Let's look at all the necessary steps and the time frames involved...

1. Scottish Parliament elections
   
2. Scottish Independence Referendum
   
3. Negotiation and approval of a Treaty of Disunion
   
4. Negotiation and approval of an EU accesion treaty for Scotland
   

Let's recall that there is a UK parliamentary election no later than May 2009, and that an early election might be precipitated by a successful referendum.


"It's the statue, man, The Statue."