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There's a parliament for the Central Belt. But what about the rest of us?

There's a parliament for the Central Belt. But what about the rest of us?

The Herald has been awash recently with reports of the largesse being poured into Central Belt bodies by a parliament sited in Edinburgh and apparently only focused on the Central Belt

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