The 1970s: a “Paradoxical Decade” for the Scottish National Party [PDF]
The 1970s were a paradoxical decade for the Scottish National Party: one which gave the party its first general election seats, and therefore its first parliamentary group, as well as (in October 1974) its best general election results until 2015; but ...
Nathalie Duclos
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The Antinomies of Insurgency: The Case of the Scottish National Party
AbstractThe Scottish National Party (SNP) has emerged from generations on the periphery to make a substantial imprint on mainstream British politics. However, in only a matter of months, the foundations of that success have crumbled and, by the admission of its leaders, the SNP is experiencing its greatest crisis in five decades.
Tom Montgomery, James Foley, Ewan Kerr
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The Scottish national party against «soft» brexit [PDF]
Using inner-party struggle in the Conservative Party and the uncertainty in brexit negotiations the leader of the Scottish National Party, Nicola Sturgeon is trying again to prepare the ground for a second referendum on the independence of Scotland ...
Oleg Okhoshin
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The Scottish National Party (SNP) : A Party of Government in the early 21st Century
Even though the SNP was set up in 1934, it only had its first electoral successes from the 1960s. It was then able to act as a pressure group on the political agenda with a clear emphasis on institutions.
Edwige Camp
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Nationalism, Governance and Policymaking in Scotland: The Scottish National Party (SNP) in Power
This article explores policy development under the Scottish National Party (SNP) government, focusing on education policy. As a minority government the SNP needs to govern on the basis of co-operation and consensus. It has presented itself as a party with capacity for government but limited by the restricted autonomy of devolution.
Jennifer Ozga
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STEP 1: The Scottish Trauma & Orthopaedics Equality Project: demographics and working patterns of a national workforce [PDF]
Aims: Trauma and Orthopaedic (T&O) surgery has come under scrutiny for lagging behind other medical specialties in promoting gender and cultural equity and diversity within their workforce.
Monu Jabbal +5 more
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THE SCOTTISH NATIONAL PARTY: NEW LEADER, OLD ISSUES [PDF]
On March 27, 2023, the election of the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) ended with the victory of the Health Secretary, H. Yousaf, who outperformed his rivals, the Secretary for Finance and the Economy, K. Forbes, and the former Minister for
Oleg V. Okhoshin
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History of the Scottish and welsh independence movements: comparison and analysis
The article addresses the history of the Scottish and Welsh approaches towards nationalism within the United Kingdom and features inherent in them.
Pavlenko Valerii , Polovin Mykola
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Internal political struggle in Scotland on the issue of the region status in 2007–2011
For the first time in the national historiography, various aspects of the internal political struggle in Scotland regarding its political status in 2007–2011 are considered.
Igor L. Kurs
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Scotland’s road to IndyRef2, between two Unions [PDF]
Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland, has announced a second independence referendum will be held on 19 October 2023. Given the UK government’s refusal to negotiate a new independence referendum, the call for this referendum, popularly known as ...
Javier Antón Merino
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