I’m no fan of Ed Miliband. But if Labour emerge as the single-largest party after the election he has the right to negotiate with whoever he likes in order to form a government. Actually, he hasn’t just got the right to do that, he as an obligation to do it. And if that involves sitting down with Nicola Surgeon and Alex Salmond, so be it. Nothing may come of it. But he can’t just turn his back on them, because if he does, he’s not actually turning his back on them, he’s turning his back the voters.