by John Swinney MSP
Wednesday, 14th November, 2007

Introduction   Presiding Officer. Yesterday, at the University of Glasgow, the First Minister and I launched our Government Economic Strategy.   That Strategy brings together every strand . . .

by Cllr. Gordan Low, Depute SNP Group Leader, East Dunbartonshire Council
Friday, 15th June, 2007

The SNP Group on East Dunbartonshire Council welcomes the announcement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health & Well-being that the planned closures of A&E facilities at Monklands and Ayr Hospita . . .

by Councillor Ian Mackay, SNP Group Leader, East Dunbartonshire Council
Thursday, 14th June, 2007

The new Labour/Conservative coalition on East Dunbartonshire Council have suffered a humiliating defeat on their “ill thought-out” refuse collection proposal at last night’s influential Policy & R . . .

by Ian Mackay, Leader of the SNP Group, East Dunbartonshire Council
Thursday, 17th May, 2007

The Labour Party and the Tories in East Dunbartonshire have joined forces to deny the largest party in council taking the administration. In an astonishing tactical ploy, the old enemies ditched th . . .

by Dr William S. Wilson
Sunday, 29th April, 2007

The Herald’s big headline article drew attention to the opinions of 62 “Scottish scientists” that the Union has helped science research. Let me say from the start that I have just retired after 40 y . . .

by SNP Press Office
Saturday, 24th February, 2007

IT'S TIME FOR PEACE WITH SECURITY & PROSPERITY SALMOND ADDRESSES 'BIN THE BOMB' RALLY NEW POLL FIGURES SHOW THREE-QUARTERS OF SCOTS AGAINST TRIDENT SPEND Addressing the 'Bin the Bomb' rally i . . .

by SNP press office
Friday, 16th February, 2007

Today in Aviemore the SNP unveiled its latest campaign image alerting voters to the role the Lib-Dems have played in propping up Labour in Scotland by being part of the Executive. The Lib-Dems are cur . . .

by SNP Press Office
Sunday, 11th February, 2007

PROF DAVID SIMPSON BACKS INDEPENDENCE SNP Leader Alex Salmond MP today (Sunday) welcomed the support of eminent economist Professor David Simpson, who has added his name to the growing list of seni . . .

by SNP Press Office
Wednesday, 31st January, 2007

"BEST EVER POSITION THREE MONTHS FROM ELECTION" The Scottish National Party welcomed the result of the latest ICM opinion poll for the Scotsman newspaper today [Wednesday] - the third pol . . .

by SNP Press Office
Saturday, 20th January, 2007

SNP RELEASE GORDON BROWN ARTICLE FROM 1994: "WHY SCOTLAND MEANS THE WORLD TO ME" Following remarks made by Gordon Brown that he wants England to win the World Cup, the SNP have released a chapter . . .

by Norman Will
Wednesday, 22nd November, 2006

Housing Transfer Ballot Result In the recent ballot, a majority of The Highland Council tenants who took part voted “no” to the proposed transfer of council houses to Highland Housing Association. . . .

by SNP Press Office
Wednesday, 1st November, 2006

- ICM/SCOTSMAN SHOW SNP AHEAD IN HOLYROOD VOTE - MAJORITY OF SCOTS SUPPORT SNP'S POSITIVE CASE FOR INDEPENDENCE Speaking following the publication this morning (Wednesday) of the ICM poll for the . . .

by SNP Press Office
Friday, 20th October, 2006

SNP Leader Alex Salmond MP today (Friday) stated that the Tories were bending with the political wind following the publication of their latest policy document. Their new paper calls for financial . . .

by SNP Press Office
Monday, 2nd October, 2006

SNP leader Alex Salmond MP has commented on a series of developments that are particularly damaging to the Conservative party in Scotland. These include: * A new analysis of the eight published opi . . .

by SNP Press Office
Friday, 29th September, 2006

SWING OF OVER 30 PERCENT FROM LABOUR IN BROWN'S BACKYARD PUTS SNP IN DRIVING SEAT SNP Leader Alex Salmond MP today hailed the SNP's victory in the local by-election in Markinch & Woodside East as f . . .

