There is no doubt Chris Hoy has saved lives and deserves Scotland's Champion trophy

Sir Chris Hoy is a national hero. Not only is he a six-time Olympic gold medallist, his courage to speak out about his illness has inspired the country.
We all cheered him on as he won race after race across the world and represented Scotland with pride.
He was our greatest ever Olympian when he retired but it has been his strength in the face of greater challenges that have made such a huge difference.
Since being diagnosed with prostate cancer, he has helped raise awareness of the illness by speaking out.
Charities have reported a surge of inquiries for tests since.
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There is no doubt Chris has saved lives, despite the difficult situation he finds himself in.
And he will do it again in September with his mass participation cycle ride starting and finishing in Glasgow.
The Tour de 4 aims to raise £1million for cancer charities across the country and change perceptions of what a cancer diagnosis looks like.
Chris is absolutely deserving to be given the first ever Scotland's Champion trophy at the Daily Record Pride of Scotland awards tonight.
And he continues to inspire us by dedicating his award to those who are going through similar struggles.
Our awards ceremony tonight will be honouring Scotland's unsung heroes, who have all made huge differences to others or in their communities.
It will be an inspirational night and you can read all about the winners in the Daily Record this week.
Prime example
Many people will never forgive Tony Blair for his disastrous invasion of Iraq in 2003.
The war made the Middle East even more chaotic than it was before.
And the consequences of the Iraq War are still being felt today as the region continues to be a threat to world peace.
For many, Blair's legacy was tarnished by his willingness to back the US in the invasion.
But that should not blind us to his achievements as a Labour prime minister.
He made Labour a party of power, despite it having never served two full terms in a row before.
Blair is still the most electorally successful Labour leader of all time, with three election wins.
For that reason, Scottish Labour and Anas Sarwar are right to take advice from his institute.
If they want to win next year's Holyrood election and beat the SNP, who better to help than the man who saved Labour from 18 long years in the political desert?

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