Guardian Unlimited Politics | Comment | No time for numpties: "Is it independence that has taken a nosedive, or just the SNP? Or is it simply John Swinney's fault? The former Scottish Amicable man has long been described as a charisma-free zone. Meanwhile, there are new kids on the indy block - the Scottish Socialist party and the Greens. Independence is not the major plank of Tommy Sheridan's fast-growing bunch of outspoken working-class MSPs, but his party has made an impact in the sprawling housing schemes of Edinburgh and Glasgow in a way the kilted caricature of the SNP Highlander never could." Lesley Riddoch in The Guardian.