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If there is a healthy leadership contest gonna unfold, I do regard that as the best way forward for the party. I don't think there has been such a leadership contest since way back in 20004(?). IMO it's a good thing to open it up to the membership and debate re the way forward in the years ahead as we have indeed "run out of road" with indy - the indy movement really needs to be revitalised at a time when more focus should've been concentrated on the campaign for independence in spite of all the distractions with the cost of living crisis, energy poverty, austerity etc - very challenging times for people in this country!