Anthony Barnett (London, OK): With all the attention being paid on Labour's debacle and the rise of the Cameroons there is a very different situation north of the border, just watch this one minute BBC video (I can't get it to load directly). The Labour vote seems to be holding in Scotland at around 30 percent, perhaps out of loyalty to Brown (?) but Tory and Lib Dem opposition seems to be crashing as people switch to the SNP. As Scott points out in a comment on my 'First Thoughts after Labour's Debacle' there was a by-election in Scotland which had a 15 per cent swing away from the Tories - to the SNP.