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The double life of Jim Murphy

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One of Scottish Labour’s problems is that its most talented politicians prefer to be in Westminster rather than Holyrood. The reverse is true for the Scottish Nationalists.

However, there are exceptions and Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy is one of them. He gave a good account of himself during the Scottish leaders' debates.

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Meet the artist running for election with absolutely no policies

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imageSmall party politics just got smaller.Gordon Shrigley

Art and politics have long been bed-mates – perhaps most notoriously from a perspective of protest, but also through visionary modes as well. Art is a vehicle through which “what is” can be replaced by “what could be”, whether through an angry violent voice or an...

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