

Ian Smart
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@ianssmart
Lefty lawyer; Scottish Labour Party hack; St Mirren till I die



This afternoon, The King held an Audience with the Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney. 🇨🇦




25 Times the Oscars Got it Wrong — A THREAD With hindsight, the Academy’s track record looks rough. We’re getting close to the point where they’ve made more mistakes than correct calls. Here are 25 jaw-dropping decisions that have aged like milk #Oscars #Oscars2026 1/

Liquidators have been appointed to a Scottish city’s only dedicated lingerie store. @BrianDonnellyHT has more in today's Business Briefing 👇


❓YET ANOTHER UNANSWERED QUESTION! In response to questioning from @JeremyRBalfour, the Cabinet Secretary can't say which professions or organisations would be able to opt out of assisted suicide processes in Scotland. This is not good enough for a Bill at this late stage.


Scot Gov civil servants can refuse to work from their offices without disciplinary consequences, and the agreement that civil servants would try to come in 2 days a week was conditional on attendance not being monitored. 🤯
