The SNP had been all ready to vote for war on Friday, or at any rate on Thursday night.
Then, as a stick with which to beat the Scottish Labour Party, it changed sides.
The SDLP and Plaid Cymru also voted against, but let no one hope for a pan-Nationalist front if the SNP's numbers are increased significantly in the next Parliament.
The three parties have little in common, even before anyone mentions the Barnett Formula.
The three parties have little in common, even before anyone mentions the Barnett Formula.
Based on what are now long-running trends, Labour could lose 10 or even 15 seats to the SNP and still win comfortably overall.
Labour won very few seats indeed in the South outside London in 2005, but it still won the Election itself without difficulty.
Labour won very few seats indeed in the South outside London in 2005, but it still won the Election itself without difficulty.
A Government formed easily by a party that had been greatly reduced in Scotland and which had made little headway in the South East might be no bad thing at all for rebalancing our political life.
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