her priority, and tabled an unsuccessful amendment calling for greater childcare provisions instead. The motion was later passed by a majority of 67–46. In
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Conference: "I saw in my upbringing the beauty of our land and felt both the warmth of community and the harshness and brutality at times of trying to make a living here. I had the privilege to grow up in a family of love, but one where my mother always reminded me that what we ate, what we wore, where we lived, was all the product of the sweat of my father's brow earned at sea. And I respected that."
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income tax and corporation tax, effectively making it a fully self-governing region of the United
Kingdom. The Commission, chaired by Lamont and including politicians, academics and trade union members, met for the first time in October 2012. It published an interim report in April 2013, recommending that Scotland have autonomy over income tax, but leaving decisions on corporation tax and welfare to
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college system, securing the support of parliamentarians and affiliated bodies such as trade unions. Macintosh was backed by the majority of individual party members. In her acceptance speech, Lamont told party activists, "Together we will change the
Scottish Labour Party and win the chance to serve the people of Scotland again and make Scotland all that we know it can be." On the same day, MP
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1131:, both of whom had also expressed a need for Labour to change if it was to win the next election. Harris's campaign centred on the belief that Labour had to " itself as the party of aspiration", or it would risk becoming "an irrelevance". Macintosh felt the party had focused too heavily on its traditional support in the
1641:, Lamont said there was a case for a fresh inquiry, but that Labour does not publish details of its internal investigations. Later the same day, Labour said that it would not be reopening the investigation. Miliband subsequently said that a new investigation was unnecessary. On 8 December the former MSP
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1120:. She told delegates that Labour needed to reengage with the electorate if it wanted to govern again: "We must listen and learn, show humility and seek again to talk for and to people's ambitions and concerns. Our real challenge is that we in Labour lost our way, lost our confidence and lost Scotland."
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Scottish Labour Party Conference in March 2012, Lamont announced her intention to establish a Commission to examine the prospect of a fully devolved Scottish Parliament. This would give the Scottish Government the power to make decisions on policies relating to issues such as welfare benefits,
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Scottish Politician of the Year Awards. She was also nominated for Politician of the Year at the same ceremony, but beaten by Deputy First Minister Sturgeon. At the 2013 awards, she was the winner of the Donald Dewar Debater of the Year award for her weekly exchanges with Salmond at First Minister's
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in which she announced her intention to step down with immediate effect. She told the newspaper that she was resigning because Labour's Westminster leadership had undermined her attempts to reform the party in Scotland, and treated Scottish Labour "like a branch office of London." She described some
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reported that party delegates concerned about the results had started to view Murphy as a possible successor. Lamont had attempted to quash rumours of a leadership challenge at the 25 September 2014 session of First Minister's Questions, the first of the post-referendum era. "When the First Minister
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After taking office as Labour leader in December 2011, Lamont urged First Minister Salmond to set a date for the referendum, arguing in her leadership acceptance speech that uncertainty over the referendum's timeline was having a negative impact on Scotland. On 10 January 2012 Salmond announced late
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described it as an election Labour could not afford to lose because, "For personal prestige, her candidate simply must win." Labour won the seat with a swing of 7 per cent from the SNP and a majority of 2,873. Lamont said that the result reflected "the progress we've made", but Curtice said that if
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The result of the election was announced on 17 December 2011 and saw Lamont secure an overall majority with 51.77% of the vote in the first round. Her closest rival was Macintosh with 40.28%, while Harris was third with 7.95%. Lamont also won majorities in two groups of Labour's three-tier electoral
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for helping to broaden her understanding of women's issues. On 12 March 2014, she led a Scottish Parliament debate in which she discussed the increased opportunities available for women in Scotland, whilst highlighting issues she felt still needed to be addressed. At First Minister's Questions, she
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campaign that successfully persuaded Scots to vote to keep the Union in 2014. Speaking to the Labour party conference in 2013, she said: "The politics of identity is not the politics of justice. It wasn’t Scots, or the English or the Welsh or the Irish who fought for women’s votes, it was women and
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s Peter Hetherington has described Lamont as "rooted to older party values, with a deep commitment to fairness". Her politics were heavily influenced by her inner city upbringing and her career in teaching. Her childhood experience was something she addressed in an emotional speech to delegates at
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during her first term in office, including the Equal Opportunities Committee, the Local Government Committee and the Social Justice Committee. She became convener of the Social Justice Committee in 2001. In 2000 she became the first Labour MSP to rebel against the Labour-led administration when she
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which would allow transgender people to obtain a Gender Recognition Certificate on the basis of a statutory declaration, rather than the existing Gender Recognition Panel system. In the Scottish Parliament, the Labour Women’s Group, of which Lamont is a member, opposes protections for trans people
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was published on 18 March 2014, setting out recommendations that would be implemented if Scotland voted no in the referendum, and Labour were elected in 2015. The proposals included allowing the Scottish Parliament to raise as much as 40% of its annual revenue, and giving it greater leeway to vary
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to accuse the SNP of nurturing hostility between Scotland and the rest of the UK, and describing nationalism as a "virus that has affected so many nations and done so much harm". Lamont is in favour of greater devolved powers for the Scottish Parliament, and established a Commission to look at how
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argued the plans were "just tinkering with the current system" and would allow the SNP to "say that the unionist parties aren't interested in real devolution". Deputy First Minister Sturgeon welcomed the prospect of increased devolution, but said a vote for independence was the only way to ensure
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in December 2011 as Lamont took control of Scottish Labour indicated that the party had an approval rating of 26%, almost half that of the Scottish National Party with 51%. A survey by the same organisation in June 2012 showed an improvement for Labour, with 32% against the Nationalists' 45%. The
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to travel to Scotland to campaign for a No vote. On 18 September, Scotland voted to reject independence with a majority of 2,001,926 to 1,617,989. Salmond announced his intention to resign as First Minister and SNP leader on 19 September, shortly after the result of the referendum was confirmed.
