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A Brief
History of the Party
The SNP is a democratic left-of-centre
political party committed to Scottish
Independence. It aims to create a just,
caring and enterprising society by releasing
Scotland's full potential as an independent
nation in the mainstream of modern Europe.
The SNP was founded in 1934,
and has had continuous parliamentary
representation since 1967. Currently
in the Scottish Parliament we have 25
MSPs and are the Official Opposition
in the Scottish Parliament. At Westminster
we have six MPs, two MEPs within the
European Parliament, and 181 local councillors
throughout Scotland.
The party has been at the forefront
of the campaign for Scottish self-determination
for almost seventy years. The evolution
of the SNP has been paralleled by the
political evolution of Scotland herself
— from an almost totally unionist
country to a nation on the brink of
independence.
The Scottish people have invested a
lot in their Parliament but there is
a growing realisation that, although
devolution was a job worth doing, it
is a job half done.
The SNP exists to argue the case for
completing the powers of the Scottish
Parliament and returning Scotland to
the normal status of an independent
country. Independence means Scotland
will have a direct voice in Europe and
the international community, and the
power to tackle Scotland’s social
and economic problems by making Scotland’s
wealth work for Scotland’s people.
Breaking the Labour/LibDem
dependency culture
The SNP want to end dependency culture
of Labour and the Liberal Democrats
and earn our way to a more prosperous
future and move on to take control of
our own economy.
Independence is not a some distant unachievable
concept, it's within our grasp and is
something that will transform the lives
of all people living in Scotland. Many
Scots live in poverty, many Scots have
a lower life expectancy than anyone
else in Europe; despite our country
having the potential to become one of
the richest in the world.
This situation is fundamentally wrong
and the current Labour/LibDem Executive
and our flawed constitutional system
is short-changing and failing Scotland.
It's that simple.
Scotland needs independence; Scotland
needs the SNP.
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