Well I'm no fan of SNP politicians, but I'm a great believer in self-determination for our smaller countries (and even some regions) that are routinely sidelined by our London-centric system of government. It makes me sad to think that Labour is so rigidly - ideologically - against Scottish independence. At the very least there is a good argument to be made for it. Yes, Scotland was for many years a Labour heartland. But it's my view that Labour lost that rather than the SNP winning it, and the obduracy concerning greater self-determination for Scotland was a big part of it. The landscape has changed and I can't see Labour making massive inroads in Scotland any more.