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on 18 December 2011, speaking of the "huge challenge" of rebuilding public trust in Scottish Labour after its election defeat of the previous May, and a general decline in support over the preceding decade. Attributing the party's losses to its failure to engage with the electorate, she told the
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as Scottish Labour gathered for its conference in April 2013, Andrew Whitaker felt that Lamont's tenure as party leader had been successful, citing Labour's local election achievements and her weekly exchanges with Salmond at First Minister's Questions as examples: "Ms Lamont has made Labour at
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In September 2012, Lamont announced a policy review of Scotland's universal benefits, signalling that a future Labour administration would reverse many of the free services introduced since power was devolved to Scotland. Launching the review at an address to party delegates in Edinburgh, she
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quoted him making a controversial statement about a rape victim, and later welcomed his subsequent resignation. As Gray's deputy Lamont also represented Labour at First Minister's Questions in his absence. At a session of First Minister's Questions in October 2009, she raised the issue of the
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of how the Labour Party in Scotland would be structured, she became its first overall leader. She stated Labour lost the 2011 election because it had lost direction, and initiated a review of Scottish Labour policy on issues like devolution and the party's commitment to free universal public
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constituency. The union officials were later cleared of any wrongdoing. It was later claimed that key evidence thought to have been retracted had not been withdrawn, prompting several Falkirk councillors to urge Miliband to publish details of the party's internal inquiry or to hold a fresh
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Miliband paid tribute to Lamont shortly after she announced that she intended to relinquish the leadership role, saying she had "led the Scottish Labour Party with determination". McLeish and McConnell both indicated that Lamont's sudden departure following weeks of speculation could have
1310:, saying, "Putting the SNP in charge of a council is like putting Craig Whyte in charge of your tax return." Retaining control of Glasgow City Council, where Labour was facing a strong challenge from the SNP, was another of the party's key objectives. After the polls, political academic
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magazine writes, "despite a reputation as being a bit of a fierce one, is actually, really rather entertaining, engaging and wonderfully self-deprecating." The BBC's Marianne Taylor describes Lamont as "Quietly spoken and more humorous in person than she comes across on television".
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men who believed in justice... And I believe that Scotland is too big a country to hide behind Hadrian’s Wall and not play our part in fighting injustice in all its forms throughout these islands, and through partnership with our friends and neighbours across the world."
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in December 2013 gave Lamont an approval rating of 6% among women and 8% among men, compared with 22% and 30% respectively for Salmond. 41% of respondents to that survey were unaware of her role as Scottish Labour leader, a figure rising to 62% among those aged 16–34.
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Lamont was appointed convener of the Communities Committee in 2003. In March 2004 the Committee endorsed a bill aimed at tackling antisocial behaviour, which included plans for parenting orders and the electronic tagging of youths under the age of 16. First Minister
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being included in the Scottish Government’s Hate Crime bill, saying: "Cross-dressing is at best a fashion statement, and at worst the public enactment of a male fetish to wear women’s clothing, particularly lingerie. We do not think it should be protected in law."
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In January 2012, as the SNP Government prepared for a referendum on Scottish independence, she spoke out in defence of Scotland's position in the United Kingdom after First Minister Salmond claimed that the country was not an equal partner in the union. Along with
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during that time, telling a 2014 BBC interview there were few chances for women to be elected to Westminster: "In 1987 Labour sent down 50 MPs and only one of them was a woman." Instead, her decision to seek political office was influenced by the creation of the
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was held following the death of Labour MSP Helen Eadie. The campaign was fought on issues such as education, employment and care for the elderly, and saw Labour increase their share of the vote, with an 11.25 per cent swing from the SNP and a majority of 5,488.
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I have the honour of contributing a very small footnote to the history of this young Parliament—indeed, to the history of the Scottish Parliament in general—as I was the first person to speak in a debate in the Scottish Parliament in the proud language of my
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Lamont announced a major shakeup of the Labour frontbench team on 28 June 2013. Gray returned to replace Macintosh as the party's finance spokesman. Macdonald was appointed chief whip, and his previous role as Shadow Justice Minister was given to
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in October 2004. In that post she was responsible for the launch of a radio and television advertising campaign aimed at tackling domestic abuse that aired over Christmas 2005, and she expressed concerns over the level of discrimination faced by
647:, she became a schoolteacher. Active in the Labour Party since she was at university, Lamont served on its Scottish Executive Committee, and chaired it in 1993. With the establishment of a devolved legislature in Scotland, she was elected as the
817:. Like her parents, she was a Gaelic speaker, but she did not believe she spoke it well enough, and she dropped it at school in favour of French and German. It was also at school that she first developed an interest in politics, once entering a
1724:, rejected Lamont's claims about UK Labour's treatment of its Scottish counterpart. Ian Davidson claimed that supporters of Murphy, who subsequently announced his intention to stand in the leadership contest to succeed Lamont, had conducted a
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Lamont's childhood was divided between Glasgow and her mother's family home on Tiree, where she and her brother David spent their summer holidays. She attended Woodside Secondary School, having declined to take scholarship exams for
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Lamont is a signatory of the Labour Women’s Declaration, which originated amongst Labour members but is not affiliated with it. The declaration, which has been criticised as transphobic by some Labour members, opposes reform of the
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campaign in Edinburgh on 17 April 2012, setting out policies for creating employment and training opportunities as well as improvements to education and childcare. Claiming that the SNP Government had passed on 89 per cent of the
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in September 2013, Lamont signalled her support for the creation of a land tax as part of reforms to local taxation, suggesting that the council tax freeze introduced by the SNP had resulted in a funding shortfall. At the 2014
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greater powers for Scotland as "there no guarantee that any new powers would be delivered in the event of a no vote". The proposals were subsequently endorsed by delegates at Scottish Labour's 2014 party conference.
