Johann Lamont Quotes
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The Scottish Labour Party should work as equal partners with the U.K. party, just as Scotland is an equal partner in the United Kingdom. Scotland has chosen home rule - not London rule.
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I've got a very deep and abiding passion about education being far more than buildings and textbooks; it's what children bring into school with them.
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My biggest ambition is to bring together what happens in the real world with what politicians talk about.
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When universities are forced to recruit more and more from outwith Scotland just to balance the books, it is inevitable that doors are being slammed shut on some of our brightest talent.
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I got a very strong sense from my mother, in particular, that we are all equal in the sight of God.
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We need to find a way of having a conversation across the parties on how you fund local government.
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My Scottish Labour Party is a crusade - to fight poverty, inequality and injustice.
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We won't enshrine the Tories' policies in Scotland. We won't run away from the Tories but then let them run our economy. We will face up to the Tories, and we will beat them.
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Those of us who were part of creating the Scottish parliament believe we must always test constitutional arrangements. The real test is where do the powers lie? Is it in the best interests of Scotland?
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I've often thought having a politician for a parent must be like having a constantly embarrassing uncle.
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The idea that an independent Scotland - having separated assets and liabilities from the rest of the U.K. - would expect the rest of the U.K. to be a lender of last resort, and of course be kind to them, doesn't make any sense.
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Scotland has chosen to remain in partnership with our neighbours in the U.K. But Scotland is distinct, and colleagues must recognise that.
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Schools are not exam factories for the rat race.
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While I'm leader, nothing will be off limits - there will not be one policy, one rule, one way of working which cannot be changed.
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It is not possible to spend on one thing and then not have consequences on something else.
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Social injustice is what puts Scotland at its greatest disadvantage, and restoring the 50p tax rate will start to fight that.
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I don't agree with the Tories on most things.
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There is a circus around politics. But if you think it is a game, then you forget what the purpose of politics actually is.
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Progressive politics is not something to be bolted on to another cause.