Aidan Smith Journalist
  • Edinburgh
  • National World

Journalist with The Scotsman.

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The Scotsman

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  • Sports

275 Articles
over 1 year ago
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Edinburgh International Film Festival was once the best show in town and can be again. It must be...

A big-screen companion piece to TV’s The White Lotus? A social satire about rich people, beautiful people and people ...

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over 1 year ago
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The Christmas sweet box is losing its sparkle. Should we just call the whole thing off? – Aidan S...

Should Christmas be cancelled? I ask because an integral part of the great Christian festival won’t be happening this...

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over 1 year ago
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This England: Boris will shout loudest about it being too early to dramatise Covid

Cripes, cripes and triple cripes, he’s going to hate it. But what will make Boris Johnson cringe the most?

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over 1 year ago
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Ozzy’s slippers, Boy George's sauce, a kiss from Amy. I loved meeting pop stars at home – Aidan S...

So Bryan Ferry was showing me around his place. It was full of the paraphernalia of a glam rock godhead and dominated...

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over 1 year ago
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BBC has never looked so old, or sounded so vital, in these past few days – Aidan Smith

Huw Edwards had been “filling” for a good few hours and needed a break before the 10pm bulletin so in came Clive Myri...

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over 1 year ago
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Scottish fans can't be trusted, Tynecastle proved that, so the football's off

In our house, gathered round the TV as the news unfolded, we must have resembled one of those families in archive pho...

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over 1 year ago
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The debt Abba owe the Glasgow band Middle of the Road and "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep"

Seven UK cities are in contention, all believing they should win, but really, it’s obvious. Glasgow should host the n...

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over 1 year ago
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Adrian Dunbar breaks off from crimebusting to sing. No, honestly. Lovely voice too.

Three years ago in the fifth series of Line of Duty Ted Hastings wore a brown leather blouson. It was hugely dramatic...

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over 1 year ago
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Rangers' English sorties will be well remembered by the host cities but they've never been to Liv...

If a week is a long time in politics then a fortnight in European football for Scottish clubs can be an absolute age....

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over 1 year ago
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Different judgements can be applied to men's and women's football, the woke brigade must accept this

A million years ago, or so it seems now, men stood side by side on terraces in long coats and flat caps, usually in c...

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almost 2 years ago
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Book review: Industry of Magic & Light, by David Keenan

In this prequel to his breakthrough novel This is Memorial Device, David Keenan suggests that, in 1960s Airdrie, anyt...

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almost 2 years ago
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A political contest about suits and earrings. Are we the most frivolous nation on Earth? – Aidan ...

On a little promotional film for Rishi Sunak’s tailor, you get a tour of the Savile Row shop.

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