What he neglects to mention, however, is achievements such as the small business bonus, council tax freeze, the abolition of the graduate endowment fee, the Climate Change Act and more police on the streets, to name just a handful. The forthcoming election will be a straight fight between the SNP led by Alex Salmond and a Labour Party led by Iain Gray. It will be up to the electorate to decide who ultimately has the "X-Factor". ALEX ORR Leamington Terrace Edinburgh