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Re:Mapping Scotland's Dramatic Shift in Political Geography by riffraff on Friday May 08, 2015 @08:31AM (#9511188)
what is "holyrood next year"?
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Re:Mapping Scotland's Dramatic Shift in Political Geography by Sulfolobus on Friday May 08, 2015 @08:32AM (#9511197)
Elections for the devolved Scottish Parliament.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Parliament_general_el...

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Re:Mapping Scotland's Dramatic Shift in Political Geography by mtviewdave on Friday May 08, 2015 @01:57PM (#9513149)
"Holyrood" is the part of Edinburgh in which the Scottish parliament is located. In this context it's being used to refer to the Scottish government collectively, in the same way that "Washington" is often used to refer to the American government.
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