by SNP Press Office
Thursday, 28th September, 2006

Cllr John Beare has become the SNP's latest elected representative following his victory in the Markinch & Woodside East by-election. Labour crashed to defeat by a margin of 504 votes in their latest . . .

by SNP Press Office
Sunday, 27th August, 2006

“Labour’s crisis is Scotland's Opportunity” - Salmond Speaking following the publication in Scotland on Sunday of the Scottish Opinion poll which shows Labour's vote in freefall, and the Scottish . . .

by SNP Press Office
Wednesday, 12th July, 2006

Commenting on the arrest today (Wednesday) of Lord Levy, SNP Leader Alex Salmond MP said: "This is a substantial victory over cynicism and those who first dismissed the involvement of Scotland Yard . . .

by John Fellows
Friday, 7th July, 2006

SALMOND CALLS FOR SCOTLAND TO BE “ENERGY WISE” AND ENJOY THE BENEFITS OF OUR CLEAN, GREEN ENERGY POTENTIAL “We have a once in a generation opportunity to move away from the mistakes of the past and . . .

by SNP Press Office
Monday, 3rd July, 2006

£853 will be sent to London per Scot in 2006/7 The SNP Leader Alex Salmond MP and the SNP's Shadow Economy Spokesperson Stewart Hosie MP today published the party's latest economic paper, 'Scotland . . .

by SNP Press Office
Saturday, 1st July, 2006

COLLAPSE OF LABOUR VOTE NOT ENOUGH FOR SNP SNP Leader Alex Salmond MP today pledged to redouble the SNP's efforts to win the 2007 Scottish election. The call follows the publication of a number of . . .

by John McInnes
Thursday, 15th June, 2006

Commenting on Gordon Brown's announcement that a special £2 coin is to be minted to celebrate the 1707 Union the leader of the SNP, Alex Salmond MP, dubbed the suggested coin the 'Brownie' and describ . . .

by SNP Press Office
Thursday, 15th June, 2006

SNP STORM TO VICTORY IN DUMBARTON BY-ELECTION ENORMOUS 26.7 PERCENT SWING FROM LABOUR TO SNP PARTY HAS NOW WON 9 OUT OF LAST 19 LOCAL BY-ELECTIONS Cllr Iain Robertson became the SNP's latest . . .

by Dr William S WIlson
Thursday, 8th June, 2006

Have you ever been close to a nuclear weapons arsenal? You probably weren’t aware of it, but if you live near Glasgow, then you are living only 20-odd miles from the biggest stockpile of weapons of ma . . .

by SNP Press Office
Monday, 5th June, 2006

Commons to debate SNP Bill to Bring Home Scotland's Oil and Gas SNP Leader, Alex Salmond MP, will open a debate in the House of Commons on Tuesday (6th June) on SNP proposals to repatriate oil and . . .

by SNP Press Office
Friday, 19th May, 2006

PARTY WIN 8 OUT OF LAST 17 LOCAL BY-ELECTIONS Cllr Helen Coffey became the SNP's latest elected representative this evening (Thursday) following her victory in the Altonhill, Hillhead and Longpark . . .

by SNP Press Office
Friday, 28th April, 2006

UNPRECEDENTED WIN FOR RICHARD LOCHHEAD The SNP tonight secured an unprecedented result while winning the Scottish Parliamentary by-election in Moray. The SNP victory saw: - A record majority . . .

by SNP Press Office
Friday, 28th April, 2006

SNP MP Angus MacNeil has today alerted Scotland Yard regarding allegations that the late Peter Law was offered a peerage to withdraw his independent candidacy at the last General Election. Mr Law s . . .

by SNP Press Office
Tuesday, 18th April, 2006

SNP Leader Alex Salmond MP has welcomed new poll findings, which show that 56% of Scots believe the Labour Party has been in power too long in Scotland and that it is time for a change. The poll al . . .

