Sheila Low: SNP are divorced from reality in their bid to break up union

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It now looks as if this is shaping our future trade policy, the much hoped-for deal to end all deals with the United States. Not for the first time, the UK looks like a prisoner of its own past, unsure of its role in the world and, in what looks like a continuing act of national self-harm, it is abandoning the security, stability and prosperity of the second largest economy in the world. For what? W5GCBf11X-FnvW3l5KNM8hpbdH0/*VqRDgj1Bq-3KW4B4k1d482DTJ0/5/f18dQhb0S4HN1QLKNvMVZNjyzDdj0W2xFTz-4_Z2GWN8TDhFx9fhQ7W6gPQ2G5_pyN3W5ySJzF4Y8_VZW8M-hMX8l5YrnVx2SsH27w24_W20B-G-26xtVSW1tR_TH3-8VC3W9lHyyQ78GyFrW6KsNVV7qnX27W6N-2N43v83BzVp-kSq20QSpyW7t6-GP6qZtQLN3gZdmsmlTMRW58-YDj8VQsl_W2pMRjd5lDyJLTdlCz6s5n_fN4JckShj38fLVLBF5R34TvgfW2ZZWQj22SR0XW2rfHrZ7545gQW2wlrSN1WS_wvM4KV1D4Pcy0VPfS4P2vL8CGW8qZ2Vc2nKCB3W4YVSv569bvL2W4cBKlm5M1d4gW8rfTTJ2Mqc5xVc643z9bp3GBW1nyccF5fl5l4N7ypfSYNS890W4V8vRh52N_q4W1mCJVR8KdN8HW2sWGTs3QDNX4W3W_qBP4wB4wnW98LDR96G7Z87W4Z7Dsf3LHwG1W8xh5M_2YNs4jW5ZgwGf6dDJfHW93jwfN1Fsrx0W5bnFsv7frqb2W92hWT54vgpqLW1pRBrq13X23FW3_Whn38FZRvxW3Q3KgQ7p54sgW2bnzzm5xmf5dW7MNBhX6n2d8_W7t2bZK11xrK9N65zMrYQt0hdW2Y-78X3h3BJWW9f8ZS_6JzjzMW5Nkg4h6qNjHRW4sHzD56nPd_WW8XqDrh6dkgyHW8nyQWL5qtVcRf89-Qf604 [Is a good retirement still affordable?](W5GCBf11X-FnvW3l5KNM8hpbdH0/*W2fwTz76dHJNRW8JYj-y957Xkh0/5/f18dQhb0S4HN1QLKNvMVZNjyzDdj0W2xFTz-4_Z2GWN8TDhFx9fhQ7W6gPQ2G5_pyN3W5ySJzF4Y8_VZW8M-hMX8l5YrnVx2SsH27w24_W20B-G-26xtVSW1tR_TH3-8VC3W9lHyyQ78GyFrW6KsNVV7qnX27W6N-2N43v83BzVp-kSq20QSpyW7t6-GP6qZtQLN3gZdmsmlTMRW58-YDj8VQsl_W2pMRjd5lDyJLTdlCz6s5n_fN4JckShj38fLVLBF5R34TvgfW2ZZWQj22SR0XW2rfHrZ7545gQW2wlrSN1WS_wvM4KV1D4Pcy0VPfS4P2vL8CGW8qZ2Vc2nKCB3W4YVSv569bvL2W4cBKlm5M1d4gW8rfTTJ2Mqc5xVc643z9bp3GBW1nyccF5fl5l4N7ypfSYNS890W4V8vRh52N_q4W1mCJVR8KdN8HW2sWGTs3QDNX4W3W_qBP4wB4wnW98LDR96G7Z87W4Z7Dsf3LHwG1W8xh5M_2YNs4jW5ZgwGf6dDJfHW93jwfN1Fsrx0W5bnFsv7frqb2W92hWT54vgpqLW1pRBrq13X23FW3_Whn38FZRvxW3Q3KgQ7p54sgW2bnzzm5xmf5dW7MNBhX6n2d8_W7t2bZK11xrK9N65zMrYQt0hdW2Y-78X3h3BJWW9f8ZS_6JzjzMW5Nkg4h6qNjHRW4sHzD56nPd_WW8XqDrh6dkgyMW8nyQWL1kbCL_f89-Qf604) We