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against her. He further suggested that those on the right of the party had resented her election as leader and ignored her, treating her as a "wee lassie".
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on 28 January 2014, Lamont warned that Scots could vote for independence if they believed Labour was unlikely to win the
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had undermined her attempts to reform the Scottish party, and treated it "like a branch office of London". Following a
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income tax rates from those in the rest of the UK. The plans would build on the powers devolved under the
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into the party's structure in Scotland subsequently concluded that the next leader should lead the entire
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in his post-election frontbench team, a role she retained in the shadow cabinet formed by his successor,
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in September 2008 with 60.16 per cent of the vote, against 39.82 per cent for Butler. At the same time,
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showed an increase in support for the Yes campaign as the referendum approached. On 8 September 2014,
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called for Lamont and her opponents to work together. The Better Together Campaign, fronted by former
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and likes to keep fit by walking, jogging and dancing. As a keen runner, she has completed several
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in December 2019 but was defeated by McDonald, whose majority increased to 9,005 over Labour.
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in the wake of his conviction on several accounts of domestic abuse. On the eve of the poll,
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6561:"Johann Lamont resigns: Scottish Labour leader quits – and turns on Westminster 'dinosaurs'"
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6656:"Johann Lamont resigns: Party has 'no clue' on Scotland, says former Labour first minister"
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rather than just its MSPs, as previous leaders had. Lamont declared her candidacy for the
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that saw a strong Scottish Labour vote at Westminster. In February 2012, she told the
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7413:"Scottish independence: Johann Lamont appeals to unions not to split over referendum"
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ward. They have two children. Her nephew, Dòmhnall MacLaomainn, is a journalist with
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suggested it was "a baffling political strategy to outflank the SNP from the right".
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in Scotland, but decided against taking charge of other financial matters, including
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and result in independence by default, a claim that Guy Lodge and Alan Trench of the
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5269:"Ed Miliband warned: Give Scots hope of Labour win or they may back independence"
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7444:"Row over tension between women's and trans rights divides Scottish Labour"
6594:"Johann Lamont resignation: Scottish Labour leader stands down immediately"
6142:"Falkirk vote-rigging inquiry may be reopened, says Scottish Labour leader"
5332:"Alex Salmond resignation: Politicians react to first minister's statement"
4295:"Opposition seizes on poll suggesting downturn in support for independence"
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4482:"Council elections: 'Alex Salmond is Craig Whyte of politics' – Labour"
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6686:"Johann Lamont resignation: Scottish Labour wants 'quick' leader vote"
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7352:"Labour of love: Interview with Scottish Labour leader Johann Lamont"
4830:"Johann Lamont: Referendum a chance to dispel 'virus' of nationalism"
3928:"Scottish Labour faces huge challenge, says new leader Johann Lamont"
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Labour also increased their support at other by-elections. At the
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to stage a march through the city. The group, an offshoot of the
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3648:"Tom Harris warns Scottish Labour could become an 'irrelevance'"
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was elected to the position of Deputy that Lamont had vacated.
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5023:"Lamont and Moore address independence in conference speeches"
4993:"Alex Salmond announces Scottish independence referendum date"
3804:"New Scottish Labour leader Johann Lamont unveils front-bench"
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interview in which she claimed that senior figures within the
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7681:"Alex Salmond named the Herald's Scottish Politician of Year"
7624:"Lamont in Watson's line of fire as impressions show returns"
6837:"Ed Balls denies Labour treats Scotland as a 'branch office'"
6233:"Falkirk Labour: Karen Whitefield chosen after selection row"
6111:"Alistair Darling calls for new Falkirk vote-rigging inquiry"
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4703:"Cowdenbeath by-election: Alex Rowley holds seat for Labour"
4547:"Lamont's prestige at stake in contest Labour dare not lose"
4513:"Scottish local elections: not good enough news for the SNP"
3419:"The curious case of Roseanna Cunningham and Prince Charles"
6361:"Grangemouth crisis more than just a David v Goliath issue"
6172:"Labour: 'No plans' to reopen Falkirk vote-rigging inquiry"
4326:"Holyrood voting poll: SNP on top while Labour makes gains"
4021:"Party leaders unite against Scottish Defence League march"
