[86], On 24 September 2014, Sturgeon officially launched her campaign bid to succeed Salmond as Leader of the Scottish National Party at the November leadership election. "[156], In July 2020, Sturgeon advocated that the leaders of the four UK nations adopt a coordinated Zero-COVID strategy. Sturgeon kicked off her election campaign pledging that a strong result for the SNP would "reinforce" her mandate for a second independence referendum. [260], In May 2022, Sturgeon made a trip to the United States and met with controversial Republican member of Congress Robert Aderholt, a prominent Anti-abortion supporter. [51] She was supported in her role as Health Secretary by Shona Robison, the Minister for Public Health and Sport, and by Alex Neil, the Minister for Housing and Communities. Following the referendum defeat, Sturgeon said that "further devolution is the route to independence". [46] Sturgeon led coalition negotiation talks between the Scottish Liberal Democrats and the Scottish Greens, but these talks failed to reach an agreement, with the Lib Dems backing out and the Greens instead supporting a 'confidence and supply' agreement. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. Initially, the Scottish Government resisted banning public events and on 12 March allowed 47,000 fans to attend a Rangers match at Ibrox, insisting that, "stopping mass gatherings [is] not the best way to contain this virus. As Health Secretary, she scrapped prescription charges and was widely recognised for her handling of the 2009 swine flu pandemic. [103] Sturgeon had stated that the party's success in the election was not a mandate for another independence, but primarily for a stronger voice for Scotland in London. O2 Klean Spray; Dish Washing Liquid; Klean Hair & Body Wash; Table Top Cleaner; Natural Surface Cleaning Concentrate; feather river college division; carvery service advantages and disadvantages SNP membership surged and the party achieved stunningly good results in the 2015 general election, winning 56 out of the 59 seats in Scotland. 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[209], The announcement was welcomed by the Scottish Green party but Greenpeace criticised Sturgeon for not coming out more strongly against the oil field. She attended Dreghorn Primary School from 1975 to 1982 and Greenwood Academy from 1982 to 1988. 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[325], It has been suggested that this article should be, Deputy First Minister of Scotland (20072014), Leadership of the Scottish National Party, Criticism of Boris Johnson administration. READ MORE:Coronavirus: Nicola Sturgeon denies she is 'playing politics' over testing. [118], Prior to the day the Prime Minister triggered Article 50, formally allowing the process of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union, the Scottish Parliament voted 69 to 59 in favour of another independence referendum. [305][306][307] The term was used to describe Sturgeon's "fierce" attitude. [312], Sturgeon won the Scottish Politician of the Year Award in 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2019. [40] Sturgeon quickly grew a reputation in Holyrood as opposition leader, becoming known as "nippy sweetie" Scottish slang for the "sharp-tongued and strong-minded". [293][294] In July 2019, the prime minister met Sturgeon at her official residence, Bute House, where Johnson was "booed and heckled" by protesters. She also said that the result "renews, reinforces and strengthens" the mandate for Indyref2.[144]. Despite Ullrich failing to win the seat, Sturgeon ploughed her political energy to the Young Scottish Nationalists (now the Young Scots For Independence), joining its national executive when she was 17. Data returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback event. [34] The political columnist Iain Macwhirter declared that while she "didn't inspire great warmth", she was "quick on her feet, lacks any ideological baggage and has real determination unlike Roseanna Cunningham". [72], Salmond put Sturgeon in charge of the Scottish Government's legislative process for a referendum on Scottish Independence and she was essentially in charge of the SNP's referendum campaign. Divide and conquer is a strategy the British establishment has frequently used with great effect to achieve their ends. [253], In response to the Brexit vote, to discuss Scotland's interests, Sturgeon travelled to Brussels to meet with both Jean-Claude Juncker, the President of the European Commission as well as Martin Schulz, the President of the European Parliament.[254][255]. [288][289][290][291], Sturgeon has been highly critical towards the leadership of Boris Johnson's government. [265] In recent years, following the defeat of the Yes Scotland campaign in 2014 Scottish Independence referendum, Sturgeon has aligned herself with the new gradualist wing, who believe in only holding a second referendum if there is clear public support, such as polling being over 60%, or if there is a material change in circumstances. [198], Sturgeon led the SNP into the 2021 Scottish Parliament election on a manifesto promise to hold a second independence referendum after the COVID-19 pandemic was over. [78] In July 2014 Sturgeon said this would put at risk the right of EU citizens to continue living in Scotland: "There are 160,000 EU nationals from other states living in Scotland, including some in the Commonwealth Games city of Glasgow. Nicola Ferguson Sturgeon (born 19 July 1970) is a Scottish politician serving as First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) since 2014. I