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One year on: the SNP takes stock

Focus: The Scottish Government is still in buoyant mood 12 months on from being elected, writes Douglas Fraser

The SNP's spring conference in Edinburgh this weekend will be more a celebration of a year in office than a decision-making forum.

These are early days for the SNP to prepare its policies for a second term after 2011, or at least for declaring its hand.