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6868:"Lamont Was the Victim of a Murphy Coup, Claims Labour MP"
6530:"Johann Lamont resigns as leader of Scottish Labour party"
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5056:"Leader Lamont tells Labour faithful to stop saying sorry"
4143:"Holyrood to be given new income tax and borrowing powers"
3991:"Labour's Johann Lamont disagrees with SNP's Alex Salmond"
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on 25 June 2012. Along with former British Prime Minister
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A poll on the issue of Scottish independence conducted by
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7651:"Sturgeon crowned The Herald Scottish politician of 2012"
5207:"Sturgeon says Scotland's Future now 'drives the debate'"
5177:"Brown joins launch of Labour campaign to preserve Union"
3834:"Johann Lamont hands finance role to rival Ken Macintosh"
3182:"Former minister returns to join Scottish shadow cabinet"
2855:"Labour convener quits after conflict of interest claims"
2672:"Vote 2003: Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Pollok"
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3774:"Johann Lamont announced as new Scottish Labour leader"
3358:"Alex Salmond lambasts Scottish MSP over rape comments"
2404:"Johann Lamont: Facing up to Scotland's 'stark choice'"
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7321:"Scotland's politicians pay tribute to Nelson Mandela"
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4768:"No vote campaign launch gives citizens centre stage"
4357:"Interview: Johann Lamont on why politics is no game"
4082:"SDL holds demonstration in St Enoch Square, Glasgow"
3582:"Johann Lamont to run for Scottish Labour leadership"
3521:"Johann Lamont elected as new Scottish Labour leader"
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6330:"Grangemouth: Miliband urged to condemn Unite union"
6318:
6037:
6003:
5884:"Scottish Labour is blinded by hostility to the SNP"
5872:
5550:
4569:
4535:
4418:"Scottish independence poll: female vote favours No"
4234:"Unstoppable Salmond dominates politics in Scotland"
3552:"Lamont fails to maintain key Labour strategy group"
3513:
2155:"Johann Lamont on life, Labour and party leadership"
2063:. Scottish Labour Party. 16 May 2013. Archived from
1487:
740:
s Andrew Whitaker as being an effective opponent to
596:
581:
7745:"Johann Lamont on X: '@bbcnaidheachdan 💕💕💕💕💕'"
7291:"Scotland's same-sex marriage bill: How MSPs voted"
7069:
7067:
6496:"Johann Lamont to resign as Scottish Labour leader"
5528:"Labour unveils devolution plans to tax rich Scots"
4931:"Salmond calls for independence referendum in 2014"
3916:
3865:"Lamont puts experience first in Cabinet selection"
3700:
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667:in October 2004 and served until its defeat by the
587:
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6076:"P1-3 pupils in Scotland to get free school meals"
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5324:
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5048:
3617:"Lamont launches Scottish Labour Party leader bid"
2244:
2177:
2119:
1507:House of Commons Scottish Affairs Select Committee
7383:"Johann Lamont signals support for land tax plan"
7161:"Putting fairness and honesty back into politics"
7047:"Scottish Leadership Election 2021 - Nominations"
6422:
5981:"Lamont walked straight into the SNP's bear trap"
5086:"Seeds planted for 'no' to independence campaign"
4894:
4892:
4890:
4859:
4857:
4855:
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4445:
4443:
4387:"SNP continues to lead but Labour closes the gap"
4173:"Salmond leads Holyrood Diamond Jubilee tributes"
3955:
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3609:
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3550:Hutcheon, Paul; Gordon, Tom (29 September 2012).
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1861:'s Equal Marriage Pledge in favour of legalising
1187:Lamont gave her first post-election interview to
760:
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7064:
6777:"Johann Lamont resigns saying role 'questioned'"
6264:"Lamont told to 'get a grip' of Scottish Labour"
4052:"Scotland's politicians unite against SDL march"
3460:"Johann Lamont named new Scottish Labour leader"
2355:
2353:
2351:
2282:
2022:Lamont is married to Archie Graham, a member of
643:. After studying for teaching qualifications at
7118:
6898:"SNP wipe out Labour in Glasgow constituencies"
6747:"Johann Lamont snubs Murphy in leadership vote"
6708:
6583:
6394:"Johann Lamont 'will stay on as Labour leader'"
6098:
5837:
5645:
5321:
5045:
3327:"Bill aims to end forced marriages in Scotland"
2590:"Labour leadership race: Johann Lamont Q&A"
1431:in May 2013. The Scottish Government published
882:of the Labour Party, serving as chair in 1993.
612:from 2011 to 2014. She was previously a junior
6203:"Ed Miliband: No need for new Falkirk inquiry"
5562:"Labour reveal Devolution Commission findings"
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1021:for the position vacated by Jamieson. She was
8838:
8009:
7911:
7532:"Lamont has made Scottish Labour respectable"
3961:"Last first minister's questions of the year"
2620:"Johann Lamont: MSP for Glasgow Pollok: FAQs"
2348:
2220:
2218:
2216:
2214:
1362:Scottish independence and enhanced devolution
951:Abolition of Poindings and Warrant Sales Bill
925:, when she faced a strong challenge from the
243:13 September 2008 – 17 December 2011
9463:Members of the Scottish Parliament 2016–2021
9458:Members of the Scottish Parliament 2011–2016
9453:Members of the Scottish Parliament 2007–2011
9448:Members of the Scottish Parliament 2003–2007
9443:Members of the Scottish Parliament 1999–2003
8852:
6716:"MP Jim Murphy named Scottish Labour leader"
6623:Cramb, Auslan; Ross, Tim (25 October 2014).
5488:Lodge, Guy; Trench, Alan (7 February 2014).
2401:
1865:in January 2012, and voted in favour of the
1635:investigation. On the 4 November edition of
1403:2014 referendum and Better Together campaign
5487:
4058:. The Edinburgh Journal Ltd. Archived from
3245:. Edinburgh University Press. p. 136.
