[316] In 2015, BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour assessed Sturgeon to be the most powerful and influential woman in the United Kingdom. [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. There was no agreement on oil and gas exploration, but the government now argued that it had a stronger case for a national independence referendum. [319] Reflecting on her marriage in 2012, Sturgeon told The Daily Record: "Being in the same kind of line of work has its up sides and its down sides. [276] She has at various points commented on the behaviour or attitudes of men towards women; publicly condemning Donald Trump,[277] Tony Abbott[278] and former Labour MSP Neil Findlay. But there is one nickname, given to Scotland's First Minister, that she has never sought to. Ms Sturgeon declared that she had not heard of the nickname before but said that the alleged remark is "meant as a term of abuse". [237] She asked Scotland's Lord Advocate to consider referring the matter to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom to rule if the Scottish Government has the power to host a referendum without the Government of the United Kingdom's approval, this request has since been granted. As Mr Salmond was an MP in Westminster, Ms Sturgeon carved out her own profile as the SNPs Holyrood leader. 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Sarwar did, however, win the seat with a majority of 2,914 votes. [117] As the constitution is a reserved matter under the Scotland Act 1998, for a future referendum on Scottish independence to be legal under UK law, it would need to receive the consent of the British Parliament to take place. [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. [180] Annemarie Ward, chief executive at the FAVOR Scotland charity, said: "Nicola Sturgeon said she would make it her national mission to save lives - but were still losing more than 1000 people a year. [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] [235], Sturgeon officially announced that the referendum would be held on 19 October 2023. After the SNPs success in the 2007 Scottish Parliament elections, Ms Sturgeon became Deputy First Minister and Health Secretary. [264], An advocate for Scottish independence, Sturgeon has campaigned for independence from the United Kingdom since her late teens. The fallout from the Alex Salmond affair is a potential problem. However, in 2016 the plan was abandoned and the Scottish Government blamed Westminster. Following the 2017 UK general election, Nicola Sturgeon announced that the Scottish Government would postpone legislation pertaining to the proposed second referendum on Scottish independence until at least autumn 2018. [288][289][290][291], Sturgeon has been highly critical towards the leadership of Boris Johnson's government. A Professional theme for architects, construction and interior designers [292] Following Johnson's appointment as British prime minister, she claimed he "rambled" in his first speech outside 10 Downing Street and suggested he was "blame shifting". She is known for UK General Election (1950), Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle (2017) and ITV Weekend News (1955). [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. [26].mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}. [161], In April 2021 Scotland's death toll from coronavirus passed 10,000. [257] With London seeking to restrict immigration to the United Kingdom, she asserted that Scotland should be able to set its own immigration policy, as well as policies relating to employment and trade. Across Scotland, 62% of voters backed the UK remaining a member of the EU, with 38% voting for the UK to leave. Then you quickly realise that in women they are not seen as strengths. "[170] That year 867 Scots lost their lives to drugs an increase of 23% on the previous year's figures and the SNP insisted it was part of a trend seen across much Europe. [20] Sturgeon was shy and has said that she "much preferred to sit with my head in a book than talking to people". It was claimed Ms Sturgeon's nickname "Gnasher" has arisen from an intimate injury which she allegedly gave a former lover. [234] This plan has been met with condemnation from various opposing parties, with the Prime Minister rejecting her plan. while other islanders said they had missed doctors appointments, funerals and even the chance to say goodbye to dying loved ones because of cancelled sailings. That way, all the trolls who post abuse on our website will have to pay if they want to join the debate and risk a permanent ban from the account that they subscribe with. [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". [139] Among the election casualties was Liberal Democrats leader Jo Swinson, who lost her seat in East Dunbartonshire. . [17] Her family has some roots in North East England; her paternal grandmother, Margaret Sturgeon (ne Mill) was from Ryhope in what is now the City of Sunderland. [173] Sturgeon sacked her Public Health Minister Joe FitzPatrick and in April 2021 said of the crisis: "I think we took our eye off the ball. We have worked hard to make sure that supplies are there, weve worked hard overcoming challenges that we have faced along the way. As Health Secretary, she scrapped