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ARRAN TIME your time
4 Te other bank scandal Sad rise in food aid for families
10 Te way ahead Nicola Sturgeon on why it can’t be business as usual
15 Letter from America The right to have rights
22 Doorstepping Downing
Street Standing up for Scotland
26 A foreign affair Wooing auld allies
28 Wee Ginger Dug Paws for thought!
30 Singing from the heart At home with Dougie MacLean
38 Military mystery A family’s fight for truth
44 Movie magic Flying the flag for Scots film talent
52 Supporting act Seting the scenery for fame
55 Beginning of the end?
Tom Devine on the future of the union
58 Your Say - Letters
59 Due diligence Is Scotland a viable business?
63 Looking for a hero Move over Superman
69 Flowers of Scotland Planting the seed for garden tourism
73 Dead men talking The witch who frightened MI5
78 Time to remember Shetland’s past through the lens
85 Hickory History Puting on the Edwardian style
88 Heavenly homes Amazing graceful conversions
94 Major Bloodnock &
Mystic Mons Meg Need we say more
96 Mind Games Heid Byler and Soduku ... test yourself
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