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However, I object to elected politicians disrupting the legitimate activities of others in Scotland with the sole aim of getting themselves arrested and wasting police time in order to get publicity.
Otherwise, the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities and local authorities themselves will get irate. Yes, but we are also entitled to get angry because we were not consulted.
The trouble with negative instruments is that we do not get a chance to debate them. Very often their purpose is clear, but on this occasion the letter of clarification was helpful.