Hung Parliament

OK, so everyone else has had their say, now it's my turn.

Let me start by explaining my historical political leanings. I have been a lifetime Liberal Democrat, and don't see that changing in the near future. I have always been opposed to the Nationalist views, believing Scotland would struggle to support itself (at least in the short term). I have always been staunchly opposed to the Conservatives (probably due to growing up under Thatcher's government). And I must admit to being something of a Labour sympathiser.

So bearing all that in mind, what happens if Clegg & Cameron reach a compromise?

What happens is that Scotland gets a government it didn't elect. Cameron received 16% of the Scottish vote, and claimed just one seat. How can a Government who came 4th in a Scottish election truly represent the people of this country?
We will end up being run by a government elected predominantly by middle & higher class English citizens in the Midlands and further south.

I don't agree with an awful lot that Alex Salmond and the SNP say. But I do believe one thing - they care about Scotland. They believe they are doing what is right for our country. Nothing the Tories say can convince me of that, because they almost don't exist north of the border.

So maybe, just maybe, now is the time for Mr Salmond to try and push through a referendum on Scottish indepenence. At the moment, I might actually agree with him.

As for Mr Clegg, I sympathise. He needs to be in power in some way, for the people that voted for his party. Nothing less would be acceptable. The larger number of supporters are south of the border, so assuming he can get certain agreements from them, the Tories are the sensible choice to get into bed with. If he does, though, he is turning his back on the Scottish voice. And in that case, my vote is quite possibly going to swing to the SNP.
Everyone is calling him Kingmaker, but I'm not sure that I would want Mr Clegg's job right now.