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IF Charles Kennedy had lived, he would be in his 62nd year. You therefore have to be of a certain age to remember the circumstances in which he became an MP and how bright a star he was. BBC Alba’s documentary has revived discussion around the closing months of his career and, as it proved, his life. It is good that it has done so since these circumstances were so egregious as to demand recall, not least in order to inconvenience those who would prefer us to forget. By the time of his defeat in 2015, Charles had been an MP for 32 years. That is a long shift in permanent opposition. It should certainly act as a warning against going into politics too young without any other experience of the world to fall back on.
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Anne S Paterson, former chief education officer, is being awarded an OBE.
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