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Empty chairs and hollow excuses: The disappointing by-election set up

Empty chairs and hollow excuses: The disappointing by-election set up

With only two weeks to go until some Scots decide who their next MSP will be, the race is underway but can candidates prove they are worthy of a seat in Holyrood?

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