2785:
1349:in June, held after the death of the SNP's
690:; its second consecutive defeat. Following
131:17 December 2011 – 24 October 2014
67:17 December 2011 – 24 October 2014
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6456:"Lamont vows to fight on as Labour leader"
5362:"Nicola Sturgeon to become new SNP leader"
3240:
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1681:Shadow International Development Secretary
618:Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party
345:6 October 2004 – 16 November 2006
231:Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party
38:
9473:Female members of the Scottish Parliament
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6367:. Dunfermline Press Group. Archived from
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4451:"Scottish Labour unveils council pledges"
2885:"MSP resigns over 'conflict of interest'"
2763:"Election 2011: Scotland: Glasgow Pollok"
2587:
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2266:. Holyrood Communications. Archived from
1182:
964:had told her to sit down. Steel felt her
885:
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765:Johann MacDougall Lamont was born in the
686:in the wake of the party's defeat at the
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1987:satirised Lamont in the 2013 edition of
1807:2021 Scottish Labour leadership election
1786:, the constituency had been held by the
1780:Glasgow South UK Parliament constituency
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9483:20th-century Scottish women politicians
9428:Alumni of the University of Strathclyde
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3678:"Johann Lamont takes leadership 'lead'"
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3243:The Strange Death of Labour in Scotland
2504:
2402:Hetherington, Peter (6 November 2012).
2186:
1155:Lamont began appointing members of her
1001:In November 2006, Lamont was appointed
291:16 November 2006 – 17 May 2007
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7798:Scottish Parliament profiles of MSPs:
7649:Dinwoodie, Robbie (16 November 2012).
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6404:from the original on 30 September 2014
6327:
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6043:
5915:"The strange death of Labour Scotland"
5882:Seymour, Richard (28 September 2013).
5429:"Johann Lamont denies 'appeasing' SNP"
5426:
5342:from the original on 19 September 2014
5236:Dinwoodie, Robbie (27 November 2013).
4962:"Salmond sets out referendum question"
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2443:. TSL Education Ltd. 3 February 2012.
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2257:
2093:"Johann Lamont – Personal Information"
2034:. She is a fan of the television soap
1843:Lamont played a prominent role in the
1694:Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
1622:launched separate investigations into
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6454:Gardham, Magnus (26 September 2014).
6400:. Johnston Press. 26 September 2014.
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3303:. Johnston Press. 16 September 2008.
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2588:Macdonald, Calum (30 November 2011).
2569:from the original on 13 November 2013
2543:from the original on 26 February 2014
2447:from the original on 14 December 2013
2228:. Scottish Parliament. Archived from
1823:
1386:Lamont was a prominent figure in the
1370:Lamont (second from right) alongside
1088:Official parliamentary portrait, 2011
866:that proposed the establishment of a
849:Postgraduate Certificate in Education
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7542:from the original on 2 December 2013
7478:The Labour Women’s Declaration Group
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6359:McGarry, Natalie (31 October 2013).
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6243:from the original on 8 December 2013
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6056:from the original on 16 January 2014
6025:from the original on 16 January 2014
6015:"Questions on free school meal move"
5991:from the original on 16 January 2014
5894:from the original on 2 December 2013
5825:from the original on 5 December 2013
5591:Jones, Richard Wyn (28 March 2014).
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4875:from the original on 4 February 2013
4828:Johnson, Simon (22 September 2013).
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3754:from the original on 26 October 2014
3750:. Johnston Press. 19 December 2014.
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3531:from the original on 7 December 2013
3501:from the original on 5 November 2013
3356:Shackle, Samira (16 February 2011).
3192:from the original on 3 December 2013
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2915:"Green light for warrant sales Bill"
2895:from the original on 2 December 2002
2831:from the original on 2 December 2013
2802:from the original on 29 October 2013
2773:from the original on 11 October 2013
2713:from the original on 29 October 2013
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2087:
2085:
1593:next Scottish parliamentary election
1515:Institute for Public Policy Research
1045:MSP and Justice Committee Convener,
55:Leader of the Opposition in Scotland
9423:Alumni of the University of Glasgow
8023:
7878:Leader of the Scottish Labour Party
7511:from the original on 3 January 2014
7442:Davidson, Gina (12 November 2019).
7381:Barnes, Eddie (22 September 2013).
7327:. Johnston Press. 6 December 2013.
7201:"Minister's fight against violence"
6866:Gardham, Magnus (29 October 2014).
6745:Hutcheon, Paul (14 December 2014).
6086:from the original on 9 January 2014
6013:Garavelli, Dani (12 January 2014).
5496:. Progressive Media International.
5408:from the original on 1 January 2014
4960:Walker, Stephen (25 January 2012).
4941:from the original on 9 October 2013
4840:from the original on 2 January 2014
4397:from the original on 8 January 2014
4367:from the original on 8 January 2014
4355:Barnes, Eddie (22 September 2013).
4336:from the original on 3 October 2013
4305:from the original on 8 January 2014
4275:from the original on 8 January 2014
4209:. Northern Times Ltd. 6 June 2012.
3863:Macleod, Angus (20 December 2011).
3627:from the original on 2 January 2012
3364:. Progressive Media International.
3092:"Festive warning on domestic abuse"
2703:"Salmond's great giveaway is a lie"
2622:. Johann Lamont MSP. Archived from
2507:"Popular options struck off agenda"
2505:Riddoch, Lesley (30 January 2012).
