Why the SNP’s unprecedented landslide victory means an end to Union.
![Scottish National Party supporters react to election results at the Glasgow election count in Glasgow [AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ac5f0fa385404efb98d7800e1486f412_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Why the SNP’s unprecedented landslide victory means an end to Union.
![Scottish National Party supporters react to election results at the Glasgow election count in Glasgow [AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ac5f0fa385404efb98d7800e1486f412_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
After popular revolts oust a despotic regime, dark forces emerge to fill the political vacuum – how far-fetched is that?
![The trailer opens with a 'Lawrence of Arabia' shot of a young woman on a speeder bike, writes Crighton [AP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014121816325734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
As Scots go to the polls, one exile offers a personal view on the struggle for Scotland’s hearts and minds.
![This is a tough decision, not one for those dreaming of some mythical Caledonian utopia, writes Crighton [EPA]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20149186335943734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)