Any political activist or their offspring who is unlucky enough to be born in April or early May is going to find that their birthday most years is subsumed by election campaigns, even if it’s a special one with a zero in it.
Today Iain Smith, Liberal Democrat MSP for NE Fife, turns 50. Instead of being feted with champagne and cake, he is out and about campaigning to re-elect Ming Campbell, or maybe even Willie Rennie in Dunfermline and West Fife.
While we’re sure that Iain would much rather that the election disrupted his birthday than the Test Match series, we recognise the sacrifice involved for any activist whose birthday falls at this time of year.
The Voice wishes him a very happy Golden Jubilee.
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My beautiful and charming wife’s only flaw is that it is her 40th birthday tomorrow 😉
In 2001, my adoption meeting as PPC for Dover doubled up as my 21st birthday party!