There’s no room in Scottish politics for inappropriate and offensive metaphors, writes IAN SMART I love my work but it can be distressing. Few arrive at my professional door without
Author: Ian Smart
IAN SMART does some detective work on the First Minister’s conference speech, and concludes that there’s something missing . . . I’ve got a fair bit of speechwriting experience.
The electoral college is a farce that defends vested interests, says IAN SMART So the Scottish Executive have laboured mightily and laid a curate’s egg. There are some really
Labour should embrace the model of devolution that’s right for Scotland, not the one that we hope will wrong-foot the nationalists, writes IAN SMART New powers for Holyrood should
Back from his holidays, IAN SMART is still in a poetic state of mind, even though he has some home truths to tell about one of Alex Salmond’s favourite books
Labour voters are among those most resentful of others’ “choice” to live on benefits, writes IAN SMART I want to start with a confession. On Saturday, as has been
We shouldn’t automatically reject policies just because they were first introduced by Labour in England, writes IAN SMART The most controversial speech during last month’s Holyrood debate on the