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Alison Rowat: Red Rosie, the Greens' Robin, and the way we were at Holyrood

What does politics need? After the last three weeks a nice lie down in a darkened room might be just the ticket. Alas, with a general election on the way the chances of that happening are zero. Still, it had been just days since Scotland’s new First Minister appealed for less shouting in politics and more conversation, fewer rammies and more harmony. Would this advice survive on contact with the Sunday politics shows?