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Johann Lamont
Johann Lamont
Scottish Politician
Born: Jul 11, 1957
About Party People Politics Will You
Related authors: John Boyd Orr John Buchan Margo MacDonald Nicola Sturgeon Robert Dale Owen Walter Elliot William Hamilton
I remember going to see Billy Graham in a cinema in Glasgow, and he was down in London. I used to go and hear preachers, and then we always went to church and Sunday school. That mattered a lot to me. Johann Lamont
Me Cinema Remember School Church Sunday Down Sunday School See London He Glasgow Always Go Hear Lot Preachers Mattered Going Graham Then Used Billy Billy Graham
My granny would come out and stay with us in the winter, and we would listen to the reports from the coastal stations and have a discussion in the middle of Glasgow about what the weather was like in Tiree. Johann Lamont
Winter Weather Stations Out Would Stay About Glasgow Come Like Discussion Reports Listen Middle Us Granny Coastal
I've often thought having a politician for a parent must be like having a constantly embarrassing uncle. Johann Lamont
Thought Uncle Politician Embarrassing Must Constantly Parent Having Like Often
I spent ridiculous amounts of time as an activist and volunteer and was a teacher for 20 years. Johann Lamont
Teacher Time Spent Volunteer Years Ridiculous Activist Amount
The big issues, the things that scar Scotland - the least of them is whether we should have a border at Gretna Green or not. Johann Lamont
Big Border Scar Least Issues Scotland Green Whether Them Should Things
I'd always step up to the mark to serve the people of the country. Johann Lamont
People Country Mark Step Always Up Serve
The next phase is to 2016, and yes, I want to be First Minister because I believe I have the life experience, and I've got a commitment to change. Johann Lamont
Life Change Commitment Experience First Believe Minister Life Experience Because Got Yes Want Next Phase
I don't agree with the Tories on most things. Johann Lamont
Tories Most Agree Things
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? Johann Lamont
Best Lie Believe Those Must Best Interests Constitutional Parliament Part Powers Always Arrangements Real Test Were Scotland Scottish Where Us Interests Creating Who
My uncle was skipper on the old Claymore sailing out from Oban to the Inner Hebrides. My father worked for MacBraynes all his life, on freight boats and then on ferries crossing to Skye, Barra, Uist, the small isles and Iona. Johann Lamont
Life Old Father Uncle Out Crossing Small Freight Sailing His Boats Then Worked Inner
With the emergence of the Internet, it has become possible for creative and bold people with focus and determination to establish businesses in some of our remotest communities. But these will not work if they do not have reliable transport routes responding to the impatient modern customer. Johann Lamont
Work Creative People Determination Internet Will Focus Become Our Responding Possible Reliable Some Emergence Impatient Modern Establish Customer Communities Transport Businesses Bold Routes
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. Johann Lamont
Balance Inevitable Doors Our Books Some More More And More Recruit Talent Forced Scotland Just Being Slammed Brightest Shut Universities
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. Johann Lamont
Will Face Our Tories Run Beat Economy Policies Up Scotland Them Then Away
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