Mr Smith read the first foray of Scotland's newest MSP, Shirley-Anne Somerville or "SAS" as she is known in some circles, into print in the columns of the Edinburgh Evening News, with due attention.
In her piece, entitled "It's time to start tackling our drinking culture," she said: " It's time to roll out test purchasing of alcohol by under age children in our pubs, supermarkets and off licences ... Cracking down on our binge drinking culture also means taking the less popular measure of cutting down on heavily discounted drinks promotions. It's insane that a can of extra strong lager can be bought cheaper than a carton of milk. We shall soon see irresponsible two-for-one promotions ending in pubs and clubs; it's right they should end in off licences too."
Mr Smith's response is that Ms Somerville should know all about this very important subject, given that she actually used to work for the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC), a trade association which represented the major supermarkets and off sales companies operating in Scotland. A fact which remarkable seems to be missing from most, but not all, of SAS's political biographies.
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