The instinct of the Labour Party is if there’s a problem, change the leader, then sit back, fold your arms and wait to be disappointed because they’re sure it’s not going to deliver. Johann Lamont Read Quote
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. Johann Lamont Read Quote
There is a danger of Scottish politics being between two sets of dinosaurs… the Nationalists who can’t accept they were rejected by the people, and some colleagues at Westminster who think nothing has changed. Johann Lamont Read Quote
Scotland has chosen to remain in partnership with our neighbours in the U.K. But Scotland is distinct, and colleagues must recognise that. Johann Lamont Read Quote
I want to change Scotland, but the only way we can change Scotland is by changing the Scottish Labour Party. Johann Lamont Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I’ve often thought having a politician for a parent must be like having a constantly embarrassing uncle. Johann Lamont Read Quote
That’s a really healthy thing – family will always protect you from yourself. Johann Lamont Read Quote
