A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

The word 'labour'

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of labour in Corpus

Orkney

Shetland

Sutherland, Hazel Biggin Da Dess, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
eable wi Granny an Auld Daa's labour wi nae help fae machinery. Bu
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Mid Northern A

Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
lassie, nearly thirty oors in labour and she wiz foonert. The doct
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Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ntenced tae twenty years hard labour or seven years service in the
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Aberdeen

General Northern

@AMaxwell54 tweeted
! Ah'm fae Aiberdeen Sooth - Labour? Nae chance!! (2024) twitter link

@72redz1903 tweeted
l. Maist o my days I’ve been Labour but they are a complete irrel (2022) twitter link
the SNP, I wid love Scottish Labour tae grasp the narrative on in (2020) twitter link
y reluctant SNP voter, former Labour supporter, couldnae agree mai (2020) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
@michaelgove @themajorityscot Labour still hinna resolved the sook(2020)

(South) East Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ike. "Of course. Ah git cheap labour and they git tae finally serv on page 133

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Hershaw, William Lallans 57 - Twa Auld Men, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
e hame, wechtit doun wi their labour, stervan for their tea and pl on page 136

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Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
A jalouzes A'm peyin for the labour: the baxters, the piece-makar
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McFarlane, Ishbel Does Scotland compare weil wi ither places fir wee bairnies?, (The National 2019) Central, newspaper
rankly ridiculous actívity o labour, but whan A goat intae the mi
n warld – an went aboot the labour o labour in a wey no sae unal
o labour in a wey no sae unalike frae
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Tae aw that hard labour A'm sayin, 'Amen!' -
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
eekin wi gret feelin the sair labour o the miner tae the wark o th
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Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
bobulation o the aince thrang Labour Pairty (The commoner Ruid Tor
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Labour haes gien a specific pledge i
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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
like thon last wishy-waashy, Labour ane. Wan thit’ll pit workin
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Cancelled: Labour Manifesto SCCC Report MacPher
on a normal foond. The Scots Labour Pairty e'en makit a Gaelic La
speirt an aw wha'd a thocht a Labour-led coalition in a Scots Pair
Wha indeed? But Labour is juist a bairn stertin oot
ages in the first place? Daes Labour ettle then tae haud tae that
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
A vote wis taen an 75 MSP's (Labour, Leeberal an Tory) votit agin
ee wha's in it, 2 Lib-Dems, 1 Labour, 1 Conservative an 1 SNP, we
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@DavidJWood2 tweeted
ttles to win the dregs of the labour voters like I was myself over(2020)

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
anas sarwar - vote scottish labour for a new vision for recovery (2021) twitter link
shLabour elc was aways mostly labour controlled brian - was well (2021) twitter link
abour think its obvious m8 - labour stronghold in oor household - (2021) twitter link
nn9boy @elcourier proud 2 b a labour man and always will be buddy (2021) twitter link
rephrase it guys - no true labour man would vote fir the snp - (2021) twitter link
and 26 other occurrences.

West Central

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
A treadmill o labour weighs doon the years, on page 16
Labour on page 27
Labour shut as mony as Thatcher did. on page 76
Sae, no tae labour ma pynt, whilst ye stramp aff on page 122

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Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
s is Conservative n’ Celtic Labour, n’ SNP is Partick Thistle.
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Davidson, Alistair The Mitterand Plan, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
happent gin Michael Foot’s Labour Pairty haed buir the gree owe
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Kay, Billy Time for Reflection, (archive2021.parliament.scot 2022) Central, government
e were foondin faithers o the Labour Pairty. The chiel wha first d
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Dundee

Edinburgh

Bremner, Stewart Haud Yer Wheesht?, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
on, if ah kin come tae like 'Labour of Love' - then a kin learn
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
eps the lave for his ain. Oor labour teels the grund, wir shairn m
o Man, and the produce o wir labour wad be wir ain. Aamaist owern
and wad pit in some volunteer labour at whativer needit daein mais
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
’re so underproductive, and labour-intensive to pick ... but so
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Glasgow

Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
noo wae the resurgence ay the Labour party, afore poppin the cork
ts ur gonae be outsourcin the labour tae them cos it wis the only
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Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ye it’s a trade aff - yer labour fur a fair wage, except it’
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Durie, Nick The Best o the Baith o Thaim, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
say) vizzy o the intimbers o Labour’s electoral graith and oper
the Tories is The Union, the Labour vote in elections that’s ta
nor guisin front groups. Yer Labour and yer Lib Dems is fur coat
s that leukit ower their auld Labour Pairty (and whit it was sayin
eeborly and guidwilly umwhile Labour votin AY voters) bis the “t
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Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
ium Dome. Wan ay Blair an New Labour’s full-frontal cultural ass
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Ayrshire

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
o the rise o socialism an the Labour on page 11
t wis in 1955, an fae then on Labour and then the SNP wad fecht fo on page 12
he local estaiblishment o the Labour Pairty. He became Secretair o on page 14
evenge on ye for yaisin slave labour in thir airts, by giein yer w on page 23

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Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
A treidmill o labour weighs doon the years,
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General Central

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
'Ten year haurd labour in the jile!' on page 34

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Armstrong, Kate Lallans 58 - Herman Und Dorothea, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
The cost o the labour is gastrous, is no tae be tho on page 43

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
he thankless and uncalled for labour of piecing and patching up it on page 69

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
awmaist shed on tradeitional Labour / S.N.P. differs in 1989 but on page 110

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McCallum, Andrew Lallans 73 - Ecce Homo, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
e the hairvest ahint that e's labour haes won. on page 71

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ter speikin o the Independent Labour Pairty said it wes: the pures on page 119

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
nment, pitten oot bi the jynt Labour-Liberal Executive, the wurd S on page 121

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
n. We warna uised wi physical labour ava, forbye echt oor o’t
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
w Players (aince the Scottish Labour College Players, foondit by J
cht time – the new reformin Labour government wis gien howp tae
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Deid huddies an the Moray Eel, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
the fishermen are gonnae vote Labour’.
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Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
o labour there -
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
he early pairt-takars o Scots Labour wantit tae bring aboot an thr
pairty ploys, but aince Scots Labour haed been swallaed up wi the
allaed up wi the new Breetish Labour Pairty steidit in Lunnon, in
votit in wi ae vote mair nor Labour, but wis returnt in 2011 wi t
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McClurg, Fernando Indytwa?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
hat gambled on a Na vote an a Labour govrenment i 2015 are noo dea
t are thae fowk o a gamble on Labour i 2020 (or suiner) peyin aff?
Ane mair heave, comrades, and Labour wull redd it aw oot? Especial
, wha cam seicont i sae monie Labour saets i 2015, hae noo won sae
e warkin cless areas awa frae Labour’s line on the EU (maistly o
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Seth-Smith, Niki Chynge o sum kind is comin either wey, but a vote tae leave wad empooer Europe’s faur richt, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
aboot a possible victory for Labour or a left coalition i the med
rbyn winna bear the gree, but Labour micht gie wey tae anither pai
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Puchowski, James Frae Norrowa ower the faem, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
h thir airguements gae on. Wi Labour noo reduced i saets an influe
Wi Labour nearly oor the picture i Scot
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McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
, but the ongaein implosion o Labour, the Green surge an the emerg
aidly, by SNP nationalism vs. Labour unionism. We are noo in an er
lairge an hostile opposition. Labour fowk were declarin their ane-
their fun, wad gae hame tae a Labour pairty noo free o the baggage
popular leader (relative tae Labour’s, oniewey, gin no the SNP�
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Widmann, Thomas The State o Denmark, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ties: The Social Democrats (= Labour), the Richt Pairtie (= the To
People’s Party Caur weeng o Labour
Democrats Socialdemokraterne Labour
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McClurg, Fernando Tae see oorsels as we see ithers, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
t a haud o the collapse o the Labour pairty benorth the border as
ories, the pathetic failure o Labour an the fently amusin infechti
d for the braidly centre-left Labour pairty, the Conservatives unn
airties – Edvard Myliband o Labour, umwhile coalition pairtner N
s as they staund the noo gies Labour an unfair advantage, but moni
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McClurg, Fernando Votin isna Democracy. But..., (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ot this noo did the same whan Labour benifitit frae the ae effeck.
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Neil, Gabriel The Green Pairty: Holyrood’s nixt opposition?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ither, monie supporters o the Labour Pairty can be funn sayin they
hatit Tories an the noo-hatit Labour Pairty (an the Lib-Dems? Wha?
jist the ane on the list, or Labour’s historical dominance on t
is getting wastit, an lattin Labour lowp in wi the lairgest vote
Efter aw, we aw ken Labour arena up tae the task o bein
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McClurg, Fernando The Potemkin Pairty, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
atween the street politics o Labour an the braid national muiveme
mind, is it onie wunner that Labour winna tell us hoo monie memme
’ve nae idea why Glesca’s Labour Cooncil wants tae get rid o t
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McClurg, Fernando The Great Divide, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
tactical votin amang Lib Dem, Labour an Tory supporters tae keep S
an get back in line!”), an Labour desperately tries tae reframe
tics i the frame o the aulder Labour vs. Tory divide, it seems the
ae this new set-up, but while Labour can mak mane an shout aboot i
establishment, it turns agin Labour, an for Labour tae pul oot th
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McClurg, Fernando Syriza, an the road aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
p hysteria we can expeck frae Labour or the Tories. Gin either o t
ial. Wi the sense that we hae Labour an the Liberals on the run i
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Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
in a message o hope while the Labour MPs received an Imperial walc
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McClurg, Fernando Thon Survation poll..., (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
hy teuk ower the leadership o Labour i Scotland. The figurs for th
Labour 24.4% (+0.5)
Labour: 4
there’s constituencies whar Labour an the Liberal Democrats cann
ction, the media narrative an Labour’s message o this bein a twa
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Ewen, Allan Murphy’s Law, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
t wis the first time Scottish Labour lost an election in Scotland
ngs can get waur fir Scottish Labour at Holyrood, they hae. Jim Mu
recent elevation tae Scottish Labour leader micht weel be anither
fir the political left grunn. Labour released a campaign video lis
ideo listin the history o the Labour Movement an shared socialism
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@g_hibby tweeted
fair enjoy the fruits of yer labour... Have a guid day, and a Mer (2022) twitter link