may be working longer, but most of us are counting down to retirement. But planning for the golden years is crucial. Promoted by Age Partnership W5GCBf11X-FnvW3l5KNM8hpbdH0/*W8ypr411LN4S4W4jKLwy3psBQV0/5/f18dQhb0S64z1QvpH4MVZNlDcCqhVW1t-tBh1gxVLDW2N6wqY6rYHzYW2cM0vj3Ry6BbW83FNDB3pdTvSW8M2_pw8l65ZxW2svVhk5NhDByW1srN2H4gvHzpW1rBkjk7Qtj-TW18W4074CvnRrW5bPNRw647Pc6VqfP9n4TTLXYW3_WPzM1LyLlLW3DGf_43LrVFtW1J54z_8R3KmXW7lJl4Z3L28v7W71VBF62Z_FfPW1wjc5w60VMhgW5Y5xsm4RNCMbW3KGxLs5gVHs8W34mfhJ6MmDNlVHQ_jj57Cyj-N5ytFlLJndMlW528XC14gvs1yN4GP7CMPP0k6N81r6B58tJnYW5mRsHM1Lp5-XW37ClyS1Xp1mCW9fDlqC2lkfb6W4svzCd8xmHB8W1yXP-Z2SWjk6W1jwJzY61cDtTW1fMH0c6xCV4_W441_R28-0HPFW4lL9R-6R4-QvW8tT-lS42zZ2rV41-BQ6_K6VrW9bQg6s878GvQW3zhc4W1G-Vc2W5QzZ998b0pLqW43PVZk6Qqhk9W4pCp8P8vsjNCW84Qv2j1_pxDJV76K2Q83Cnw0W64TV5Z6lgdGgW5FlmJw32nMNqMW7l0t9q-H1W9jYp5M3hdzT3W5Mg4Fc8Ql1xGW7VJkpG2h-hdwW3vpKL_8GrWHrW8frY033bw_vQW4dBHvt7Nb46wW2SmRNH7lCdGT0 [Scotland’s birth rate plunges to lowest since records began](W5GCBf11X-FnvW3l5KNM8hpbdH0/*M9dfRRGgFYfVCKWl07hnW7B0/5/f18dQhb0S64z1QvpH4MVZNlDcCqhVW1t-tBh1gxVLDW2N6wqY6rYHzYW2cM0vj3Ry6BbW83FNDB3pdTvSW8M2_pw8l65ZxW2svVhk5NhDByW1srN2H4gvHzpW1rBkjk7Qtj-TW18W4074CvnRrW5bPNRw647Pc6VqfP9n4TTLXYW3_WPzM1LyLlLW3DGf_43LrVFtW1J54z_8R3KmXW7lJl4Z3L28v7W71VBF62Z_FfPW1wjc5w60VMhgW5Y5xsm4RNCMbW3KGxLs5gVHs8W34mfhJ6MmDNlVHQ_jj57Cyj-N5ytFlLJndMlW528XC14gvs1yN4GP7CMPP0k6N81r6B58tJnYW5mRsHM1Lp5-XW37ClyS1Xp1mCW9fDlqC2lkfb6W4svzCd8xmHB8W1yXP-Z2SWjk6W1jwJzY61cDtTW1fMH0c6xCV4_W441_R28-0HPFW4lL9R-6R4-QvW8tT-lS42zZ2rV41-BQ6_K6VrW9bQg6s878GvQW3zhc4W1G-Vc2W5QzZ998b0pLqW43PVZk6Qqhk9W4pCp8P8vsjNCW84Qv2j1_pxDJV76K2Q83Cnw0W64TV5Z6lgdGgW5FlmJw32nMNqMW7l0t9q-H1W9jYp5M3hdzT3W5Mg4Fc8Ql1xGW7VJkpG2h-hdwW3vpKL_8GrWHrW8frY033bw_vQW4dBHvN7Nb46wW9gkK3y7lCdGT0) Scotland's birth rate has fallen to the lowest rate since records began more than 150 years ago, official figures