by SNP Press Office
Sunday, 9th April, 2006

SNP SET OUT PROPOSALS TO LET SCOTLAND FLOURISH LAUNCH OF NEW ECONOMIC PLAN FOR SCOTLAND SNP Treasury Spokesperson, Stewart Hosie MP and Shadow Minister for Enterprise, Jim Mather MSP, have toda . . .

by SNP Press Office
Sunday, 9th April, 2006

A TRIBUTE TO MARGARET EWING MSP Speaking to the SNP Spring Conference in Dundee in a tribute to Margaret Ewing MSP, SNP North Tayside MSP John Swinney said: "The day after the 1992 General . . .

by SNP Press Office
Sunday, 9th April, 2006

SALMOND'S FOCUS ON FIRST 100 DAYS Speaking in his address to the SNP Spring Conference in Dundee, SNP Leader Alex Salmond MP said: "Fellow delegates, I've found the solution to raisin . . .

by SNP Press Office
Saturday, 8th April, 2006

SNP HAIL MAJORITY FOR INDEPENDENCE ONE YEAR TO GO AND SNP NECK AND NECK WITH LABOUR IN CONSTITUENCY VOTE - SALMOND SEEN AS BEST FIRST MINISTER SNP Leader, Alex Salmond MP, and Depute Leader, Nic . . .

by SNP Press Office
Saturday, 8th April, 2006

STURGEON'S SPEECH TO SPRING CONFERENCE Speaking at the SNP Spring Conference in Dundee, SNP Deputy Leader Nicola Sturgeon MSP said: "Fellow nationalists, The great scientist Isaac New . . .

by www.snp.org
Wednesday, 22nd March, 2006

Members of the Scottish Parliament today paid tribute to colleague Margaret Ewing who died yesterday, aged 60. The veteran SNP MSP, who underwent treatment for breast cancer in 2002, had been ill for . . .

by SNP Press Office
Thursday, 16th March, 2006

SALMOND TO LAUNCH NEW ECONOMIC INITIATIVE ³LABOUR A BARRIER TO LETTING SCOTLAND FLOURISH² SNP Leader, Alex Salmond MP, will launch a new initiative to take the SNP¹s message of economic suc . . .

by Stuart Pratt
Monday, 30th January, 2006

SNP leader Alex Salmond has criticised the UK Government's Consultation Document on the Energy Review which he says "lays bare the contradiction and confusion" at the heart of the Government . . .

by SNP Press Office
Thursday, 19th January, 2006

Government must act now to put key recommendations in place for 2007 Scottish Parliament should be given responsibility for delivery Call for cross-party discussions on new date for Local Auth . . .

by SNP Press Office
Saturday, 31st December, 2005

The Scottish National Party has taken a clear lead over Labour in local by-election results across Scotland since the May general election. Taking all 10 local by-elections the SNP has: - achieved . . .

by SNP Press Office
Wednesday, 14th December, 2005

SNP Shadow Justice Minister Kenny MacAskill MSP today (Wednesday) condemned the report to the Executive on the economic impact of hosting the G8 summit as utterly preposterous and a feeble attempt by . . .

by Sandra White MSP
Monday, 12th December, 2005

Scottish National Party MSP Sandra White today condemned Glasgow City Councils proposals to downgrade Glasgow’s nursery provision by replacing professionally qualified teaching staff with a cheaper op . . .

by SNP Press Office
Wednesday, 30th November, 2005

Speaking at the launch of the Independence Convention in Edinburgh this evening, SNP Leader Alex Salmond MP, will call on Scotland to embrace a new culture of independence so we can replace the dead w . . .

by SNP Press Office
Monday, 28th November, 2005

SNP Leader, Alex Salmond MP, has today launched the most detailed ever blueprint for the transition from devolution to independence. The consultation paper is the SNP's contribution to the launch . . .

by SNP Press Office
Friday, 28th October, 2005

Wishart announces the ‘race is on’ The SNP today launched the start of their campaign for a separate Scottish Olympic team to compete in the London 2012 Olympic Games with an online petition. Thi . . .

by SNP Press Office
Tuesday, 25th October, 2005

Deputy Lord Provost of Edinburgh City Council, Steve Cardownie, today (Tuesday) announced his decision to join the Scottish National Party. Speaking at a photo call today, where he was joined by SN . . .

