http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/opinion/columnists/elaine-c-smith/ Elaine C Smith column, comment on politics, news, sport en-gb http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/opinion/columnists/elaine-c-smith/2008/05/11/hate-to-say-it-but-good-luck-to-rangers-78057-20413346/ Sat, 10 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/opinion/columnists/elaine-c-smith/2008/05/11/hate-to-say-it-but-good-luck-to-rangers-78057-20413346/ IT'S hard as a Celtic fan to get behind your biggest rivals. http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/opinion/columnists/elaine-c-smith/2008/05/11/scarlett-should-face-chop-over-queen-of-scots-role-78057-20413402/ Sat, 10 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/opinion/columnists/elaine-c-smith/2008/05/11/scarlett-should-face-chop-over-queen-of-scots-role-78057-20413402/ Why Isn't Homegrown Star Playing Mary Queen Of Scots? http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/opinion/columnists/elaine-c-smith/2008/05/11/at-least-wendy-has-kept-her-humour-intact-78057-20413353/ Sat, 10 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/opinion/columnists/elaine-c-smith/2008/05/11/at-least-wendy-has-kept-her-humour-intact-78057-20413353/ AMID the stooshie about Wendy Alexander I'm glad to say she hasn't lost her sense of humour. http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/opinion/columnists/elaine-c-smith/2008/05/11/high-time-tv-bosses-switched-on-to-scotland-78057-20413354/ Sat, 10 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/opinion/columnists/elaine-c-smith/2008/05/11/high-time-tv-bosses-switched-on-to-scotland-78057-20413354/ THE phrase "You just don't get it" received a burst of applause at the open forum on broadcasting in Scotland. http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/opinion/columnists/elaine-c-smith/2008/05/11/dodgy-prime-minister-fails-once-again-78057-20413400/ Sat, 10 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/opinion/columnists/elaine-c-smith/2008/05/11/dodgy-prime-minister-fails-once-again-78057-20413400/ SO much for the PM's new listening stance given his terrible polls and local election results down south. http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/opinion/columnists/elaine-c-smith/2008/05/11/pain-of-little-paul-s-pals-78057-20413351/ Sat, 10 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/opinion/columnists/elaine-c-smith/2008/05/11/pain-of-little-paul-s-pals-78057-20413351/ HOW must the classmates of six-year-old Paul Ross have felt on hearing he had been allegedly murdered by his father last weekend? http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/opinion/columnists/elaine-c-smith/2008/05/04/eu-beauty-by-the-gers-78057-20404110/ Sat, 03 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/opinion/columnists/elaine-c-smith/2008/05/04/eu-beauty-by-the-gers-78057-20404110/ WELL done to Rangers for reaching the UEFA Cup final. http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/opinion/columnists/elaine-c-smith/2008/05/04/you-ve-been-cone-d-folks-78057-20404113/ Sat, 03 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/opinion/columnists/elaine-c-smith/2008/05/04/you-ve-been-cone-d-folks-78057-20404113/ 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. http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/opinion/columnists/elaine-c-smith/2008/05/04/gord-left-in-brown-stuff-78057-20404115/ Sat, 03 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/opinion/columnists/elaine-c-smith/2008/05/04/gord-left-in-brown-stuff-78057-20404115/ POOR old Gordon Brown. He longed to be Prime Minister but, now he finally has the job, he faces one disaster after another. http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/opinion/columnists/elaine-c-smith/2008/05/04/for-pity-s-sake-show-just-a-bit-of-compassion-78057-20404172/ Sat, 03 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/opinion/columnists/elaine-c-smith/2008/05/04/for-pity-s-sake-show-just-a-bit-of-compassion-78057-20404172/ IT'S hard to believe it's a year since the abduction of Madeleine McCann. http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/opinion/columnists/elaine-c-smith/2008/05/04/i-feel-like-a-bag-lady-on-tour-78057-20404175/ Sat, 03 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/opinion/columnists/elaine-c-smith/2008/05/04/i-feel-like-a-bag-lady-on-tour-78057-20404175/ ONE of the nice things about being on tour is pals and audience members leave wee cards and gifts for you. http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/opinion/columnists/elaine-c-smith/2008/05/04/hang-him-no-let-this-beast-rot-in-jail-78057-20404177/ Sat, 03 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/opinion/columnists/elaine-c-smith/2008/05/04/hang-him-no-let-this-beast-rot-in-jail-78057-20404177/ Family Horror 2 http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/opinion/columnists/elaine-c-smith/2008/05/04/thanks-wills-78057-20404178/ Sat, 03 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/opinion/columnists/elaine-c-smith/2008/05/04/thanks-wills-78057-20404178/ 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. http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/opinion/columnists/elaine-c-smith/2008/04/27/oil-just-grin-and-bare-it-78057-20395794/ Sat, 26 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/opinion/columnists/elaine-c-smith/2008/04/27/oil-just-grin-and-bare-it-78057-20395794/ I AM resisting the urge to panic and rush into every petrol station I pass to fill up my tank. http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/opinion/columnists/elaine-c-smith/2008/04/27/cub-scouts-honoured-78057-20395796/ Sat, 26 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/opinion/columnists/elaine-c-smith/2008/04/27/cub-scouts-honoured-78057-20395796/ THE Scouts have made a real resurgence over the last two years after going out of fashion. http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/opinion/columnists/elaine-c-smith/2008/04/27/long-waite-for-freedom-78057-20395798/ Sat, 26 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/opinion/columnists/elaine-c-smith/2008/04/27/long-waite-for-freedom-78057-20395798/ FORMER Beirut hostage Terry Waite was in Glasgow last week at a conference on the treatment of people who are wrongly jailed. http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/opinion/columnists/elaine-c-smith/2008/04/27/southern-general-hospital-78057-20395801/ Sat, 26 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/opinion/columnists/elaine-c-smith/2008/04/27/southern-general-hospital-78057-20395801/ BRILLIANT news that the new Southern General hospital in Glasgow will be funded by taxpayers and not the Public Finance Initiative. http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/opinion/columnists/elaine-c-smith/2008/04/27/7in-heels-i-hope-gwyn-had-her-slippers-78057-20395802/ Sat, 26 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/opinion/columnists/elaine-c-smith/2008/04/27/7in-heels-i-hope-gwyn-had-her-slippers-78057-20395802/ GOOD luck to Gwyneth Paltrow and her fab shoes. http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/opinion/columnists/elaine-c-smith/2008/04/27/rab-c-nesbitt-lives-78057-20395804/ Sat, 26 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/opinion/columnists/elaine-c-smith/2008/04/27/rab-c-nesbitt-lives-78057-20395804/ NICE to see that the real Rab C. Nesbitt exists in the form of councillor Peter Boyes. http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/opinion/columnists/elaine-c-smith/2008/04/27/london-olympics-78057-20395806/ Sat, 26 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/opinion/columnists/elaine-c-smith/2008/04/27/london-olympics-78057-20395806/ SO, the Red Arrows can't appear at the London Olympics because they are too militaristic.