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Farmers are important. But Galloway National Park can't be all about them You would think from the news coverage that the only people who have a strong view on the idea of a Galloway National Park, are farmers. Ian McConnell: Home truths infuriate in-denial Brexiters It says much about the in-denial Brexiters that a simple statement of fact has set the cat among the pigeons Alison Rowat: It's not just Jeremy Clarkson being driven to despair by Labour From all corners of the kingdom they came, determined to have their say about inheritance tax. A sea of waxed jackets and jeans as far as the eye could see, and among the polite protesters stood their unofficial leader, risen from his sick bed to be there. Jeremy Clarkson, TV presenter, celebrity farmer and now folk hero. He’s not been well lately. Had a heart op. But he defied doctors’ orders to stay home and avoid stress, so incensed is he at 20% tax being levied on farms worth more than £1m if they are handed down the family. EIF ascends under Benedetti – meanwhile, BBC Scotland are stuck relying on London Edinburgh International Festival is the jewel in Scotland’s cultural crown... while BBC Scotland is stuck commissioning and producing through London via branch offices. Carlos Alba: X marks the turning point: we must regulate social media Social media platforms are abused in the most egregious ways imaginable. Children have died because of information they have read; dangerous weapons and drugs have been able to proliferate; people with hateful, extremist views have popularised their messages; misinformation has sparked civil disorder. Read more

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