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I refer you to my previous reply to Hamilton. It would be political suicide on the part of the Conservatives to deny them if the Scottish elections follow the trend of the last two elections. A no vote in the EU referendum will also be a huge spanner in the works for that view point.

I think they will next time. It is clear that the Scottish believe in a more socialist society than the English. People on here are saying Labour were too left wing to win this election*! Well in Scotland they were not left wing enough for the voters. *Not necessarily a view that I agree with...

I don't think the Conservatives will have a lot of choice about offering the SNP another referendum. If the SNP get the same percentage of votes at the Scottish elections next year, that they have in the last Scottish election (44%, more than Labour and Conservative combined) and this election...

Quite possibly. Although I think you are underestimating people's desire for change. If Labour get their act together next time, they will do better than this election, guaranteed. Will that be enough to win a majority? Perhaps not, but a coalition with the Lib Dems and Greens. I can see that...

Not sure about that. Independence is back on the agenda now, it wouldn't have been if it was a Labour/SNP coalition. Instead of what they ultimately desire being twenty years away again, it is now back at the fore front of political debate in the UK. I suspect that the SNP are secretly delighted...