Also, there is the chance of the black-ops team that did the biz against John Smith, Robin Cook etc. being deployed against Mr Salmond in due course, no-one would be surprised if he keeled over of a heart attack, surely?
As he is not calling the election, are we to assume that he hasn't been given the date of the Iran war, or that we have been given a chit signed by the school nurse excusing us from games?