Further to my previous post about Scottish politics, here's a Guardian article that gives a good introduction to the issues of the campaign. And the first news of the campaign is that one of the Conservatives' MSPs has defected to the People's Alliance. Though it has to be said that it does seem the defection is partly inspired by the fact he looked highly unlikely to get re-elected as a Conservative. Still, looks like it'll add a little more to the election battles in Scotland - there could be an interesting struggle for fourth place between the Conservatives and the Scottish Socialist Party.

Of course, the important question about the Scottish Socialist Party is do they all look like Tommy Sheridan? And will electing more SSP members to the Scottish Parliament give a boost to the suit and tanning industries of Edinburgh?