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Reports suggest the SNP will be the largest party in Scotland but will be short of an overall majority. At our event, Liz Lloyd, former Chief of Staff to the First Minister, discussed the difficulties the SNP faced in getting a majority and why it is sometimes easier to govern as a minority.
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