Half the world away

With The Scotsman and The Herald thrashing around in their pro-Labour/pro-union ways, it is no wonder that it takes the Boston Globe of all media outlets to neatly sump up what is going on in the best small country in the world.

"The SNP is sure to gain from the unpopularity of the Iraq war and the fatigue of the Labour Party, but proportional representation makes it nearly impossible to win an outright majority.
"Nonetheless, despite the blandishments from Blair, Scots are contemplating a serious affair with their nationalists in the May election, even though they may not be quite ready for divorce."

And that's about it really. Not much more needs to be said about the current political climate if you wanted to fill in a foreigner.

Happy reading for Alex Salmond then. He was lost, he was found and he most certainly don't feel down. (With apologies to Noel Gallagher for messing with his lyrics. Don't look back in anger my son...)