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A collection of campaign leaflets and flyers for various political candidates and parties in Shetland, displayed overlapping on a flat surface.
In this final Viewpoint before the Scottish election tomorrow (Thursday) Green candidate Alex Armitage responds to Jonathan Wills who last week suggested that to “get green things done”, people should vote for the SNP rather than the Greens
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A collection of campaign leaflets and flyers for various political candidates and parties in Shetland, displayed overlapping on a flat surface.
In this ViewPoint contribution, author, former councillor and former parliamentary candidate, Dr Jonathan Wills takes on Green councillor Dr Alex Armitage whose decision to stand in next week’s Scottish election, he argues, undermines the SNP’s chance to win
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In this Viewpoint piece Liberal Democrat candidate for the Shetland constituency seat Emma Macdonald says her party’s manifesto prioritises issues like a new hospital over a second independence referendum

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