show. W5GCBf11X-FnvW3l5KNM8hpbdH0/*W5B2gjR1xsNnjW8TdfHf4-h-CK0/5/f18dQhb0S3-R1Qx3tzVMTqyG1y6Wy3W2_RvR22GptrBW6fDT5w5Kn3DcN1cZq5Ql7yRTW7c87jX8h32n3W7V7jJG7d9HnNW4K3SNL4TyQr6N7JKrpM_yy85VlqSP43-qH-WW78qrl79gytWFW9b-1m84GM4KQN4GWYgLLnHg8W3qSPYb372L0RW7glKnj7psNBpW8SZlGm4-XMR0N6H93KvbF2cVMF2RK6LSTlsW1_QP542vXQpmW4T0cP04_bZnzVc_pvN8blP8CN44_fFsGWGTGDsrrGz2z43W4RRdfZ5vQHwxN5-z0n4JLCfRW1KZRQy3yZc9FW84wlh_30qqthW2GRdbK9btbrFW5H02qj1dTjxPW1rx1KF7zC6SzW5KdXrK8zSZB5W4S0Vt06r4TLGW2jsZQG1rmDp4W5Pcj5C1qw0-gW8Cvld_6GvZJwW6v2BCd9gSCz2W7bWSkY5TMn0wN4yywkkWqTT6W64mlJJ4lgtSNW4nrdLw4M0hf_W6tQglD3VDVt3W7gPlJW99tm19W8gvcCT85gJb7W6fl3C12BFDtjW2blxkP6hdk5fW8V8xXm4hXwMQW8J4hND7Spdw8W6Sm_1c3vBZMkW1SGZMR3Fy8bYW81XL854M2FzGW2LzMff8VyxKQW4-4WX89f7w-sW5YQbJ19h2WYNW8yspxp972XlcW2WLHlX8p6tm5W6ck4gR5yVMVV111 [Keith Skeoch named sole CEO at Standard Life Aberdeen](W5GCBf11X-FnvW3l5KNM8hpbdH0/*W2nR67T336Zt0V7Db4b5dht6J0/5/f18dQhb0S3-R1Qx3tzVMTqyG1y6Wy3W2_RvR22GptrBW6fDT5w1JXcPPN2rWR6TKfdCyW558L_58h32n3W7V7jJG7d9HnNW4K3SNL4TyQr6N7JKrpM_yy85VlqSP43-qH-WW78qrl79gytWFW9b-1m84GM4KQN4GWYgLLnHg8W3qSPYH6d4QZKW8kKm5g3KKTLLW4r-8gK7tPfljW3m3QGc9dBC-dVk1qjJ52ts7jV_X5hl63SJm4W2r05W02vCv2fW2sgmS68blP8WN45-xjjHVw5GM31xz41N77gW1b8F4P6rwJqqN5-z0n4JCW1xW1KZRQX3yZc9FW84x9ff30qqthW2wY29-9bBTnHW5H02qj3z80ggW1hDSJW7zC6SzW5Ltwns8zTn2LW4S0XcR6r4TLGW1KWcNV28RysbW5Pcj365n54bbW8Cvld_6Gv-prW6v2ByT9gSCz2W7bWSkY8c1ldmN4yywkkWqTPKW2QvBpx8FzjGHN8KTHxZ6P22wVg5Th07NfMSnW5dYfcG8Hy9FJW58wrLf4kNzNrW69bptD59gRyLW4lK4JW3mdZqBW8mf40v3VkQ4lW7_4BL06hK2DLW4mD3346_9XBnW3HlrxQ7cbQVGW4Tgbl_4M2FzGW2LzMff8VyxKQW4-4WX89f7w-sW5YQbJ19h2WYNW8yspyx972XlcW2WLHlX8p6v31W6ck4jj6-54_w111) Standard Life Aberdeen has named Keith Skeoch sole chief executive, with former joint boss Martin Gilbert stepping down to become vice chairman in a management shake-up. Sport Update W5GCBf11X-FnvW3l5KNM8hpbdH0/*W14cxvy8yF1c_W8LvcVC3Pw1ky0/5/f18dQhb0S4HN2RLnR1VN9tTQ6DMq4CVCyDMy3d8F04W3MFlLH4VYY4vW2045pc3gYKDtW1PnPDK4-bjYWW1VNcZx2cjMF8W4QwXmq8hzmTnW7J62qJ6VVqMmW8bGsQs8XgxvnW8fQl2R8MxQCZW9bZCGG2k5ftfW4Dp3rt1s7nQQW52YZNv668w73W7XL0fd62J2brW2QBq_k2ty4x5W1D36X47pBklyMx35jDWWc9jW5gJCXY203b38W5l8r1k52jMVvN2P57K04VfrVW56DLQR4_lTqqW4TyZgn8NLky7VDJLpv527Z4CD3thQt5q_JW3cFY2Z4