"The SNP did achieve a swing of almost 25% to overturn a 13000 majority; and that in a seat which had been solidly Labour for half a century." - Akenaton

That was entirely down to the fact that 57.75% of the electorate of the Glasgow East Constituency could be bothered to lift themselves from their apathetic "couldnae-gie-a-fuck" arses to vote.

Mid term protest vote nothing more nothing less.

As for Akenaton's predictions, off hand I can't think of one that he's got right. Should have consulted Salmond about Scotland being independent within 5 years. It will come as news to him he isn't prepared to put it before the country by way of a referendum for another 10 years. If a referendum was held on Independence for Scotland tomorrow the result would be a resounding NO. If, however, that referendum were to include the people of England, Scotland would be independent by the end of the month.

Akenaton wishes to cut production of hydrocarbons at a time when the price for that resource is at a high, well what country needs income from natural resources? Gives a good indication though of how well his head is screwed on. He forgets what the people of Shetland and Orkney said about "Scotland's Oil" back in 1975 - They told the SNP that if Scotland voted for Independence they would stay with Westminster. Now take away "Orkney & Shetlands Oil" and Scotland don't have that much to speak of. As a Shetlander I'd take this Independence thing a couple of stages further. If Scotland votes for Independence then we vote to seperate from Scotland and revert to direct rule from Norway, taking with us our natural resources. The Norwegians would welcome the return and not being in the EU, the Orkneys and Shetlands would get back their fishing industries and reap the benefits of becoming part of one of the richest countries in the world.

Akenaton wants to sell the electorate of Scotland on universal reduction of their standard of living - Good luck to him with that.

Akenaton also has not mentioned that the population of Scotland would have to pay more in tax in order to live in an independent Scotland with a reduced standard of living.

Sounds like most of what he spouts, arrant drivel, emotive lefty nonsense without a whit of commonsense, logic or reason.