2372:from the original on 4 October 2014
2289:Goring, Rosemary (24 August 2014).
2187:Shannon, Kate (16 September 2014).
1867:Marriage and Civil Partnership Bill
1776:prospective parliamentary candidate
1597:National Union of Students Scotland
1392:referendum on Scottish independence
1382:at the launch of United with Labour
1298:, she compared the Nationalists to
1075:Leader of the Scottish Labour Party
697:referendum on Scottish independence
610:Leader of the Scottish Labour Party
604:; born 11 July 1957) is a Scottish
119:Leader of the Scottish Labour Party
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7592:Rowat, Alison (20 December 2013).
7530:Whitaker, Andrew (19 April 2013).
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6494:Cochrane, Alan (24 October 2014).
6294:Johnson, Simon (21 October 2013).
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5761:from the original on 19 March 2014
5749:Carrell, Severin (18 March 2014).
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5718:Carrell, Severin (18 March 2014).
5699:from the original on 18 March 2014
5687:Carrell, Severin (16 March 2014).
5668:from the original on 18 March 2014
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5572:from the original on 18 March 2014
5560:Whitaker, Andrew (18 March 2014).
5279:from the original on 14 March 2014
5267:Johnson, Simon (2 February 2014).
4991:Carrell, Severin (21 March 2013).
4766:Dinwoodie, Robbie (25 June 2012).
4610:Gibson, Graham (26 October 2013).
4545:Cochrane, Alan (23 October 2013).
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4416:Macnab, Scott (18 December 2013).
4092:from the original on 9 August 2013
3971:from the original on 20 March 2012
3368:from the original on 17 April 2014
3337:from the original on 17 April 2014
3307:from the original on 17 April 2014
3277:from the original on 11 March 2009
3267:"Gray becomes Scots Labour leader"
3241:Hassan, Gerry; Shaw, Eric (2012).
3156:"Henry new minister for education"
3136:from the original on 16 March 2012
3102:from the original on 21 March 2008
3066:"Holyrood gives reshuffle backing"
2682:from the original on 21 April 2004
2360:Taylor, Marianne (25 April 2014).
2320:Rhodes, Mandy (28 November 2011).
1769:Commission on Parliamentary Reform
1756:, where she was joined by Sarwar,
1731:
874:, the body that paved the way for
872:Scottish Constitutional Convention
622:election to the leadership in 2011
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7834:Member of the Scottish Parliament
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7573:from the original on 2 March 2014
7350:Rhodes, Mandy (16 January 2012).
7211:from the original on 2 March 2009
6654:Merrick, Jane (26 October 2014).
6528:Brooks, Libby (25 October 2014).
6328:Barnes, Eddie (1 November 2013).
6262:Peterkin, Tom (4 February 2014).
6201:Barnes, Eddie (6 November 2013).
6140:Mason, Rowena (4 November 2013).
5979:Cochrane, Alan (9 January 2014).
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4232:Bolger, Andrew (3 January 2012).
4153:from the original on 10 July 2014
4050:Wells, Megan (15 February 2012).
3712:Peterkin, Tom (29 October 2011).
3646:Peterkin, Tom (29 October 2011).
3417:Cochrane, Alan (1 October 2009).
3124:Black, Andrew (3 November 2011).
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2981:. Johnston Press. 26 April 2002.
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1746:2016 Scottish Parliament election
1488:Labour's Commission on devolution
1347:2013 Aberdeen Donside by-election
1219:to decline an application by the
1150:
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688:2011 Scottish Parliament election
665:Labour–Liberal Democrat coalition
649:Member of the Scottish Parliament
632:throughout her political career.
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204:Member of the Scottish Parliament
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3429:from the original on 21 May 2014
3212:"Labour front bench at-a-glance"
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2955:from the original on 29 May 2014
2017:
1281:Local elections and by-elections
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402:6 May 1999 – 5 May 2016
225:5 May 2016 – 5 May 2021
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6938:from the original on 6 May 2016
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719:Secretary of State for Scotland
616:minister from 2004 to 2007 and
333:Deputy Minister for Communities
6559:Ward, Paul (24 October 2014).
4797:Gordon, Tom (18 August 2012).
4735:Black, Andrew (25 June 2012).
3006:"Holyrood rises to meet Queen"
2861:. Newsquest. 11 January 2001.
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2258:Rhodes, Mandy (12 June 2009).
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1903:Scottish Trades Union Congress
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1479:cancelled their appearance at
1033:the Labour group at Holyrood.
761:Early life and teaching career
699:, she was a key figure in the
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7499:Cochrane, Alan (9 May 2013).
6991:Boothman, John (6 May 2018).
6662:. Independent Print Limited.
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1308:Glasgow Rangers Football Club
682:following the resignation of
192:1999–2016
8647:Scottish Executive Committee
7561:Swanson, Ian (10 May 2011).
4865:"Bringing on the big beasts"
4511:Curtice, John (4 May 2012).
4111:Gordon, Tom (4 March 2012).
2951:. Newsquest. 26 April 2002.
2470:"New Scottish Labour leader"
2441:Times Educational Supplement
1888:Times Educational Supplement
1355:2014 Cowdenbeath by-election
1325:2013 Dunfermline by-election
880:Scottish Executive Committee
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8872:By date first representing
8776:Deputy leadership elections
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6874:. Newsquest. Archived from
4263:Smith, Jim (26 June 2012).
2474:Argyll and Bute Labour News
2195:. Holyrood Communications.
2153:Ross, Peter (9 June 2013).
