"I find it extraordinary that pompous twats like PM Blair can tell Scotland we can't govern our own affairs", states Scottish National Party leader Alex Salmond. Fuelled by disillusionment with Tony Blair's leadership, support for the SNP is growing. If they win next month's election, they've vowed to hold a referendum on independence. Britain warns separation would lead to Scotland's economic collapse. But the SNP believes revenue from North Sea oil can form the basis of a Scottish national economy. And, as Prof Devine explains: "All the basic foundations of Union have disintegrated".