EU leaders care less about the result than many in Britain think. They are used to leading minority governments, and just want to get on with the talks.
Divisions between London and Edinburgh are being overplayed – the Scottish leadership will not want an early election.
As the SNP have a terrible night, the Tories post their best seat total north of the border since 1983.
Remember when Tory strategists fretted about getting the public to believe Labour were a real risk? Problem solved.
The Guardian’s John Harris talks to voters across Scotland.
If the SNP do drop below 40 per cent of the vote, as a new poll suggests, the Prime Minister will be quite able to go on saying “not yet”.
For most of those considering a change of parties, this left one viable option: “I hate to say it, but the Tories.”
The Scottish Conservative leader argues the SNP is living out some of the great author’s warnings.
Conservatives in Scotland and Wales should make it their mission to break the stifling consensus in Cardiff and Edinburgh – and embrace cross-border comparisons.
I truly believe that this election will finally banish the tribal, class-driven polarisation of workers versus bosses. That rhetoric will be firmly placed in the dustbin of history.
There will probably be a majority in the new House of Commons to repeal the ban – despite the SNP’s mischief.
Can they use the results as a springboard for general election success?
The message is one of strong and stable leadership. But what does it actually mean?
Continuing our ConservativeHome series on the key contests in each region or nation.
Whilst policy-wonks like to describe the differences in public spending on the old and young as an “injustice”, that’s not how thrifty pensioners see it.