Thescottish Dimension with the Outcome a Formality, and the Campaign Dull, Devolution has Turned the Election Into a Process Rather Than an Event
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THEREmay be important debates taking place here, " said a Dumfries shopkeeper, "but noone has spoken to me. I haven't seen any of the politicians." Such an admission, in Scotland's most marginal constituency, suggests the current campaign is failing to make it on to the voter radar.
May 5, it seems, will conclude the most low-key general election ever to have been staged north of the Border.See the full content of this document
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Thescottish Dimension with the Outcome a Formality, and the Campaign Dull, Devolution has Turned the Election Into a Process Rather Than an Event
The conspicuous lack of drama isn't felt by everyone. For psephologists, journalists and owners of battlebuses, Election 05 is a "crucial" contest that will determine the political priorities for a generation. Talk of swing seats and differential turnouts may put the people to sleep, but p...
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