The fundamentalist ideology within the Scottish National Party (SNP) is the belief that the SNP should emphasise its policy of Scottish independence more widely in order to achieve it. The argument goes that if the SNP is unprepared to argue for its central policy then they are unlikely ever to persuade the public of its worthiness. The Scottish National Party (SNP) (Scottish Gaelic: is a centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish independence. ... Scottish independence is an ambition of a number of political parties, pressure groups and individuals within Scotland. ...
Many fundamentalists (including Jim Sillars) were extremely wary of supporting the establishment of the devolvedScottish Parliament as they believed it has been designed to limit the aspirations of those who desire independence. Sillars used his column in The Sun to make clear such concerns and accordingly advised people to abstain from voting in the 1997 referendum which endorsed the principle of devolution. Jim Sillars was born on 4 October 1937 in Ayrshire, Scotland. ... Devolution or home rule is the granting of powers from central government to government at regional or local level. ... For the national legislative body up to 1707, see Parliament of Scotland. ... This article is about a British tabloid. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ...
The fundamentalist viewpoint has been somewhat marginalised within the SNP as the party leadership has adopted a gradualist strategy. It should also be noted that this term is considered pejorative by some people [citation needed], as a result of the negative overtones of the word fundamentalism in religious contexts. The gradualist viewpoint within the Scottish National Party (SNP) is the idea that Scottish independence can be won by the accumulation by the Scottish Parliament of powers that the UK Parliament currently has over a protracted period of time. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with pejoration. ... Look up fundamentalism in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
Wilson attempted to involve the SNP in the Scottish Constitutional Convention[?] but due to the convention's unwillingness to contemplate discussions about Scottish independence as a constitutional option the SNP did not get involved.
Wilson can be characterised as a SNPFundamentalist, although more of an old style fundie rather than the new breed which tends to be firmly on the left of the party, with Wilson being more moderate in opinion.
He has publically stated that he believes it may be that the SNP fractures between the fundamentalist and gradualist wings in the future.
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