casual dishonesty", and suggested his "blokeish attitude" made him a liability among women in Scotland during the Scottish independence referendum campaign. In November 2011, she told Holyrood magazine that were Salmond to be killed by being run over by a bus, she would have no interest in finding out who the driver was. In April 2014, she dismissed Salmond's appeal to female voters, saying "Women will see through his cynical attempts to win them over" and described a speech he made as "drivel". Speaking about a work programme whilst in Dundee, Curran stated "Every time I'm in Dundee people have raised their disappointment with the former First Minister over his promise. Renewable energy is a sector Dundee badly needs and the city has been let down badly by his retreat from promise. I think Alex Salmond should apologise to the people of Dundee". These comments related to the fact that only 15% of Work Programme participants had proceeded to find a job. Personal life She and her husband Robert "Rab" Murray live in Glasgow with their two sons. Curran listed her recreations in Who's Who as "reading, theatre, American politics" and "spending time with my sons". References External links Margaret Curran MSP Scottish Labour website |- |- |- |- |- 1958 births Living people Alumni of the University of Glasgow Baillieston Academics of the University of Strathclyde Female members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies Labour MSPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Glasgow constituencies 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 for Glasgow constituencies Scottish Labour MPs Scottish people of Irish descent UK MPs 2010–2015 Ministers of the Scottish Government Women members of the Scottish Government 20th-century Scottish women politicians