y0kLWW8q7sMP71jM12W3DnKYT7zSd7TN45r6qlpcz69N6JMVWlZFsFBW1cK6-N1TvZ92W6q-WCj5QJ-jsVjJ0xD1lfCqjV9nDNR8M7KsgW3BLlv12QSGq1W4yN0sd7gjKMWW8K98z92Vb0DRW99cSNn1LTJlJW3sdvQ267jGCxW28rXPZ8Z-t2pW91VySk6YGXswW28kTlX4MWC_kVsdqgK8rrW1BN8K4QpfPpF-1W6f3XYm5wbcBsW4mMq5y5cflfLW2BwJrK903hRyW2pyhW62nKD2bW6vZR0r5bwf1JW6JNwqz8FDlPSW2jD6rb18rcq9W5qZcY37YzvZlW4Y0l_p7RXc91W2pwQbj8z2pn2N563Y9rT5L85W3Km_nG3b1ncFW6YRWdZ77-PNXW2WgkF78Myd2NW4CzMjc2kd88-W9k23dx7wWM4jW5DpzRB1rLs-LdfRGtz04 [‘Sorry to disappoint everyone who wanted an Old Firm semi-final’ – Derek McInnes savours another Aberdeen win over Rangers](W5GCBf11X-FnvW3l5KNM8hpbdH0/*VVvjw85VFkv1W34GwGp8pjw480/5/f18dQhb0S4HN2RLnR1VN9FLR3WnZc3W1f3Q0g6sjSrQN7xk6z_LFl8lN7-krHdKRtnwW1PnPDK4-bjYWW1VNcZx2cjMF8W4QwXmq8hzmTnW7J62qJ6VVqMmW8bGsQs8XgxvnW8fQl2R8MxQCZW9bZCGG2k5fnwN4DPV9kKns9BW3HtBm91CCzDdW7zk5yz6bdj6TW7HMKtc5gsJkrW7rzx2z1Tp3PtV7wwMQ7g26bdN61c1TCw10fjW8lnn3g8fXwgDN5p3hnv1cXrwW8h_dvC8g90GYW3yqKyf2bY3VvV7Yh_N5Y546rW4JXvSp2lQ93bW5vsWXZ17fPKGW6P4Q4x6smH-YW5zW-Rj4dv93TW3n6_lk2ddV4cW4lV-gh3DV0pwN5_Gq0ZQVcY0W4jp7hK3NKStvV4G_CH515NcyW5NmLDV8WLCCLW474L7s64tN7KW2gX96F3Dy3g-W4m4PwW1rBZN-N4CCbFhSZhbYW1b0Bv_67jGDKW28rXRr7PR-fLW91VySk6YGXyfW7_NZL76Vm-4BVsdqgM8mvQ0DW8K4Qpp6NDdYpW6f21_48Frxv7W85VNDw23ngmJW5dtSwv8pbW8GW4QnS6S2bgDKkW7gfM9_4ms893W6TLPq746VZZXW9fQ4D24BMjj-W2X_C_t3PTr-TW3VJd293lgLCCV90Gm26dQvfdW1Hf-Dr3nsm5bW5smVlf3qZN0KN8Z9PcSzBmz-W2bNg0B89ZybYW998xKm4FwF2dW9g-H805FLvlsW7w__0c5xxbHbdfRGtz04) Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes savoured another victory over Rangers in Glasgow, his side’s third of the season, after they reached the Scottish Cup semi-finals with a 2-0 replay win at Ibrox. W5GCBf11X-FnvW3l5KNM8hpbdH0/*W30R0Vq4_4SkwW6m2rdm7DRBx90/5/f18dQhb0S4HN2k5LP1VMYKsZ1FY-7TW2vcjcc2sk_yYW8nKWqN55jfRNN408bPpKkXMbW8jNV4N92tKhHW94hClb7_HTTnVgT7sY6mXWxFW6vnfDx68TGcvW5YMyFW7Nn384W93Q4Yc7jpCG4W8NnMcl30-8ZyW63Kpsc8ZbRcJW4fKHzv6l38lsW88PLLv6v4xstW5w65Nb2pTLD3W1hGCPX6L4zw6W4c51X73WX2FnN2mgqTvrYn0_N3dZ2Bg63mmlN3bFTKZ6t1s_W1Yhzq01nQ8Q2N7ZjSSS12ksSMYJNCYFhVCLVVYt456HXlhHN7wYkLMZRzgtW1cjwZk4DDdxvW3N5sQ16VtF4_Vnj2s03FMCBDW8yv_G-5dYnBmW2vcv1C2KzXt5W600-wD8zqGgLVMk-h64MjJxFW5KNLYJ51QG_CW4S5Wvw72YKjhW2Fxvd516ywSZW13qr3X42KH01W6JZhsk6vhbDDW7GqV-12hNdkCW17tM-737rfQSW7--Phr98xcrfW18_c8z6LDtTZW34L3w44vQ_xYW6Sk9kZ7JpXYdW4F7-dy49nQWvW3jTbRq4lq0CmW3sk1TP1LYdtPW7bGQSM6RpF9hW6FKPzm6v5mtvW2-3HWF2CjD6xW6PTswT4lq9qNVcJKvt4TwFBfW2WmBJf8XcGlGVKZrqx7R2ybVN2TVHxxN9PCVW4FwHg13SwwSLVrxHnF7gL32z111 [The most ‘route one’ Scottish Premiership teams – ranked in order](W5GCBf11X-FnvW3l5KNM8hpbdH0/*W8msmqc5dXjwtW74rkxr7YVgGg0/5/f18dQhb0S4HN2k5LP1VMYKsZ1FY-7TW2vcjcc2sk_yYW8nKWqN55jfRNN408bPpKkXMbW8jNV4N92tKhHW94hClb7_HTTnVgT7sY6mXWxFW6vnfDx68TGcvW5YMyFW7Nn384W93Q4Yc7jpCG4W8NnMcl30-8ZyW63Kpsc8ZbRcJW4fKHzv6l38lsW88PLLv6v4xstW5w65Nb2pTLD3W1hGCPX6L4zw6W4c51X73WX2FnN2mgqTvrYn0_N3dZ2Bg63mmlN3bFTKZ6t1s_W1Yhzq01nQ8Q2N7ZjSSS12ksSMYJNCYFhVCLVVYt456HXlhHN7wYkLMZRzgtW1cjwZk4DDdxvW3N5sQ16VtF4_Vnj2s03FMCBDW8yv_G-5dYnBmW2vcv1C2KzXt5W600-wD8zqGgLVMk-h64MjJxFW5KNLYJ51QG_CW4S5Wvw72YKjhW2Fxvd516ywSZW13qr3X42KH01W6JZhsk6vhbDDW7GqV-12hNdkCW17tM-737rfQSW7--Phr98xcrfW18_c8z6LDtTZW34L3w44vQ_xYW6Sk9kZ7JpXYdW4F7-dy49nQWvW3jTbRq4lq0CmW3sk1TP1LYdtPW7bGQSM6RpF9hW6FKPzm6v5mtvW2-3HWF2CjD6xW6PTswT4lq9qNVcJKvt4TwFBfW2WmBJf8XcGlGVKZrqx7R2ybVN2TVHxxN9PCVW4FwHg13SwzGrVrxHq68Kqj5C111) Teams are often given back-handed compliments or outright criticised if they are too direct. It’s often viewed as not being the “proper” way to play football. With this in mind we’ve looked at the 2018/19 Scottish Premiership season so far and, with the help of the statistics provided by Wyscout, ranked all 12 top flight clubs in order of how many long passes they’ve hit this season. W5GCBf11X-FnvW3l5KNM8hpbdH0/*W7Y8wd46ZhHWqW91sMvC90kDcY0/5/f18dQhb0S4HN2RLnR1VN9BXT6DnkjxW4-RMj-1D4k02W6zDMJ04VYY2FW408bPq6yVrdYW7rjJMz14C0DyW7y2y8j1r3N96W4vwyd715H07fW167D6R4snFkFW3fN7jS6q7qz9W2bTPft8Rv3k9W87Mkm338w4QCW5xDFK_1_KnZtW4lxGV83X26W9W6VGZFH7z5Jf1W7CjsK64V4tX7W2Kl_y31RXlM5VL-qLT5FySNTW63VbBV1_7BhNN38JdNskR0lKW2ZWKc87gKv0cW1cD8x-53h4WwN1z0-rtM_4hgW6Nk6__2Q-dkCN2Wk5T4c0QqtW7kLN5s4PQr-4W4SPXMb5PyFWJW4TsC4Q8K4nsMVw9Zjh6B1qy7W4NMMkb2R2kSvW4W8xW94L5pNFW2QWwTp4RD5lwVTYTNY27btC1W8W77lD3R53NSW7x8GqJ1tyPdVW4FnGc467rkbMW4075J38rbjgPW6GrK0S7wkyJNW8z6j056h5_GXW1MYYG02Rx4TmW97PP-x8DJH8TW4g8Xp28DWrtcN8xh8qw5nZB-W8kqvpM4q5yfbW70xb2D1NXLK5W1Yp3qV7jxNBgW3gY5jt3PRF9HVjDjYb4QrmwbW2_PtsQ4hDs2nVZ1RGG8rr5kcW6c3Np71fgRdwVymDfT4F9LXcW1nN4Hp62FdgmW1Mc9jY955-nwW3FK_js858yxGW2VTxQt5qw6_VW95gqqC21mVf4W5C4qg_66Ssm6f8tN9gC04 [Hampden mural planned for world’s first black international footballer Andrew Watson](W5GCBf11X-FnvW3l5KNM8hpbdH0/*W2CR5M_6NGlRzW6STf781TcKS40/5/f18dQhb0S4HN2RLnR1VN9BXT6DnkjxW4-RMj-1D4k02W6zDMJ04VYY2FW408bPq6yVrdYW7rjJMz14C0DyW7y2y8j1r3N96W4vwyd715H07fW167D6R4snFkFW3fN7jS6q7qz9W2bTPft8Rv3k9W87Mkm338w4QCW5xDFK_1_KnZtW4lxGV83X26W9W6VGZFH7z5Jf1W7CjsK64V4tX7W2Kl_y31RXlM5VL-qLT5FySNTW63VbBV1_7BhNN38JdNskR0lKW2ZWKc87gKv0cW1cD8x-53h4WwN1z0-rtM_4hgW6Nk6__2Q-dkCN2Wk5T4c0QqtW7kLN5s4PQr-4W4SPXMb5PyFWJW4TsC4Q8K4nsMVw9Zjh6B1qy7W4NMMkb2R2kSvW4W8xW94L5pNFW2QWwTp4RD5lwVTYTNY27btC1W8W77lD3R53NSW7x8GqJ1tyPdVW4FnGc467rkbMW4075J38rbjgPW6GrK0S7wkyJNW8z6j056h5_GXW1MYYG02Rx4TmW97PP-x8DJH8TW4g8Xp28DWrtcN8xh8qw5nZB-W8kqvpM4q5yfbW70xb2D1NXLK5W1Yp3qV7jxNBgW3gY5jt3PRF9HVjDjYb4QrmwbW2_PtsQ4hDs2nVZ1RGG8rr5kcW6c3Np71fgRdwVymDfT4F9LXcW1nN4Hp62FdgmW1Mc9jY955-nwW3FK_js858yxGW2VTxQt5qw6_VW95gqqC21n4tWN5C4qg_Tpy_Gf8tN9gC04) A crowdfunding scheme has been launched to fund a mural on the back of the pavilion believed to have been used for changing rooms when Scotland romped to a 5-1 victory over England in 1882. And finally... W5GCBf11X-FnvW3l5KNM8hpbdH0/*W10BV2k4RcP1kW6kBqSh620x0K0/5/f18dQhb0S4HN29sTZ7VMHr6X5v04RPW2s8_Gd6M5xjbW7mmxq76Sls5QN7wl0NZVw9lhW1Ylr7L7s5WBfW1WcWYV1kLJ72W3C689n7ffgf-W5H9KsY3-CKF7N73vYJCKRcWMVRspkq46RNdcW8WnHm64dFVxXW2XfTjn3QY4RzW1HssX66FJ8k_W5P5_W-8R35SFN3J-lw9bzlJmN1fGDfB_Xk7SW2Vt8T95gqPl8MG3wN9dhxL8W1NN3pW1v8_jdW5gJ6w14S44-0W2ChL8q7PqP2CF35h-twtwR9W5T1_Dj2vv8SpW3CsQQb62yNrFW6vmky81QJVd-W2ZTrcj8sLgwNW1h5hjC3f7WKNW7JRh8_6gQxdVVKHGsB6NxFw4W3zXzT_93hqf7W6zYTCf1q05P1W15RMNJ1sy48SVvkQ4C4dbqhCW1n01rl1B7ZMQW6hv3F41b_ZftW86ZGmX7ljBCJW7X0dlX5pTqZVW7ZSdqv6H7wVMW5MrW8k91t5z-W6Nrd0p80lmSwN45_tsQd2V2_W2VxR1g7wHLlNW8K9Hmc8qvZ18V6CVWR73K23fW4NbM7_8hYX80W8JjG_f8DwjXNW6dgsb34t6HKGW90J-Mv2x80NqW9kyz125Hn8TnW5NZdtM1Jg4BvN1kKxbHy_3FyW43q1fv6x0QpKW5Lh11C4kNfcTW81sW3f2kN9m6Vrjxk69m0qTdW7C4Ks978JPf9W7W0k0S7wSBKWW93nGds2rJ5Xh102 [Stef Smith on reimagining A Doll’s House: “I couldn’t just wrench the play out of Ibsen’s hands”](W5GCBf11X-FnvW3l5KNM8hpbdH0/*W8KpDqp5MBdm3W4BrYbK76x34P0/5/f18dQhb0S4HN29sTZ7VMHr6X5v04RPW2s8_Gd6M5xjbW7mmxq76Sls5QN7wl0NZVw9lhW1Ylr7L7s5WBfW1WcWYV1kLJ72W3C689n7ffgf-W5H9KsY3-CKF7N73vYJCKRcWMVRspkq46RNdcW8WnHm64dFVxXW2XfTjn3QY4RzW1HssX66FJ8k_W5P5_W-8R35SFN3J-lw9bzlJmN1fGDfB_Xk7SW2Vt8T95gqPl8MG3wN9dhxL8W1NN3pW1v8_jdW5gJ6w14S44-0W2ChL8q7PqP2CF35h-twtwR9W5T1_Dj2vv8SpW3CsQQb62yNrFW6vmky81QJVd-W2ZTrcj8sLgwNW1h5hjC3f7WKNW7JRh8_6gQxdVVKHGsB6NxFw4W3zXzT_93hqf7W6zYTCf1q05P1W15RMNJ1sy48SVvkQ4C4dbqhCW1n01rl1B7ZMQW6hv3F41b_ZftW86ZGmX7ljBCJW7X0dlX5pTqZVW7ZSdqv6H7wVMW5MrW8k91t5z-W6Nrd0p80lmSwN45_tsQd2V2_W2VxR1g7wHLlNW8K9Hmc8qvZ18V6CVWR73K23fW4NbM7_8hYX80W8JjG_f8DwjXNW6dgsb34t6HKGW90J-Mv2x80NqW9kyz125Hn8TnW5NZdtM1Jg4BvN1kKxbHy_3FyW43q1fv6x0QpKW5Lh11C4kNfcTW81sW3f2kN9m6Vrjxk69m0qTdW7C4Ks978JPf9W7W0k0S7wVfDqW93ntnN1g4dSZ102) Stef Smith has wanted to reimagine Ibsen’s iconic play A Doll’s House for years. Now, for the Citizens’ new season, she gets the chance [See all the day's news here](W5GCBf11X-FnvW3l5KNM8hpbdH0/*W2dl-S63RGBCDN2ZwHkcLbJ5h0/5/f18dQhb0Sq5B8YHrG2W2t-R90511QLbW5sr2wc7t5B7gW2P3dkP56xnYNW5r8vwP3mm44rW5y5Lkw1sLJxWW8s4pCp1nPLDMW81gM8-7d-tJnVQJ99n8tsM4xN60Wpy78q5GvW5Dk60d5mfh5DVm1nXn4R6kKYW567bYV5lKvt_W5420y54L8V-zVp8LJh5D8zFFW6bVylv1TcntwW1njMtB6H5KWVN16vF99MMQxXW80gSRf97rB1bW8xr3b_64Q8gyW5w80m797rQD1W29StZP7bMSPbW4vVTmF4Z1bBSW8s--yr3cB8zsW61LgmM5_N__VW5s9FzH95dXb8W93vrn42DDbjKW8r5cbr3hNkvZW4Y91Hl5ybWfKM8RPB6cG0x-N6MRGzJWhFx3MgvMtJZwrtzN4TD9Qsc3m84Vg-tdj5hkmhfMpPf3jfTlLHV1KsX11KzlDnW7vfMSd7bqXyYW5KZd562btnrJW4f_vwz4KPYZ6W1ny5pj1R2QTFW5JtwVk6JYlqMW3RngHL35BG4mW5y3kyx2TD5HxN6Rl2rXf56wkM1_PZFH6ws7111) You received this email because you are subscribed to newsletters from The Scotsman. 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