middle ground. people who do not have a definite decision on the constitutional future of northern ireland and will make one based on the economy and where they might be better off rather than the very definite if they feel strongly british or irish. all of those things feed into an election even though you are voting for mps. sinn fein have seven seats and hope to hold onto. they don't take their seats in westminster, they are abstention risks but want to increase that and maybe add one more mp to that. hate increase that and maybe add one more mp to that. ~ ., ~ ., mp to that. we were talking about independence. _ mp to that. we were talking about independence. it _ mp to that. we were talking about independence. it has _ mp to that. we were talking about independence. it has been - mp to that. we were talking about independence. it has been a i mp to that. we were talking about independence. it has been a lot i mp to that. we were talking about independence. it has been a lot ofj independence. it has been a lot of change for the snp, a new leader, not much time in the role as a party leader. how does that play out in terms of the ability of other parties, labourand terms of the ability of other parties, labour and conservatives etc, to make ground because of that? john swinney came in as the new snp