Heading for the exit.

So, Scottish Labour MPs at Westminster are beginning to wake up to the dangers of the tactics of their Labour MSP colleagues in the Scottish Parliament seeking more powers for the Scottish Parliament.

"LABOUR in Scotland was on the brink of civil war after a senior MP launched an outspoken attack on Wendy Alexander's calls for Holyrood to be given more powers. The MP, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said there was "hostility" at Westminster to Ms Alexander's Scottish Constitutional Commission - and predicted that its recommendations would be rejected by the House of Commons."

Mr Smith thinks the independence train has already left the station and it is ironically the so called "unionist" politicians that are stoking the fire by trying to regain political credibility with Scottish voters by endorsing developments which can only make it more likely that Scotland becomes independent, sooner rather than later.