![]() ![]() ![]() When Lord Copper was right, he said, ‘Definitely, Lord Copper’ when he was wrong, ‘Up to a point.’ ![]() Salter’s side of the conversation was limited to expressions of assent. When asked for his favorite quote from another writer, Adams came up with this: In its latest author interview, Powell’s Books talks with Mark Adams who has written several travel books, most recently Tip of the Iceberg about explorations in Alaska. Not in yesterday’s interview with the commendable Robert Peston. And these Brexit times are particularly redolent of disquiet and imprecision…But, to be clear (OK, to approximate clarity), Nicola Sturgeon has not set out detailed plans for a second independence referendum. Without being too precise about it. The reason for this Boot-like vacillation? There is seldom much that is certain about politics. So is that it, then? Are we definitely set on course for an early rerun of the independence referendum? Up to a point, Lord Copper. Fans of Evelyn Waugh’s fine novel, Scoop, will recall that phrase is a circumlocution. The report is filed by the BBC’s Scotland political editor Brian Taylor: BBC News opens a report on whether there will be a second independence referendum in Scotland with a reference to Waugh’s novel Scoop. ![]()
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