Mark Smith: the uncomfortable truths we’ve learned from the Alex Salmond claims

IN the end, every politician’s career is reduced to moments: little episodes of triumph or defeat that define them in the popular imagination – which makes the press conference Alex Salmond held about accusations of sexual harassment against him all the more significant. Whatever happens next, that scrappy gathering in a tent by the side of the A904 emphasised just how far Mr Salmond has travelled from the main road of power. It was a reminder of his diminution; it was the showman after the show has ended. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16600536.mark-smith-the-uncomfortable-truths-weve-learned-from-the-alex-salmond-claims/