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Two men are shown side by side: the left man is smiling, wearing a patterned sweater and a "VOTE GREEN" button; the right man has glasses, a beard, and is pictured in black and white.

It’s not that easy being green

As campaigning for the May election to the Scottish Parliament starts hotting up, former Labour candidate and ex-councillor, Dr Jonathan Wills, responds to the recent announcement by the Greens to field their own candidate and argues in this Viewpoint contribution that only the SNP has the power and is capable to implement some of the Green policies
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‘Independence for me but not for thee’

Isles MP Alistair Carmichael responds to first minister John Swinney being ‘dumbfounded’ when learning about local frustrations with the NorthLink ferry service. The comment struck a chord, the Liberal Democrat MP observes, but for all the wrong reasons
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