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Swinney’s cowardly pantomime summit attendees represented the very worst of Scotland

Swinney’s cowardly pantomime summit attendees represented the very worst of Scotland

And so, John Swinney’s summit on “protecting democracy” finally took place in Glasgow last week. The First Minister said that the gathering of around 50 civic groups was beginning the process of protecting democracy in Scotland.

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