try (tho don't alway", "Nicola Sturgeon miscarriage: First minister reveals baby loss", President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nicola_Sturgeon&oldid=1133020410, This page was last edited on 11 January 2023, at 22:31. Sturgeon - who had previously apologised to the Scottish Parliament after she was caught breaking the same law in December 2020[166] - apologised once more and said the police had been "absolutely right to treat me no differently to any other citizen. However, infighting between the two rival candidates for the Labour nomination, Mohammed Sarwar and Mike Watson, along with an energetic local campaign,[citation needed] resulted in Glasgow Govan being the only Scottish seat to see a swing away from Labour in the midst of a Labour landslide nationwide. [307], Sturgeon was elected leader of the SNP at a time the party enjoyed a surge in membership. [35], However, once Cunningham emerged as the favourite to win,[35] Salmond announced that his intention to stand for the leadership; Sturgeon subsequently withdrew from the contest and declared her support for Salmond, standing instead as his running mate for the depute leadership. During her time at the University of Glasgow she was active as a member of the Glasgow University Scottish Nationalist Association and the Glasgow University Students' Representative Council. "If she wants to show leadership on climate she must clearly say: stop Cambo. [317], Sturgeon lives in Glasgow with her husband, Peter Murrell, who is the chief executive officer of the SNP. We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. [147][148][149] Since then restrictions have been frequently tightened, loosened and adapted in parts or all of Scotland to respond to developments in the situation. Photograph: Fraser Bremner/Daily Mail/PA "[210] In November 2021, although no assessment had taken place, Sturgeon told the Scottish Parliament she believed the oilfield "should not get the green light". [65][66] This marked the first death in Scotland and Europe. [176], In August 2021 the Scottish Government announced there had been 1,339 drug deaths in the previous year a new record high. Nicola Sturgeon is a Scottish politician who became the first woman to be elected as the First Minister of Scotland and the Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP); she achieved this feat in November 2014 and is currently serving her second term as the First Minister. That said, it also led Mr Salmond to resign and Ms Sturgeon became the new leader after facing no opposition. Sturgeon was a quiet child and has been described by her younger sister as "the sensible one" of the two. The SNP won 48 seats, and came second place in the 11 others; their 45% of the vote yielded 80% of the seats in Scotland. Recently, Nicola Sturgeon caught the headlines after being accused of treating the north of England with contempt. 0 comment. [177] Sturgeon tweeted that the figures were "unacceptable, each one a human tragedy",[178] while the Scottish Liberal Democrats said: "It was Nicola Sturgeon's choice to ignore this unfolding epidemic. As Nicola Sturgeon becomes Scotland's longest-serving first minister, BBC Scotland looks at how a girl from a west coast council estate rose to the nation's highest office. No mention of the French Amabassador, but he was probably watching the lovers tryst throu. She also served as Cabinet Secretary for Health, Infrastructure, and Parliament. The First Minister claimed she used to be called nippy sweetie because she tried to emulate the aggressive and adversarial approach of male politicians. [70], In 2012 she pledged to build a high-speed railway line between Glasgow and Edinburgh by 2024, cutting journey times between the two cities to under 30 minutes. The worldwide pandemic of COVID-19 began during Sturgeon's second term as First Minister. The down side is that you just end up talking about it all the time and you never leave it outside. She is known for UK General Election (1950), Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle (2017) and ITV Weekend News (1955). #favourite #nickname #ever #doug #moodie #nicola #sturgeon #pictured #here #dressed #young #schoolboy #known #seaweed #glasgow #university #because #not #even #tide. In June 2022, Sturgeon launched her government's campaign for a second referendum to be held on 19 October 2023, subject to UK Supreme Court ruling. [3], Politically, Sturgeon has campaigned in favour for Scottish independence. This is Aalto. [162][163], At a session of First Minister's Questions in June 2021, Sturgeon was asked about mistakes made early on in the pandemic and she replied: "If I could turn the clock back, would we go into lockdown earlier than we did? [50], Sturgeon served as Health Secretary in Salmond's first, and for a year, in his second cabinet. 