Allowing gay marriage might be a gesture ... but it feels like a break with a dismal past

For a minute or so, it sounded as though they had lost their nerve.

There was better than a hint that, this time, a Scottish Government was not averse to a British solution to the problem, with London bearing the burden of controversy. Given legislative timetables and the nuances of existing law, that could yet be the effective result. But never mind.

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