We do students a great disservice by implying that one set of students is more important than another. Johann Lamont disservicegreatimply Change image and share on social
We need to find a way of having a conversation across the parties on how you fund local government. Johann Lamont conversationfindfund Change image and share on social
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 billychurchcinema Change image and share on social
I guess it feels to me that the political argument that has been lost in my lifetime is taxation. How do you engage in that debate when people don't trust politicians at all? It is almost impossible to start a conversation about taxation. Johann Lamont argumentconversationdebate share on social
We will renew our party, to rebuild our land - and we will do it by being a better Labour, real Labour, Scottish Labour. Johann Lamont labourlandparty Change image and share on social
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. Johann Lamont assetexpectidea share on social
I love hard political debate and I love beating somebody on a political point but what I'm more frustrated by is the politics where you play the man not the politics. Johann Lamont beatdebatefrustrate Change image and share on social
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. Johann Lamont abidebringbuilding Change image and share on social
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 barraboatclaymore share on social
Scotland is my country, the nation that shaped me, that taught me my values. A nation whose achievements inspired and inspire me, a community whose failings drive me - drive my overwhelming desire to fight for social justice and equality. Johann Lamont achievementcommunitycountry share on social
