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It doesn’t matter all that much what we’ve chosen as our national tree (Scots pine, your report, 30 January) and what our national bird should be.

By The Newsroom
Friday, 31st January 2014, 12:00 am

What is more important is that debating these symbols is a useful way of examining who we are as Scots. Sometimes the question is more valuable than the answer.

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