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Opinion: Time for warm words to turn into substance for Scotland

Alex Black
Deputy Editor
clock 鈥� 2 min read
Opinion: Time for warm words to turn into substance for Scotland

There were a lot of warm words for the sector in First Minister John Swinney's Royal Highland Show speech, but the industry was clear that now is the time for delivery. Mr Swinney was keen to emphasise...

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