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Election Turnout and the Silent Scots

Nearly half of the electorate don’t actually vote in Scottish elections. Political correspondent, Phil Sim, meets the ‘silent Scots’ to find out why.

Politicians insist that the Holyrood election on 6 May could be one of the most important in Scotland's history. But on average, almost half of the electorate don't actually vote in these polls. Who are the silent Scots who don't take part in the democratic process, and what's holding them back? Political correspondent, Phil Sim, meets the ‘silent Scots’.

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