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[122] Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, all plans for another referendum have been put on hold. [98][99] The same day, she was appointed to the Privy Council of the United Kingdom and therefore granted the style 'The Right Honourable'. Scotland would then have to reapply for EU membership and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso predicted this would be "extremely difficult, if not impossible". [248], While foreign policy remains a reserved matter,[249] Sturgeon has undertaken a number of visits to Europe, North America and Asia to promote Scotland as a place of investment and Scottish businesses to trade and do business with. However, in 2016 the plan was abandoned and the Scottish Government blamed Westminster. [116] May's comments confirmed that the PM wanted the Scottish government to be "fully engaged" in the process. She was categorised in 2015 as part of the SNP's gradualist wing, which believed in achieving independence through accumulating the Scottish Parliament's powers from the UK Parliament over time. I fear the English bards words The evil men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones may prove to be an apt epitaph. ", "IFS: Independent Scotland 'would face continued austerity' under Growth Commission proposals", "Is post-referendum Scotland a feminist paradise? Submit your nickname or copy the best name style from the list. [105] As part of the election campaign, Sturgeon indicated that the SNP would hold another independence referendum if it won the upcoming 2016 Scottish Parliament election.[4][5]. Wednesday, 18th January 2023See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive. Show the British establishment a crack and they will drive in a wedge so deep and so fast you wont have time to blink. Then you quickly realise that in women they are not seen as strengths. Her comments come after Prime Minister Boris Johnson was. As you might expect, Nicola Sturgeon, who already isn't happy with the UK government's attitude to a second Scottish independence referendum isn't exactly pleased with a decision she's described as a "full-frontal attack on our democratically elected Scottish parliament and its ability to make its own decisions on devolved matters". A woman is bossy and strident a nippy sweetie as they used to call me.. For Nicola Sturgeon, the only thing that matter about her marriage is that it is to the chief executive of the SNP- which matters a great deal in the recent fuss about who in the party knew what and when about Alex Salmond. [113] An emergency Scottish cabinet meeting on 25 June agreed that the Scottish Government would seek to enter negotiations with the EU and its member states, to explore options to protect Scotland's place in the EU. Most have been disowned or ignored by their subjects. [95] In her first speech as leader, Sturgeon said that it was "the privilege of her life" to lead the party she joined as a teenager. [308][309][310][311] It followed her party's unprecedented landslide victory in the 2015 general election, which questioned the future of the union. [151] Many had been infected with the virus and ended up passing it on to other care home residents. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. [194][195], In the 2021 SNP manifesto, Sturgeon committed the party once again to reform the Gender Recognition Act[196] trending channels. Become a patron at - http://www.guerillatvchannel.com/donate Stories Contact - guerillatvchannel@gmail.comNew Brand Channel - https://www. [212][213][214][215] During the winter of 2022 only one in three sailings to the island of Coll went ahead;[216] Hebridean shopkeepers kept receiving deliveries of rotten food;[217][218] Born in Ayrshire, Sturgeon is a law graduate of the University of Glasgow, having worked as a solicitor in Glasgow before her election to the Scottish Parliament in 1999. The compromise had the support of Souter but an amendment to that effect was voted down by MSPs who expressed concerns it would stigmatise children from single parent and unmarried families. You can unsubscribe at any time. She later studied law at the University of Glasgow School of Law, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) in 1992 and a Diploma in Legal Practice the following year. [285], At the SNP's 2022 annual party conference in Aberdeen, Sturgeon stated "I detest the Tories and everything they stand for" in an interview on the BBC. In the same interview, Sturgeon committed to no independence referendum being held prior to the terms of a UK wide Brexit deal being agreed and presented. Share the symbol Niko or copy to use from the list. Nicola Sturgeon has claimed she earned her 'nippy sweetie' nickname because she tried to emulate the aggressive and adversarial approach of male politicians when she began her parliamentary. [130], On 15 January 2019, the Scottish Parliament agreed to hold its own inquiry into the matter, the Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints,[131] to investigate how the Government breached its own guidelines in its original investigation into the harassment claims against Salmond, and then lost a judicial review into their actions and had to pay over 500,000 to Salmond for legal expenses. [8] On November 23, 2022, the UK Supreme Court ruled the Scottish government cannot hold an independence referendum without the UK government's consent. She has been a member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) since 1999, first as an additional member for the Glasgow electoral region, and as the member for Glasgow Southside (formerly Glasgow Govan) from 2007. [235], Sturgeon officially announced that the referendum would be held on 19 October 2023. This does not worry or annoy me. [157], In February 2021 Audit Scotland published a report that concluded the Scottish Government had not prepared adequately for a pandemic. SUPPORT JOURNALISM. Therefore, my fellow nationalists, I urge you to unite and pull together to win our independence in inderef2. We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. [246][247] Some SNP members have urged Sturgeon to call an early election at Holyrood to speed up the process for a de facto referendum. She is the first woman to hold either position. "[145], In April 2022 Sturgeon demanded that Prime Minister Boris Johnson resign after police fined him for breaking lockdown rules in 2020. In the 1987 UK General election, Sturgeon got her first taste of campaigning, going door-to-door to get her local SNP candidate, Kay Ullrich, elected to Westminster. [119] By the end of that week, on 30 March 2017, Sturgeon wrote to the Prime Minister requesting a Section 30 order, formally devolving the responsibility and power to the Scottish Government to plan for and hold another referendum on Scottish Independence. 