Delay would destroy the Lib Dems' faith that the commission will be genuine.

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Elizabeth Faith Cotter member, Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland (Aberfoyle, Stirling and Falkirk) - For services to Mental Welfare.

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And if next year does see a return to the old days of sterile stand-offs and unwinnable votes, we'll probably see even more points of order, procedural matters and accusations of bad faith - and even less time spent on the things this commission is supposed to be here to do.

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