"the proposal: 'Evil' plan hatched to erect  statue of Emperor Palpatine in  Carnoustie to celebrate town's  Star Wars links  1 week ago  Graeme Strachan  The Force has proved to be strong for an  ""evil"" plan to erect a Star Wars statue in  Carnoustie.  Public fundraising is about to get under way  following positive feedback for the proposal which  has also received political backing.  Emperor Palpatine, the arch-villain of the franchise,  was played in the original Star Wars films by  Carnoustie-born actor lan McDiarmid.  Force proves to be strong as  momentum builds for Star  Wars statue plan in Carnoustie GOOOOOOOOOOD..."
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