We have an election next year, and I'm pretty sure the SNP will lose.
We are really a 2 party democracy here, SNP and Labour, with the odd Liberal thrown in like yeast, to leaven the mix.
We do have 16 lonely Conservative MSP's, led by the battleaxe known as Annabel Goldie.
So Independence isn't on the cards. Not that I favour it, I would prefer autonomous self government, as a member of a Federal UK.
Hopefully this federation would include regional governments for English regions too.
For too long government has been too remote from the governed. Both geographically, and mentally.