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He will want quality advice on something, and he will want proper information before making a decision." Impartial civil servants also declare that they are better directed and better managed than before. Many SNP figures, Salmond included, trace their strength in government to the moment the Lib Dems refused to go into coalition with them last year. "It was the best thing that could have happened to us," Salmond has said. As a result, he and his team have been able to run an organisation on their own terms, with a direction and a focus that, they believe, is being noticed by the public at large.And as for the wider political picture, Salmond and his allies only see it getting rosier. The Conservatives are now nailed on to win the General Election in 2010 – handing the SNP the perfect chance to demonstrate to Scots that they are being ruled by a party not of their choosing.



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