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The roads to perdition 63

Posted on July 01, 2013 by

When even the deputy leader of the Scottish Tories complains that the fear-based arguments of the No campaign are getting “silly”, the more optimistic observer might be forgiven for hoping for at least a superficial temporary change in their tone, particularly in the light of the especially bad example which triggered the comments.

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You’d think the more optimistic observer would have learned by now, eh?

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