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Honeymoon seems far from over

News Focus: Despite some shaky moments, competence has been the watchword for the first 12 months, writes Douglas Fraser

The SNP proclaimed yesterday that Alex Salmond's honeymoon with the people of Scotland goes on. It was citing a new poll, stretching the SNP's lead in Holyrood voting intentions, while Labour's Westminster advantage is wearing very thin.