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The Scotsman
25 Jan, 2019
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ScotRail passenger satisfaction slumps to 45%
Commuter satisfaction with ScotRail has slumped to its lowest for six years in a poll by consumer group Which?, with one in four complaining trips are regularly stressful.
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Brexit: Why People’s Vote campaign is failing – Paris Gourtsoyannis

If you’d said, any time between the Brexit ­referendum result and around mid-2017, that having ­another go at an EU referendum would be a credible course of action, you wouldn’t have been ­taken seriously.
Obituary: Andrew Fairlie, much-loved chef and restaurateur who earned two Michelin stars

Andrew Fairlie, chef and restaurateur. Born: 21 November 1963 in Perth. 
Died: 22 January 2019 in 
Perth, aged 55.
Make the most of your retirement

Retirement brings one thing in abundance: time. Here’s how to enjoy every minute of it.

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Brexit: We’ve swallowed the myth of a working-class rebellion – Joyce McMillan

Elite Remainers’ fear of the pro-Brexit ‘people’ is the kind of split that only happens in unequal societies, writes Joyce McMillan.
Plenty of fizz in Irn-Bru maker AG Barr’s results

Irn-Bru maker AG Barr is poised to serve up a steady rise in annual sales despite economic uncertainty and the prospect of a further clampdown on the soft drinks industry.
Sport Update
Hugh McIlvanney, legendary Scottish sports reporter, dies aged 84

Legendary Scottish sports reporter Hugh McIlvanney has passed away at the age of 84.
Oliver Burke keen to extend Celtic stay beyond the summer

Oliver Burke has indicated he would be willing to remain at Celtic beyond the terms of his six-month loan deal if he can build on the promising start he has made with the Scottish champions.
Hearts are unrecognisable without talisman Steven Naismith

The statistics don’t lie. Hearts have won 16 of the 20 games Steven Naismith has started this season, which is title-winning form. Of the three games they have lost when he has been in the side one was the defeat by Celtic in the Betfred Cup semi-final. He lasted only seven minutes.
And finally...
Kapka Kassabova: Love Letter To Europe

As part of this year’s Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations, six Scottish writers have been invited to write ‘love letters to Europe’. Their words are being projected on to buildings around the capital until the end of the month. As the Brexit negotiations enter a critical phase, we will be running the essays in full. Here, the Kapka Kassabova delves explores our common mythology
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