prescription charges and was widely recognised for her handling of the 2009 swine flu pandemic. The First Minister claimed she used to be called nippy sweetie because she tried to emulate the aggressive and adversarial approach of male politicians. The SNP won the highest number of seats in the Scottish Parliament in the 2007 election and Salmond was subsequently appointed first minister. In her second term, she oversaw more taxation powers, including the introduction of the Scottish National Investment Bank and Social Security Scotland. There's plenty to admire about Nicola Sturgeon. Sturgeon's government subsequently entered a power-sharing agreement with the Scottish Greens. [50], Sturgeon served as Health Secretary in Salmond's first, and for a year, in his second cabinet. SNP membership surged and the party achieved stunningly good results in the 2015 general election, winning 56 out of the 59 seats in Scotland. 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. [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. She once addressed the name and told journalists. A distraction from the dire state . [23] Sturgeon also stood unsuccessfully as the SNP candidate for the Irvine North ward on Cunninghame District Council in May 1992, for the Baillieston/Mount Vernon ward on Strathclyde Regional Council in 1994, and for the Bridgeton ward on Glasgow City Council in 1995. Absolutely not, there's no man I know who is less sexist. [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. 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More info. [108], In response to the result, on 24 June 2016, Sturgeon said that Scottish Government officials would begin planning for a second independence referendum. [266] On the day Queen Elizabeth II became Britain's longest reigning monarch, Sturgeon travelled with her to open the Borders Railway and told a crowd of well-wishers: "She [The Queen] has carried out Her duties with dedication, wisdom and an exemplary sense of public service. Weve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country. [323], In 2016, Sturgeon disclosed that she had miscarried five years previously. [125] Observers also concluded that opposition to the EU's Common Fisheries Policy in coastal communities was a factor behind large swings to the Tories in North East seats previously held by nationalists for decades. 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. "[64] Four days later, a Scottish woman, with underlying health conditions, died at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley. [54][55], Sturgeon also outlined a guaranteed 18-week wait for patients after they had seen their GP and vowed to do away with deferred or "hidden" waiting lists. [33] On 24 June 2004, Sturgeon announced that she would also be a candidate in the forthcoming election for the leadership, with Kenny MacAskill as her running mate. [94], Sturgeon was formally acclaimed as the first female Leader of the SNP on 14 November 2014 at the Autumn Conference in Perth, with Hosie as her depute. "The basic values of integrity and decency - essential to the proper working of any parliamentary democracy - demand that he go," she tweeted. Sturgeon was a quiet child and has been described by her younger sister as "the sensible one" of the two. Her comments come after Prime Minister Boris Johnson was. Issuing apologies now is too late for thousands of people. Affiliated with the Scottish National Party, she took office in 2007 as Deputy First Minister of Scotland. She has described herself as being an austere teen who's style tended towards goth, adding that if you see pictures of me back then, you would struggle to know whether I was a boy or a girl. Born in the North Ayrshire town of Irvine in 1970, Nicola Sturgeon became an SNP member at the tender age of 16, having been . [194][195], In the 2021 SNP manifesto, Sturgeon committed the party once again to reform the Gender Recognition Act[196] The down side is that you just end up talking about it all the time and you never leave it outside. [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. The victims of drugs and their families were failed. She attended Dreghorn Primary School from 1975 to 1982 and Greenwood Academy from 1982 to 1988. 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. [37], The results of the leadership contest were announced on 3 September 2004, with Salmond and Sturgeon elected as Leader and Depute Leader respectively. [20] She developed a passion for books and reading which continued into adult life. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can Niko Nickname. Nixon was Tricky Dicky; Thatcher, The Iron Lady. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to [151] Many had been infected with the virus and ended up passing it on to other care home residents. [239] She proposed the Scottish Government would use the pound sterling for a brief period before transitioning to a new currency known as the 'Scottish Pound'. [32], On 22 June 2004, John Swinney resigned as Leader of the SNP following poor results in the European Parliament election. [29] Shortly after this, Sturgeon was appointed as the SNP's spokesperson for energy and education matters. This is Aalto. 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