2026:as a Labour councillor for
1558:Free public services debate
1533:and the possible levy of a
1414:Chancellor of the Exchequer
1003:Deputy Minister for Justice
946:the Parliament's committees
797:route. He took part in the
279:Deputy Minister for Justice
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9438:Leaders of Scottish Labour
8652:Scottish Labour Conference
8293:Michael Sharpe (2019–2020)
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5338:. BBC. 19 September 2014.
5183:. Newsquest. 13 May 2013.
3333:. BBC. 30 September 2010.
3273:. BBC. 13 September 2008.
3218:. BBC. 14 September 2007.
3004:Knox, John (7 June 2003).
2260:"Interview: Johann Lamont"
1481:Prime Minister's Questions
1213:Scottish Liberal Democrats
1196:First Minister's Questions
1190:The Politics Show Scotland
955:First Minister's Questions
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7207:. BBC. 25 November 2005.
6722:. BBC. 13 December 2014.
6631:. Telegraph Media Group.
5951:. STV. 17 December 2012.
5821:. Independent Print Ltd.
5305:. BBC. 9 September 2014.
5213:. BBC. 26 November 2013.
4088:. BBC. 25 February 2012.
3967:. BBC. 22 December 2011.
3840:. BBC. 19 December 2011.
3810:. STV. 19 December 2011.
3684:. BBC. 16 November 2011.
3466:. BBC. 17 December 2011.
3394:. BBC. 21 February 2011.
3098:. BBC. 25 December 2005.
2563:"Johann Lamont Biography"
2004:
1285:Lamont launched Labour's
1246:as the UK celebrated her
608:politician who served as
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9239:Baron Foulkes of Cumnock
8662:Scottish Labour Students
7863:Party political offices
7297:. BBC. 4 February 2014.
7267:. BBC. 31 January 2012.
6843:. BBC. 27 October 2014.
6813:. BBC. 26 October 2014.
6783:. BBC. 25 October 2014.
6692:. BBC. 26 October 2014.
6600:. BBC. 25 October 2014.
6239:. BBC. 8 December 2013.
6178:. BBC. 4 November 2013.
6117:. BBC. 4 November 2013.
5465:. STV. 3 February 2014.
5368:. BBC. 15 October 2014.
4937:. BBC. 10 January 2012.
4709:. BBC. 24 January 2014.
4679:. STV. 24 January 2014.
4027:. BBC. 3 February 2012.
3997:. BBC. 25 January 2012.
3623:. BBC. 7 November 2011.
2891:. BBC. 11 January 2001.
2565:. Glasgow City Council.
2322:"Maggie, Maggie, Maggie"
2291:"Profile: Johann Lamont"
1651:Grangemouth Oil Refinery
1451:2015 UK general election
1388:Better Together Campaign
1023:elected as deputy leader
927:Scottish Socialist Party
851:, and afterwards joined
747:, but others, including
659:. Having been appointed
556:Johann MacDougall Lamont
464:Johann MacDougall Lamont
413:Constituency established
9468:Scottish schoolteachers
6966:Law Society of Scotland
6082:. BBC. 8 January 2014.
3162:. BBC. 14 November 2006
2798:. Scottish Parliament.
2648:. Scottish Parliament.
2101:The Scottish Parliament
1221:Scottish Defence League
1139:rail and bus services.
1094:Scottish National Party
921:. She held the seat in
799:Seamen's Strike of 1966
669:Scottish National Party
8672:Campaign for Socialism
7419:. BBC. 16 April 2014.
7237:. BBC. 12 March 2014.
7137:. BBC. 20 April 2013.
5787:. BBC. 21 March 2014.
5664:. STV. 18 March 2014.
5629:. BBC. 18 March 2014.
4457:. BBC. 17 April 2012.
4391:The Edinburgh Reporter
4149:. BBC. 21 March 2012.
2921:. BBC. 27 April 2000.
2646:"Johann Lamont – MSPs"
2226:"Personal Information"
1931:Peter Hetherington of
1911:Gender Recognition Act
1741:
1626:that officials of the
1475:and Opposition leader
1399:this can be achieved.
1383:
1228:English Defence League
1183:First months in office
1089:
1058:Scottish Futures Trust
996:travellers and gypsies
966:supplementary question
886:MSP for Glasgow Pollok
857:Castlemilk High School
630:violence against women
213:(1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
9478:People from Anderston
8667:Scottish Young Labour
8657:Scottish Policy Forum
8290:Brian Roy (2014–2019)
8287:Ian Price (2013–2014)
7929:Scottish Labour Party
5092:. BBC. 4 March 2012.
5062:. BBC. 3 March 2012.
5029:. BBC. 3 March 2012.
4871:. BBC. 3 March 2012.
4301:. STV. 19 June 2012.
3900:. BBC. 28 June 2013.
3072:. BBC. 6 October 2004
3042:. BBC. 5 March 2004.
1894:In an interview with
1883:2010 general election
1796:snap general election
1784:2017 general election
1754:Glasgow regional list
1739:
1638:Good Morning Scotland
1369:
1260:Standing in the polls
1127:, and her fellow MSP
1110:Scottish Labour Party
1087:
1067:, asking whether the
1062:Deputy First Minister
1043:Scottish Conservative
1007:Communities and Sport
831:, graduating with an
829:University of Glasgow
641:University of Glasgow
532:University of Glasgow
8721:Leadership elections
8683:Scottish governments
5153:. STV. 12 May 2013.
