Congratulations to the SNP, every kick that can be delivered to Gordon of Cartoon's shambolic Nu-Labour Government, the better.

"Glasgow Earthquake" Akenaton announces, as does MSM in the UK, rather over-eggs the situation. What was seen in Glasgow was a mid term By-Election protest vote that signifies very little.

The SNP will still not rush to any referendum on independence because they know exactly what the result would be.

Here is the result in full:

John Mason, SNP - 11,277
Margaret Curran, Labour - 10,912
Davena Rankin, Conservative - 1,639
Ian Robertson, Lib Dem - 915
Frances Curran, Scottish Socialist Party - 555
Tricia McLeish, Solidarity - 512
Dr Eileen Duke, Scottish Greens - 232
Chris Creighton, Independent - 67
Hamish Howitt, Freedom 4 Choice - 65
Turnout 42.25%

SNP share of the vote = 43.08%

If turnout was only 42.25% at 26,174 then 61,950 were elligible to vote. So out of the voters in the constituency the SNP support amounts to 18.2% of the electorate. Voter turn out 42.25% which means 57.75% of the electorate couldn't even be bothered to vote - Hardly a ringing endorsement - certainly no "Eartquake".