Although the rain was mercifully kept out by the roof of the Royal Highland Centre, the election race for the first three Edinburgh constituencies was something of a damp squib.
SNP dominance in Holyrood may be a foregone conclusion ahead of Thursday’s vote, but there are still several important questions the result will answer.
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