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Scottish National Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2047 words) |
 | The SNP was formed in 1934 from the merger of the National Party of Scotland and the Scottish Party. |
| The SNP first won a parliamentary seat in 1945 by-election but their candidate refused to attend Parliament on principle and lost the seat after three months. |
| However such a view is more difficult to sustain in the present political climate with the SNP moderating many of its views on socio-economic issues, and the fact that they are no longer the most left-wing of the established political parties in Scotland with the emergence of the SSP (Scottish Socialist Party). |
| Socialism Today - SNP leadership contest (1107 words) |
| Swinney is part of the 'gradualist' wing of the SNP leadership which sees independence being won through the gradual extension of the powers of the Scottish parliament from Westminster. |
| It was not accidental that the SNP last year relegated the demand for independence to tenth place in their programme for the Holyrood elections. |
| Before that, the SNP leadership had illusions that big business could be persuaded to accept, or at least remain neutral on, the question of an independent Scotland. |
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