being a sound-bite politician; she ought to be applauded for it, but the trouble is we live in a sound-bite age." Mandy Rhodes of Holyrood magazine writes, "despite a reputation as being a bit of a fierce one, [Lamont] is actually, really rather entertaining, engaging and wonderfully self-deprecating." The BBC's Marianne Taylor describes Lamont as "Quietly spoken and more humorous in person than she comes across on television". Ian Swanson of The Scotsman has described her as "dour but passionate". Lamont's low public recognition indicated by the December 2013 TNS BMRB poll led Herald columnist Alison Rowat to label her "the invisible woman of the independence debate", and to suggest she needed to raise her profile. Impressionist Jonathan Watson satirised Lamont in the 2013 edition of BBC Scotland's annual Hogmanay comedy show Only an Excuse?, featuring a sketch in which she debates Scottish independence with Salmond. Awards Lamont's decision to question the status quo over the availability of free public services for all earned her the Political Impact of the Year award at the 2012 Herald Scottish Politician of the Year Awards. She was also nominated for Politician of the Year at the same ceremony, but beaten by Deputy First Minister Sturgeon. At the 2013 awards, she was the winner of the Donald Dewar Debater of the Year award for her weekly exchanges with Salmond at First Minister's Questions. Personal life Lamont is married to Archie Graham, a member of Glasgow City Council as a Labour councillor for Langside ward. They have two children. Her nephew, Dòmhnall MacLaomainn, is a journalist with BBC Gàidhlig. She is a fan of the television soap Coronation Street and likes to keep fit by walking, jogging and dancing. As a keen runner, she has completed several long distance races. References External links johannlamont.blogspot.com Blog 1957 births Living people Members of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow constituencies Alumni of the University of Glasgow Alumni of the University of Strathclyde Labour Co-operative MSPs Leaders of Scottish Labour Members of the Scottish Parliament 1999–2003 Members of the Scottish Parliament 2003–2007 Members of the Scottish Parliament 2007–2011 Members of the Scottish Parliament 2011–2016 Members of the Scottish Parliament 2016–2021 Scottish schoolteachers Female members of the Scottish Parliament People from Anderston 20th-century Scottish women politicians