IN Danny Boyle’s 28 Days Later a character wakes from a coma to find London deserted.
Through those mean streets he staggers, every now and then encountering some terrifying wretch foaming at the mouth. It is a scenario that will be familiar to many Scottish voters, for this has been the 28 Days Later election for these pandemic times.
Anything that involved coming within two metres of a stranger was out of the question (and against the regulations). So cheerio doorstep debating, rallies, walkabouts, all the usual fun and games, and hello masks and Zoom.
The battle began in routine fashion with the dissolution of the Scottish Parliament. Some MSPs were not seeking re-election, among them Ruth Davidson, who was leaving to spend more time with her ermine.