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The Scotsman
15 Apr, 2018
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Missile diplomacy summed up in a presidential tweet
With now customary bombast, Donald Trump tweeted “Mission Accomplished” yesterday afternoon, declaring the launching of more than 100 missiles on Syria to be an unqualified success.
Latest News
Nicola Sturgeon: Foreign policy should be set by parliament not US president

Nicola Sturgeon has said UK foreign policy should be set by Parliament and not Donald Trump after the US, UK and France launched missile strikes against Syria.

Euan McColm: Missed chance to question Labour’s Syria stance

There was something bleakly comical about Diane Abbott’s response to the question. Asked repeatedly by the BBC’s Nick Robinson on Friday’s edition of Radio 4’s Today programme whether there were any circumstances in which the Labour Party would consider supporting military action, the shadow home secretary answered “the Second World War”.

Dani Garavelli: Powell speech renews lifeblood of racist UK

By all accounts, Archive On 4 – broadcast at the same time on a Saturday night as Britain’s Got Talent – is a classy programme which takes bits of old audio on a particular theme and builds an interesting and intelligent discussion around them.

Indyref2 timing is red herring, says Yes campaigner

A leading pro-independence businessman has claimed talk of indyref2 timing is a “red herring”, as he urged Yes-supporting groups to do more to make the case for splitting the UK.

Sport Update
Edinburgh 52 – 14 Scarlets: Edinburgh remain in playoff hunt

After a couple of weeks spent on their hands and knees, searching under the sofa, Edinburgh finally found their mojo; let’s just hope it’s not too late.

Inverness CT 5 – 1 Dumbarton: Nathan Austin hat-trick sees Caley home

A Nathan Austin hat-trick helped resurgent Caley Thistle rout the struggling Sons in their biggest win of the season.

Dunfermline 4 – 0 Brechin City: Pars coast to victory

Dunfermline consolidated their position in the Ladbrokes Championship play-offs with a routine 4-0 victory over relegated Brechin City.

And finally...
Music review: Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Joseph Swensen, Amy Dickson (saxophone)

A short Saxophone Concerto, in three movements of about five minutes each – James MacMillan’s modest, rather self-effacing description of his new work for Australian-born saxophonist Amy Dickson and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra might have made it sound like a lightweight, occasional piece. It was anything but.

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