Speculation has been rife ever since elections for Scotland's autonomous parliament on 5 May that the landslide obtained by the Scottish National Party (SNP) will create an unstoppable momentum leading to the break-up of the United Kingdom.
Committed support for the 304-year old Anglo-Scottish union is fading on both sides of the border.
On 8 May, all predictions were confounded when the SNP obtained an outright majority of Scottish seats, winning in all regions and among all so...
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