>Labour managed to hold on to Glenrothes at the by-election, despite a belief in an SNP victory.
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>When the Glenrothes by-election was called, bookmakers were quoting odds of 4/1 on an SNP victory, despite a previous Labour majority of more than 10,000. Mid-term by-elections are invariably a thorn in the flesh of the government and this one had just suffered a humiliating defeat in Glasgow East, supposedly one of the safest Labour seats in Britain. Labour's majority in Glenrothes was smaller, as was the swing required for the SNP to take it and privately many in the Labour camp had already written it off. Commentators spoke of a shoo-in for the SNP and there was talk of it spelling the demise of Gordon Brown's leadership.
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>http://www.theherald.co.uk/politics/news/display.var.2466311.0.Labours_victory_suggests_SNP_honeymoon_may_be_ending.php
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>We too have some dramatic politics going on! :-)
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>But seriously, increasing gains of the SNP could spell the end on the England-Scotland united kingdom, whence we get our UK name.

I am not quite familiar with British policy. Is SNP Scotlad Nationalists who are generally more leftist than Labor on social issues?