Brisk Goodbye From the Leader Who; Polite, Restrained and Inscrutable
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HIS final speech as party leader showed John Swinney's strengths and weaknesses in equal measure. It was consummately professional, yet eerily passionless.
Standing behind a lectern at the SNP's functional Edinburgh HQ, he announced he was giving up the leadership after four years of internal backbiting and failure to make political headway.See the full content of this document
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Brisk Goodbye From the Leader Who; Polite, Restrained and Inscrutable
For a swan-song to a once promising career, it was a very matter- of-fact five minutes. The hands never trembled, the voice never cracked.
If his eyes moistened a little, it was only because of the barrage of camera flashes exploding a few inches from his face.In the brief question-and-answer session that followed, he remained polite, restrained, occasionally playful, but ultimately ins...See the full content of this document
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