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The Scotsman
2 Dec, 2018
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Top stories of the week

A round up of the most popular news stories this week.

Brexit: Scathing letter on Theresa May’s deal goes viral

He may not be the biggest name to have given their take on Brexit, but Mike Harding’s damning assessment has resonated with many.

Stephen Fry: Brexit Leave campaign built on ‘deception’, ‘racism’

Stephen Fry has torn Brexit to shreds in his first public comment on the issue, saying the Leave campaign was built on deception, racism and baseless fear.

Scottish Parliament to vote down Theresa May’s Brexit deal

The Scottish Parliament will stage a vote on Theresa May's Brexit deal next week which will see the Prime Minister's proposal rejected, it was confirmed today.

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‘By St Andrew, unionists must stop nationalists hijacking Saltire’ – Pamela Nash

Scotland’s culture, heritage and flag do not belong to any political movement but to everyone in the country, writes Pamela Nash of Scotland in Union.

Billy Connolly: ‘I don’t know what Parkinson was talking about’

Sir Billy Connolly has delivered a stinging rebuke to Sir Michael Parkinson, describing the iconic talk show host’s comments about him as a “shi**y thing to do”.

‘SNP more worried about Scottish independence than our NHS’ – Gordon Brown

The former Prime Minister said the NHS may take up around 40 per cent of the Scottish Government’s budget but, he adds, “no one will tell you that the NHS merits 40 per cent of the Scottish Government’s attention.”

Hugh Jackman to perform The Greatest Showman songs live in the UK

Hugh Jackman will perform songs from The Greatest Showman live for the first time when he visits the UK during his debut world tour.

BBC told Brexit TV debate without Sturgeon ‘dereliction’ of duty

BBC bosses have been told broadcasting a TV Brexit debate with just Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn would be a “severe dereliction” of the broadcaster’s public responsibility.

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