Mark Smith
Herald Scotland
United Kingdom
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Why shouldn’t men wear skirts? Meet some of those who do
Saturday afternoon. Centre of Glasgow. Pub near George Square. Three men are sitting at a table having a coffee, chatting away, catching up. On the… → Read More
Another sign Scottish universities aren’t standing up for free speech
DESPITE everything that’s happened – the campaign for gender self-ID, the arguments for it and against it, Sturgeon v Rowling, the protests at… → Read More
The feminisation of Scottish law – should we be worried?
NICOLA Sturgeon eh? But back to me. I was born in the 1970s and studied law in the 80s (as did Ms Sturgeon as it happens) but if either of us went… → Read More
Is there a lesson for us all in drag queen storytime row?
LIKE most good things – and bad – it started in America. → Read More
Could Susan Aitken comments be an inkling of SNP rebellion?
WHAT do we have here? Is it fresh inklings of rebellion? Is it a crack in SNP discipline? It’s only a crack, I hear you say, but many a structure… → Read More
The Sam Smith furore proves how much we’ve still to learn
I WAS swinging on a chandelier the other day thinking: what’s all this fuss about the Sam Smith video? You’d think the gays had never had a… → Read More
What Glasgow can learn from Aberdeen
YOU may have missed the furore about the circle of light. It was supposed to bring safety and security but instead it brought a gang of young men… → Read More
Someone help me... I’m British
I’VE been told a few times by people who don’t like the things I write about politics that I’m not Scottish, or not Scottish really, but I’m… → Read More
A glimpse into the future of hate in Scotland
I’M reluctant to use the word hate because it can get you into trouble but let me say right away that I hate the way the Scottish Government does… → Read More
Mark Smith: A dose of reality on the SNP’s 'Top Ten Achievements'
I WAS looking back over the events of the last year and getting worried about the state of things when I stumbled on the Scottish Government’s… → Read More
Travel: A surprising journey through London’s past begins underground
The lights go down. Total darkness. Total silence. Then voices, in the distance. Male voices – this strange and secretive place was for men only.… → Read More
The lessons of 2022 – and some questions for the SNP
THAT’S that then. 2022. The year of bills going up and Liz Truss going down as the worst PM in history and trains going nowhere and the SNP going… → Read More
Who is going to stand up for Glasgow Council?
IT SEEMS to me that we talk about Scotland’s councils quite a lot but don’t talk about the stuff that matters: how council money works, the… → Read More
The conundrum of the Yes polls
I LOVE opinion polls. I love the way they go up tiddly up up and down tiddly down down and I love it when they’re wrong and I especially love it… → Read More
Just four days left to act on grouse shooting?
THE British Association for Shooting and Conservation has a message for you, if “you” is someone who likes to shoot birds from the sky. You do?… → Read More
What Arran teaches us about the ferry fiasco
ONE is opinion, two is interesting, three is the beginning of a trend, but when every person you speak to tells you the same thing, it matters –… → Read More
Nicola Sturgeon, we are not who you say we are
My fellow supporters of Scottish democracy, I’d like to discuss the speeches Nicola Sturgeon gave after the Supreme Court ruling. Who was she… → Read More
Why are so many historic places still closed?
WHAT better place could there be to visit this week of all weeks than a building famous for bitter conflicts over borders and nationality? It’ll… → Read More
Are we about to tear down a Scottish icon?
TAKE a look at the picture. Typical statue wouldn’t you say? It’s of a man for a start. A man from long-ago, up high on a plinth. I assume the… → Read More
Mark Smith: The Tory advice for gay football fans is spot on
WHEN the England squad arrived in Qatar for the World Cup, they did so on a gay-themed plane. Not only was it called Rain Bow (a reference to the… → Read More