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Scotland is suffering a depressing – and growing – democratic deficit, writes STEPHEN LOW
A general view of the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh

SCOTLAND’S politics now have a depressing similarity to Northern Ireland. 

What politicians do in, or out, of office is secondary to their stance on the constitution.  

It’s a situation that as well dispenses with comparative trivialities like accountability. 

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