Scottish local elections: not good enough news for the SNP | John Curtice
The Guardian Friday 4th May, 2012
The Scottish Labour leader, Johann Lamont (centre), celebrates at the SECC in Glasgow, where her party won overall control. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
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