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EMMA Grae is entirely right in calling attention to the excellent work which is being done in support of Scots and Gaelic (her “has been done”…

IT was depressing, but perhaps predictable, to read Alister Jack’s exaltation of Scotland’s exit from the EU under the terms of the Brexit Agreement ("Brexit deal finally moves the UK out of the EUs orbit", The Herald, December 30). As he composed his article, I wonder if the Secretary of State for Scotland realised the irony of his words which beautifully illustrate the democratic deficit inherent in Scotland’s current constitutional arrangements. Despite voting Remain by a large maj...