Nicola Sturgeon is a Scottish politician who was elected as the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) and the fifth First Minister of Scotland in November 2014 in the aftermath of the 2014 Scottish independence referendum after the resignation of Alex Salmond. Nicola Sturgeon served as First Minister until her resignation in 2023.

History

Nicola Sturgeon has became subject or involved in various memes since her election as leader of the SNP and First Minister of Scotland from 2014 until her resignation in 2023.

Nicola Sturgeon Saves the Day / Calm Doon, Am Oan It

Nicola Sturgeon Saves the Day or also known as Calm Doon, Am Oan It (Scottish slang for Calm Down, I'm On It) is a series of photos of Nicola Sturgeon where she holds a serious facial expression and on occasions, puts her hands in the air. Many have added the phrase 'Calm doon, am oan it' to some photos of Nicola Sturgeon having a serious facial expression which conveys that she will do something to resolve a situation if it harms Scotland in any way.

The Smackeroonie

The Smackeroonie or also spelled as The Smackirooni refers to a humorously proposed fictional currency for an independent Scotland that was joked by Scottish stand up comedian Kevin Bridges, and later the Yes campaign supporters ahead of the 2014 Scottish independence referendum. Nicola Sturgeon appeared on some of the notes that were photoshopped.

Fundilymundily

Fundilymundily refers to a term that was used by Jim Murphy, former Scottish Labour leader who mistakenly worded fundimently wrong during the BBC Scottish Leaders Debate ahead of the 2015 United Kingdom general election when arguing with Nicola Sturgeon when Labour ruled out going into a coalition government with the Scottish National Party (SNP)

Nicola Sturgeon Vox Image Confusion

Nicola Sturgeon Vox Image Confusion refers to an image that was mistakenly used in an article featured in the American magazine Vox which was of the Nicola Sturgeon where they had used a picture of her at a Glasgow science lab and mistook it as a stock image.

Crowding Around Sturgeon

Crowding Around Sturgeon refers to a series of pictures of Nicola Sturgeon being crowded alongside the 35 elected Scottish National Party MPs from the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom in the lobby outside the House of Commons in the Palace of Westminster having a series of interviews with the media.

Nicola Sturgeon Approves

Nicola Sturgeon Approves refers to a photo that was captured of First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon smiling whilst looking up

The picture has been used as a reaction image to make it look like she is observing something whilst smiling signalling a sense of approval to anything that is Scottish or anything related to Scotland appears.

Are Ye Ragin'?

Are Ye Ragin'? (Scottish slang for Are You Raging?) refers to a phrase which is used by Scottish independence supporters when responding to unionist supporting parties, supporters and groups who at times get agitated or annoyed at independence supporters and parties or politicians that support the cause of Scottish independence.

It is also often associated with Nicola Sturgeon. The phrase's meaning in that context pokes fun at people against her and her party, the Scottish National Party (SNP) and independence supporters as a whole when something good happens relating to the SNP and the wider Scottish independence movement.

Scottish Government's COVID-19 Briefings

The Scottish Government's COVID-19 Briefings refer to a series of televised health briefings by the Scottish Government as part of Scotland's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The briefings have been headed by Nicola Sturgeon along with Scotland's National Clinical Director Jason Leitch and Scotland's Chief Medical Officer, Gregor Smith.

Nicola Sturgeon led the Scottish Government's COVID-19 briefings in her capacity as the First Minister. In her role, she has advised Scotland on the latest information and had enforced lockdown measures and other restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The briefings have made a direct impact on her approval ratings and her party's performance in opinion polls in the lead up to the 2021 Scottish Parliament election and also to Scottish independence as well.

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