So, how will we tell Scotland's story?

Follow that then.

You do wonder if the organisers of Glasgow 2014 downed several stiff drinks on Friday night as they watched Danny Boyle's bravura Olympics opening ceremony. Admittedly, Commonwealth Game ceremonies don't need to be quite such a song and dance as their Olympic equivalent (just as well as they have a budget that is a drop in the ocean compared to the £27m Boyle was given to spend), but a very high benchmark has been laid down. And not just in terms of spectacle.

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