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We meant it", resonated in areas that had voted strongly for the Union in 2014. Sturgeon confirmed in June 2016 that the Scottish government had formally agreed to draft legislation to allow a second independence referendum to take place. She is frequently compared in her appearance to Scottish comedy character Jimmy Krankie. We can't bind our successors, but we've made very clear our belief that constitutional referenda are once-in-a-generation events. Mr Salmond, who was a very effective if somewhat bumptious leader, has left us with the legacy of his once in a generation phrase and a tainted history. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused. Born in Irvine, North . [303][304], At the beginning of Sturgeon's political career, she was often regarded as a "nippy sweetie", Scottish slang for the "sharp-tongued and strong-minded". Comments have been closed on this article. In the 2016 Scottish Parliament election, the SNP lost its overall majority, but remained the largest party with Sturgeon seeking a second term in office as a minority government. "[179], In July 2022 the figures for 2021 were released, revealing that 1,330 had died - nine fewer than in 2020. [225][226][224] Key documentation, which might have explained why ministers signed the contracts without appropriate safeguards to protect taxpayers' money, was lost and Sturgeon later said this too was "regrettable" and that "the Government will learn lessons. She unveiled her new plan arguing that it will allow Scotland to set out "a different and better vision"[232][233] and claimed that there is a legally secure path to get a referendum without permission from the cabinet. One particular problem it highlighted was that not enough had been done to ensure Scottish hospitals and care homes had enough personal protective equipment. Her nicknames were 'Nippy Sweetie' (Scots for a brassy, over-ambitious young woman) and 'Gnasher', which stemmed from the rumour denied by Sturgeon that she had once injured an unfaithful. After qualifying as a solicitor, she worked for Bell & Craig, a firm of solicitors in Stirling, and later at the Drumchapel Law Centre in and a Money Advice Centre in Glasgow from 1997 until her election to the Scottish Parliament in 1999. We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. "[181], In 2015, Sturgeon said that she planned to make education her "defining priority" while in office. SNP leadership hopeful Nicola Sturgeon was seething last night over "disgusting and untrue" allegations about her private life. It was claimed Ms Sturgeon's nickname "Gnasher" has arisen from an intimate injury which she allegedly gave a former lover. [37], The results of the leadership contest were announced on 3 September 2004, with Salmond and Sturgeon elected as Leader and Depute Leader respectively. There will be no inderef3 in your lifetime and certainly not in mine. [citation needed], In the mid-1990s Sturgeon and Charles Kennedy went together on a political study visit to Australia.[27][28]. This followed her admitting that she had a secret meeting and subsequent phone call with Salmond about the Scottish government's allegations against him. It is absolutely crushing. [240][241] She argued independence would be "essential" for economic prosperity for Scotland as she claimed the economic climate throughout the UK does not offer strength, stability or security. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. Nicola Ferguson Sturgeon, 49, was born in Irvine, Scotland. [204][205], In August 2021, Sturgeon and Scottish Green Party co-leaders Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater announced a power-sharing agreement between their parties. He appointed Sturgeon as Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing. So the male politician whos very assertive, aggressive and adversarial is a great strong leader. He has been my friend, mentor and colleague for more than 20 years. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? 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[201][202], Sturgeon was nominated for the post of First Minister by a vote of the Scottish Parliament on 18 May, defeating Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross and Scottish Liberal Democrat leader, Willie Rennie by 64 votes to 31 and 4 respectively. A Professional theme for architects, construction and interior designers [314][315] She was recognized as one of the BBC's 100 women of 2014. [242][243], On the day the Supreme Court ruled the Scottish Parliament does not have the power to legislate a referendum on independence, Sturgeon announced the next democratic election in Scotland, in this case a UK general election expected to be held in 2024, would be campaigned by the SNP as a de facto referendum. We feel we are being lied to. [186] However, proposed changes to Scotland's Gender Recognition Act that would have allowed people to change their identity through self-identification, rather than a medical process, were paused in June 2019. Editors' Code of Practice. 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