Lefty lawyer; Scottish Labour Party hack; St Mirren till I die
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10 Apr 2020
On Wednesday, 8th April, my wife of thirty two years, Maureen O’Donovan, passed away. I’ve written about it here. Sorry it’s very long but it was a very long marriage. ianssmart.blogspot.com/2020/…
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I know this is a niche issue re Filton 4 but: the activist media complaint that the "terrorist connection" was kept from jurors was totally disingenuous for omitting to state that was at the request of the defendants.
ITN challenged the reporting restriction, see here:
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Jun 14
Having seen the Brazil/Morocco game earlier, I am confident we can beat one, possibly both, of them. Then again, I have been drinking.
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Jun 13
Everyone at Scottish Rugby would like to wish the @ScotlandNT the very best of luck at the FIFA World Cup. We’ll be behind you every step of the way. Come on Scotland! 🏴
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Jun 12
Brazillian psychic predicts mass alien abduction event during the Scotland v Brazil match.😂
You just know this will be the one time we are on the verge of beating Brazil and progressing out the group stage. Calling it now😩
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Jun 11
Returning sickness benefit levels to pre-surge levels would release all money needed for defence.
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Jun 11
It is surely the case that Healey said privately that he would have to resign before publicly announcing it and that the Prime Minister ignored that warning. Terrible error by the PM. Terrible error.
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Jun 11
not just a resignation but the worst possible one in the worst possible terms for the Prime Minister at this moment.
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Jun 10
Might I suggest that it is time to criminalise concealing your face while engaged in “political” protest.
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One of the most impressive people I ever met in politics. Meta Ramsay obit in The Times.
Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale obituary: intelligence officer
thetimes.com/article/13c88c5…
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Jun 9
Ref from country which Trump has monstered, derided, trashed and repeatedly insulted, Somalia, is refused entry into USA despite being a FIFA accredited official booked to referee games. And we will meekly comply.
Jun 8
World Cup referee Omar Artan denied entry into the USA days before tournament talksport.com/football/world…
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Jun 7
I have to say I don’t get the outrage over Scottish Government Ministers going to the World Cup. If I was First Minister I would certainly be going. And those paying their own way? Even less so. Almost all of the Tartan Army will be taking time off work to go.
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Jun 6
“If, after everything she has described, Nicola Sturgeon still refuses to see that women should never simply accept a man for who he says he is, she’s beyond help.”
My @scotonsunday column on the Peter Murrell scandal and the beast in me(n): scotsman.com/news/opinion/co…
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Jun 3
‘What the blazes’🔥😂
There is something delicious about a letter that starts almost playfully and ends with the recipient being advised, in effect, to obey the law and stop inventing one they prefer. Emma Nicholson at her sharpest.
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Let’s all welcome Andy back. A rare voice of integrity in Scottish public life.
Jun 3
It is me. I left in 2025 but am now back.
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