HomeOpinionColumnistsElaine C Smith

Hate to say it, but good luck to Rangers

IT'S hard as a Celtic fan to get behind your biggest rivals. Read

Scarlett should face chop over Queen of Scots role

Why Isn't Homegrown Star Playing Mary Queen Of Scots? Read

At least Wendy has kept her humour intact

AMID the stooshie about Wendy Alexander I'm glad to say she hasn't lost her sense of humour. Read

High time TV bosses switched on to Scotland

THE phrase "You just don't get it" received a burst of applause at the open forum on broadcasting in Scotland. Read

Dodgy Prime Minister fails once again

SO much for the PM's new listening stance given his terrible polls and local election results down south. Read

Pain Of Little Paul's Pals

HOW must the classmates of six-year-old Paul Ross have felt on hearing he had been allegedly murdered by his father last weekend? Read

Eu Beauty By The Gers

WELL done to Rangers for reaching the UEFA Cup final. Read

You've Been Cone-D, Folks

I GOT a new job this week and it was a dream one 'cause I got to eat lots of ice cream as well as giving it away free to the public. Read

Gord Left In Brown Stuff

POOR old Gordon Brown. He longed to be Prime Minister but, now he finally has the job, he faces one disaster after another. Read

For pity's sake, show just a bit of compassion

IT'S hard to believe it's a year since the abduction of Madeleine McCann. Read

I Feel Like A Bag Lady On Tour

ONE of the nice things about being on tour is pals and audience members leave wee cards and gifts for you. Read

Hang Him? No, Let This Beast Rot In Jail

Family Horror 2 Read

Thanks, Wills

Ridiculous that it has taken a three-hour visit by Prince William to highlight the fact our troops are still fighting every day in Afghanistan. They die and are wounded but it seems we are no longer that interested. Read

Oil Just Grin And Bare It

I AM resisting the urge to panic and rush into every petrol station I pass to fill up my tank. Read

Cub Scouts Honoured

THE Scouts have made a real resurgence over the last two years after going out of fashion. Read

Long Waite For Freedom

FORMER Beirut hostage Terry Waite was in Glasgow last week at a conference on the treatment of people who are wrongly jailed. Read

Southern General Hospital

BRILLIANT news that the new Southern General hospital in Glasgow will be funded by taxpayers and not the Public Finance Initiative. Read

7in Heels? I Hope Gwyn Had Her Slippers

GOOD luck to Gwyneth Paltrow and her fab shoes. Read

Rab C Nesbitt lives!

NICE to see that the real Rab C. Nesbitt exists in the form of councillor Peter Boyes. Read

London Olympics

SO, the Red Arrows can't appear at the London Olympics because they are too militaristic. Read