If you are ever curious as to how the SNP Government in Scotland prefers to do its business, then the recent SportScotland debate is a good insight.

An article in today's Scotsman talks about increasing co-operation between the Tories and the SNP and next month Cameron and Salmond are planning to meet up to discuss their new 'union'.

Next week the SNP is removing the bar against a potential coalition with the Tories - something that just a few months ago would have seemed unimaginable.

IF ANYONE has ever doubted the crucial contribution that a single individual can make to the political process they need only look as far as Scotland and the Scottish National Party to have their doubts dissolved, says Ian Aitken

Now my knowledge of scottish politics, really isn't that great, but can someone please explain to me why the liberal democrats were even considering jumping into bed with the scots nationalists when the whole point of them going into coalition with Labour after the last election was to keep them out?

And why is it that they have been so quick to rule out resuming that coalition this time around instead of allowing scotland slip into minority nationalist rule?

They really do deserve to be pounded for this.

In Canada, elections are taking place almost every other year. Parties find it hard to gain a majority. Why? Due to the dominance of Bloc Quebecois in Quebec. They held 51 out of 75 seats in Quebec at the last election.

With the victory of SNP in the elections, I'm wondering whether this will translate into Scottish Westminster success. Let's be clear, Scotland is not on the road to independence, despite the Media trying to put the fear of god into people at the Ballot Box. For some people, SNP are the leftist alternative to Labour, and have shown this on Thursday. Support for independence has not shot up in 4 years. It is the consequence of the party that is making left-wingers increasingly uncomfortable to be in.

To get back to my point, Scotland will not vote yes in an independence referendum. This has been shown in Quebec, where Bloc Quebecois are the dominant party, but independence referendums fail every time. But could it be that (if the situation extended to Wales as well, if Plaid somehow became dominant) the Tories and Labour will find it hard to form a majority government, like the Liberals and Conservatives in Canada have found increasingly hard to do.

The Scottish Parliament had yesterday its last meeting of the 2003-2007 term before next May elections.

Sod giving Scotland independence. London needs an independence movement. We can still pay the rest of the Union £20bn a year but we can call it International Aid.

The Tories are the SNP of England.