by www.snp.org
Saturday, 24th September, 2005

The SNP today announced the election results for the position of President left vacant after the retirement of Dr. Winnie Ewing. Ian Hudghton MEP topped the poll in an election as Party president c . . .

by www.snp.org
Saturday, 24th September, 2005

The SNP today announced the election results for their National Executive Committee. The results were as follows: Leader – Alex Salmond Depute Leader – Nicola Sturgeon Business Convener – Bruc . . .

by www.snp.org
Friday, 15th July, 2005

Winnie Ewing has announced that she is to step down as President of the SNP at the Party's annual conference in September. Dr Ewing, who joined the SNP in 1946, has served in three parliaments and as . . .

by SNP Today
Wednesday, 29th September, 2004

The Scottish National Party today published the complete list of those elected to the various bodies within the Party. The details are as follows: OFFICE-BEARERS President - Dr Winnie Ewing . . .

by from:www.snp.org
Friday, 3rd September, 2004

This was the first time an SNP Leader and Depute Leader have been elected by the party membership as a whole. The task of organising that has not been a small one, but I am pleased to say it has been . . .

by Russell Horn, SNP HQ
Tuesday, 31st August, 2004

SNP National Secretary, Dr Alasdair Allan, has welcomed the turnout in the elections for Leader and Depute Leader. Initial figures after the close of polling at 12 noon today (31 August), showed a tur . . .

by Anne McLaughlin, Internal Communications, Scottish National Party>
Thursday, 26th August, 2004

A quick reminder of the deadline for returning your ballot papers for the election of Leader and Depute Leader of the Scottish National Party. Please make sure you send back your postal votes so th . . .

by www.snp.org
Friday, 23rd July, 2004

The Scottish National Party today (Friday) published the nominations for National Office Bearers. These positions will be elected at the SNP’s Annual National Conference, which will be held in the Ede . . .

by www.snp.org
Friday, 16th July, 2004

SNP, 2004-07-16 16:33:53. Nominations for the posts of Leader and Depute Leader of the Scottish National Party closed at 16h00 today. All 2004 members of the SNP, as registered at HQ on or befo . . .

by www.snp.org
Saturday, 10th July, 2004

The National Executive Committee of the Scottish National Party today (Saturday) voted to uphold two charges of conduct inimical to the interests of the Party against Mr Campbell Martin MSP. The tw . . .

by SNP Today
Tuesday, 22nd June, 2004

Speaking at a press conference in SNP headquarters this morning, SNP leader John Swinney said: "I have taken a few days to reflect on the results of the European Elections and the implications for . . .

by SNP Press Office
Saturday, 8th May, 2004

The National Executive Committee of the SNP today (Saturday) upheld a charge of conduct inimical to the interests of the party against Mr Campbell Martin MSP. They further decided that Mr Martin be . . .

by admin
Sunday, 25th April, 2004

Commenting on the suspension from Scottish National Party membership of West of Scotland electoral region MSP Campbell Martin, an SNP spokesman said: " Campbell Martin has been suspended from membe . . .

by SNP Today
Saturday, 24th April, 2004

After two day's debate in Aberdeen, SNP members today voted by an overwhelming majority to adopt a new Party Constitution. The revised framework introduces a vote for every SNP member in the selection . . .

by SNP Today
Sunday, 1st February, 2004

The SNP was today shocked to hear of the death of leading activist David Bowie. The Convener of East Kilbride Constituency Association and former Parliamentary candidate had collapsed earlier in the w . . .

by SNP Today
Saturday, 6th December, 2003

The SNP has published the results of elections to various committees for 2004, following a vote at the party's National Council on Saturday. STANDING ORDERS AND AGENDA COMMITTEE (6 members) K . . .

by PETER MURRELL
Friday, 14th November, 2003

**IMPORTANT** New Glasgow venue!!! Dear All I am delighted to invite you to what I expect will be a very interesting 2 part event taking place in Port Glasgow this Sunday and again on Monday in . . .