Christine Conniff News Today

How a vote count blunder almost cost the SNP its 2007 breakthrough © SYSTEM The tension was palpable for those inside Inverness Leisure Centre the last time Scotland waited with bated breath for regional list results to be declared. With Labour and the SNP locked in the tightest of races, the eyes of the nation fell on the Highland capital as Holyrood’s final seven MSPs were named on May 4, 2007. Late in the afternoon, rumours began to circulate that Alex Salmond’s bid to become first mini...