The failure of the Scottish Government to pass on the vast majority of Brexit funding directly to councils suggests that they not only want a no-deal, but want to make the resulting economic damage worse in the hope of boosting support for independence, writes Murdo Fraser.
There will be no more âplay it again, Samâ. Nearly 50 years after he turned professional, Sam Torrance has called time on his competitive career. The man who holds the record for most appearances on the European Tour and gave us an iconic moment as he raised his arms skywards on the 18th green at The Belfry in 1985 after holing the winning putt in a Ryder Cup has officially retired at the age of 66.
Theyâve performed in abandoned Glasgow offices, danced to Bach, run music together like an iPod on shuffle, and plenty more besides. âRedefining the string orchestraâ is the Scottish Ensembleâs motto, and the group more than meets any expectations that phrase raises with its experimental, boundary-pushing approaches to making music. That questing tradition continues in the opening concerts of the Ensembleâs 50th anniversary season. Titled Baroque: Take Two, they comprise concerts showcasing Vivaldi, Corelli and others that begin in one venue but finish in another, with the audience strolling between them during the interval. In Edinburgh, itâs the Signet Library and St Giles Cathedral; in Glasgow, itâs the Glasgow Art Club and Renfield St Stephens Centre; and there are similar set-ups in Inverness, Perth and London. You even get to choose the order in which you experience the two parts.
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