4393:. 10 December 2013.
4179:. BBC. 30 May 2012.
3871:. News International
3588:. 3 September 2011.
3527:. 17 December 2011.
2769:. BBC. 11 May 2011.
2024:Glasgow City Council
1963:UK Trident programme
1618:In 2013, Labour and
1522:Powers for a Purpose
1445:of UK Labour leader
1264:A poll conducted by
1217:Glasgow City Council
933:, and then again in
787:Caledonian MacBrayne
620:from 2008 until her
9020:Marilyn Livingstone
8980:John Home Robertson
8884:Scottish Parliament
8222:General secretaries
7934:leadership election
7815:Scottish Parliament
7505:The Daily Telegraph
7189:. 30 November 2015.
7081:. 16 September 2021
6968:. 2 November 2016.
6934:. BBC. 6 May 2016.
6500:The Daily Telegraph
6300:The Daily Telegraph
5985:The Daily Telegraph
5532:The Daily Telegraph
5402:The Daily Telegraph
5273:The Daily Telegraph
4834:The Daily Telegraph
4585:The Daily Telegraph
4551:The Daily Telegraph
3525:The Daily Telegraph
3423:The Daily Telegraph
2739:. BBC. 4 May 2007.
2480:on 25 February 2014
2270:on 14 December 2013
2042:long distance races
1726:whispering campaign
1706:leadership election
1608:The Daily Telegraph
1338:The Daily Telegraph
1287:2012 local election
1118:Stirling University
1114:leadership election
1080:Leadership election
976:Frontbench politics
909:as a result of the
897:Scottish Parliament
876:Scottish devolution
815:selective education
715:leadership election
606:Labour Co-operative
545:Teacher, Politician
9310:Margaret McDougall
9305:Margaret McCulloch
8527:Douglas McAllister
7569:. Johnston Press.
7538:. Johnston Press.
7389:. Johnston Press.
7362:on 12 January 2014
6371:on 3 December 2013
6336:. Johnston Press.
6209:. Johnston Press.
6052:. Johnston Press.
6021:. Johnston Press.
5568:. Johnston Press.
5435:. Johnston Press.
4622:on 28 October 2013
4488:. Johnston Press.
4424:. Johnston Press.
4363:. Johnston Press.
4207:The Northern Times
4062:on 12 January 2014
3720:. Johnston Press.
3654:. Johnston Press.
2975:"Political Digest"
2709:. Johnston Press.
2626:on 5 February 2014
2513:. Johnston Press.
2332:on 3 December 2013
2232:on 27 October 2012
2161:. Johnston Press.
2067:on 12 January 2014
1897:Scotland on Sunday
1824:Politics and views
1742:
1589:Graduate Endowment
1543:National Insurance
1429:United with Labour
1384:
1304:financial collapse
1090:
991:Scottish Executive
845:Jordanhill College
801:. The family were
645:Jordanhill College
614:Scottish Executive
536:Jordanhill College
9395:
9394:
9391:
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9181:Brian Fitzpatrick
9100:Alasdair Morrison
9050:Maureen Macmillan
9005:Margaret Jamieson
8950:Patricia Ferguson
8820:
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8612:Kirsteen Sullivan
8602:Kenneth Stevenson
8492:Patricia Ferguson
8457:Douglas Alexander
8427:Mercedes Villalba
8357:Pam Duncan-Glancy
7991:
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7943:Outgoing Leader:
7894:
7893:
7885:Succeeded by
7853:Succeeded by
7827:Scotland Act 1998
7356:Holyrood Magazine
7167:on 19 August 2013
6751:The Sunday Herald
6365:Dunfermline Press
3252:978-0-7486-4002-7
2678:. BBC. May 2003.
2326:Holyrood Magazine
2264:Holyrood Magazine
2193:Holyrood Magazine
2037:Coronation Street
1863:same-sex marriage
1801:Lamont nominated
1722:Shadow Chancellor
1677:North Lanarkshire
1660:Dunfermline Press
1604:primary education
1527:2012 Scotland Act
1495:the UK Parliament
1434:Scotland's Future
1421:Napier University
1240:Calman Commission
959:Presiding Officer
868:Scottish Assembly
789:, working on the
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9169:
9135:Richard Simpson
9120:Irene Oldfather
9105:Bristow Muldoon
9085:Michael McMahon
9030:Lewis Macdonald
8930:Margaret Curran
8900:Wendy Alexander
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2107:on 19 July 2012
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2007:
1998:Only an Excuse?
1985:Jonathan Watson
1975:Ian Swanson of
1920:
1873:of 95-year-old
1845:Better Together
1836:
1826:
1762:Pauline McNeill
1734:
1732:Post leadership
1673:
1665:Natalie McGarry
1620:Police Scotland
1616:
1581:The Independent
1560:
1545:and tariffs on
1531:Housing Benefit
1505:, chair of the
1499:Barnett formula
1490:
1405:
1380:Margaret Curran
1364:
1300:the businessman
1294:imposed by the
1283:
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1248:Diamond Jubilee
1244:Queen Elizabeth
1185:
1165:Lewis Macdonald
1153:
1082:
1077:
1065:Nicola Sturgeon
1039:forced marriage
1031:elected to lead
1011:Wendy Alexander
978:
911:1997 referendum
888:
864:1979 referendum
837:Margaret Curran
779:Inner Hebridean
763:
749:Richard Seymour
737:
711:UK Labour Party
701:Better Together
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7793:External links
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