Johann Lamont

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.

I spent ridiculous amounts of time as an activist and volunteer and was a teacher for 20 years.

There is a circus around politics. But if you think it is a game, then you forget what the purpose of politics actually is.

Progressive politics is not something to be bolted on to another cause.

I used to go to a Gaelic class on a Saturday morning, but I never felt myself that I could speak it properly.

That's a really healthy thing - family will always protect you from yourself.