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The splendour of Edinburgh s new Scottish galleries

For nearly 50 years, the Scottish collection at Edinburgh’s National Galleries has been housed in a gloomy subterranean space beneath the main gallery, rarely visited, never celebrated. If you didn’t know it was there, don’t be ashamed. Just 19 per cent of visitors ventured into the bowels to find the jumble of Scottish paintings, dimly

Kenmure Street protest: Gestures mean nothing unless followed by action

By Angus Peter Campbell © PA SNP MSP Karen Adam makes an affirmation in sign language during the recent oath and affirmation ceremony at Holyrood Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Politics has always been mostly about symbol and gesture, so it was no surprise – though a bit tiresome and predictable – to see all the new MSPs strut their stuff in Holyrood last week when they took their oaths. Little white roses aplenty, a kilt or two, a clenched fist here and there and a spattering of languages, just to show that even if all they want is the little white rose of Scotland, they are aware – with the eyes of their constituents and a bit of the world on them – that there are other mythic roses, and thorns, too.

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