THIS Holyrood election there’s everything to play for.
The SNP are after an outright majority of their own to strengthen demands for a second independence referendum, while the Greens aim to massively increase their representation and hit double figures of MSPs for the first time.
The Alba Party is out to secure a “supermajority” to increase pressure on Westminster, while Scottish Labour and the Tories slog it out for second place, first among Unionists.
So, what are the LibDems up to?
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With not much hope of doing anything more than retain their five MSPs, according to the polls, their party leader seems to have decided there’s very little for him to play for, and all the reason for him to just play.
Rather than the usual election strategy, Willie Rennie has spent the last few weeks collecting memories he can cherish. No doubt there’s photo albums full of hilarious shots from previous campaign trails on his bookshelf.
Sadly, as he is considered the leader of one of Scotland’s “main” political parties, we have to see them as well.
This election campaign has seen Rennie turn his hand to giant chess, which he apparently doesn't know how to play (someone tell him White goes first).
He really is apparently clueless about how to play.
Not content with giant chess, he also went for a photoshoot with some giant numbers.
We're sorry you had to see that.
Anyway, Rennie also went to see some giant letters.
And a giant chair.
In order to get some more photos which will look great in his memory box, the LibDem leader visited the SSPCA.
And went for a cycle ride with his boss, UK LibDem leader Ed Davey.
Who doesn't love a day out with their boss?
Perhaps most bizarrely, Rennie went to The Meadows in Edinburgh for a karate lesson.
There are 23 more of these karate photographs. Yes, really.
We'll spare you having to look at them.
Whether any of these photoshoots are quite as cringey as the time he dressed up as a wizard from Harry Potter and jumped in the air to make it look like he was flying on a broomstick is debateable though.
Perhaps we can forgive Rennie his flights of fantasy, given that his party's plans for a federal United Kingdom are about as realistic.
Maybe he's just being honest that a vote for the LibDems isn't really a serious proposition.
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