@iainnicol tweeted
law1 Pollin mair nor Scottish Labour(2020)

@RickHJohnston tweeted
Let's all laugh at Labour! Or ye'd hae tae GREET! https (2022) twitter link

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
it eyes did he nae get tae be Labour leader (aye SNP but still...)(2020)

@OliphantWullie tweeted
mt in the late 20th C under a LABOUR govtm in Westminster so it's (2022) twitter link
in 1999. That was under a UK Labour Govt BTW. It is spoken by 1.5 (2022) twitter link
@GerryHassan Scottish Labour (?) and ma faither is birlin (2022) twitter link
lDrysdale Said this tae aw ma Labour pals time & time again. Many (2022) twitter link

@billykayscot tweeted
g Jocky Wilson to be the next Labour Peer. Lord Jocky o Kirkcaldy!(2020)

@Chazzbat tweeted
t's £10 fer the pairt + £50 labour + VAT, so £60 labour + £10 (2020)
bobfrapples Whit's the pynt o Labour?! Uiseless basturts.(2020)

@DABArbuckle tweeted
@MhairiHunter A Labour MP has tae say something. Ony(2020)

@raiphsays tweeted
n SNP... VASTLY different fae Labour.(2020)

@rattlecans tweeted
ae count tae they were in the labour ward. Mid wife shouts PUSH in (2022) twitter link

@weenell3 tweeted
slaggin folk .... that's why Labour is the cheap wee toy in a Luc (2022) twitter link
His Labour Party in Scotland are in bed (2022) twitter link
@UKLabour Yet Scottish Labour Twitter page have blocked hal (2022) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
tland are being let doon by a LABOUR Party wha either side wae the(2021)

South East (Borders)

@cammyrudkin tweeted
@george_hogg labour for mi(2012)

South West (Galloway)

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
the warkin man, The Vow an Labour, whisky, woad an michty caber on page 77

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
if only A could've, an at the labour the wife says she wished A wo on page 45
ools whaur lauchter, leisure, labour can be heard. The loch his de on page 51
kent the sea, fir leisure or labour, fae skytin stanes abuin it t on page 69

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@StuartPoet tweeted
Aye, we're jaloosin yon wis a Labour meenister Billy....(2020)

Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)

General Ulster