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Why maths and magic number of 65 will decide power

Analysis: There's been much talk of moral authority. But in the horse-trading now at play in deciding the future of Scottish government, morality is the least of their concerns. After the eye-wateringly tight results on Friday, democracy is about something much simpler - arithmetic.

There's been much talk of moral authority. But in the horse-trading now at play in deciding the future of Scottish government, morality is the least of their concerns.