Nicola Sturgeon mocks Scottish Labour over spelling mistake in promotional video

Hannah Al-Othman30 October 2015
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Scottish Labour politicians have been left red-faced after a promotional video urging voters to 'take a fresh' look at the party misspelled one of its key messages.

‘Take a Fresh Look’ was uploaded to YouTube on Friday morning,to coincide with the party's annual conference.

It carries a series of quotes from Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale setting out the party's values.

Quoting Ms Dugdale, the words on the video should read: “The test for everybody in Scottish politics is whether or not we secure a better future for the next generation.”

Gaffe: the spelling mistake
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But "for the next genertaion” instead flashes up in huge white letters.

The gaffe was quickly picked up on Twitter, with many poking fun at the Scottish Labour Party.

David Officer tweeted: "Remember, the independence referendum was a once in a genertaion event."

While SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon didn't miss an opportunity to mock her bitter rivals.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-cards="hidden" lang="en">&#13; <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Remember, the independence referendum was a once in a genertaion event. <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/labourgenertaion?src=hash" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3103401-https://twitter.com/hashtag/labourgenertaion?src=hash" data-vars-event-id="c23">#labourgenertaion</a> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://t.co/KCT3PlQYto" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3103401-https://t.co/KCT3PlQYto" data-vars-event-id="c23">pic.twitter.com/KCT3PlQYto</a>&#13; — David Officer (@Davidofficer) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/Davidofficer/status/660041444909039616" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3103401-https://twitter.com/Davidofficer/status/660041444909039616" data-vars-event-id="c23">October 30, 2015</a>

"I hope @scottishlabour have a good conference in Preth! #illgetmycoat #generation", she tweeted.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">&#13; <p dir="ltr" lang="en">I hope <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/scottishlabour" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3103401-https://twitter.com/scottishlabour" data-vars-event-id="c23">@scottishlabour</a> have a good conference in Preth! <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/illgetmycoat?src=hash" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3103401-https://twitter.com/hashtag/illgetmycoat?src=hash" data-vars-event-id="c23">#illgetmycoat</a> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/generation?src=hash" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3103401-https://twitter.com/hashtag/generation?src=hash" data-vars-event-id="c23">#generation</a> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://t.co/mwWSqeACtR" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3103401-https://t.co/mwWSqeACtR" data-vars-event-id="c23">https://t.co/mwWSqeACtR</a>&#13; — Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/NicolaSturgeon/status/660055547853565954" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3103401-https://twitter.com/NicolaSturgeon/status/660055547853565954" data-vars-event-id="c23">October 30, 2015</a>

The video is no longer publicly available on the party's YouTube channel.

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