If Aberdeen’s got the granite, Glasgow’s got the people and Edinburgh’s got the castle, then what’s Dundee got?

No, it’s not a riddle – it’s what my pals asked me when I told them I was picking up sticks from Glasgow and flitting to Dundee.

And I replied, smug as anything: “Sky.”

After a couple of years of towering sandstone corridors, Dundee’s low, open skyline was a breath of fresh air.

I loved walking down the High Street and knowing that if I peered down any side street, I could see right to the river.

With just the Discovery standing majestically against the silhouette of Fife, it felt like Dundee in 2015 was a city that knew how to make the most of its natural surroundings.

Of course, that’s because the waterfront had just been flattened.

Then they built the V&A – the first obstacle on the horizon.

But fair enough, I thought, at least the building itself looks interesting. You could argue it creates a skyline, rather than blocking it out.

My goodwill towards the waterfront development took a hit,........

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