Friday night was Opening Night. Yes, I did watch it, or as much of it as my senses could handle. It was a bewildering spectacle which must have been incomprehensible to viewers from abroad. One in which Scotland was acknowledged in a two minute image of children singing in the surroundings of Edinburgh Castle and Emeli Sande's distinctive rendering of 'Abide With Me'.The event was described as showing 'the things we love about Britain' - the Industrial Revolution, the digital revolution, the NHS, pop music, children's literature and genius engineers.The

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