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 Local
papers tend to provide only limited opportunities for new
candidates of all parties to get a word in edgeways.
Consciously or sub-consciously editorial teams tend to reward
incumbents e.g. weekly columns for MSPs and MPs in their papers,
but nothing for their opponents. There is no point crying over
that - just the way of the World. However, the letters pages
of the same papers, aside from allowing members of the public
their say, provide a good opportunity for the SNP to communicate
with local residents about the issues that concern them. A
selection of Paul's letters to the press are listed below: |
